Fire Stopped at Back Door of House
Fire yesterday afternoon threatened to destroy a house the rear of Elisabeth-street. The fire, which started near…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
430 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 22
Bulldozer Crew's Great Work. Echo of Big Fire
Hundreds of residents per[?] formed such great work on the occasion of last Wednesday's fire that it is difficult…
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City Fire Officer, Mr. George Knott, last night described the back lections of the buildings extending From the Carrington Hotel to the Imperial Hotel, High street, as Maitland’s greatest Fire hazard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-day’s leader Fairy Palaces Rain Reduces Fire Hazard; More Needed
SYDNEY: Light fain which has fallen over most of the State in the post 24 hours has reduced the fire hazard, but gives no indication of relieving drought stricken areas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Trotter Rescued From Fire
SYDNEY: Men battered down a stable door to rescues trotter trapped in the [?] [?] at [?] to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prosecutions for Lighting of Fires Defendants Before Court At Dungog To-day
DUNGOG : A number of persons were before Dungog court to-day on charges of lighting bush fires in contravention to the Bushfires Act. Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., told defendants they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local & General News Bushfire Talks
The captains of the Broke and Whittingham Bushfire Brigades have conferred with the officer commanding the…
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A meeting held at Lochinvar to organise a bush[?]re brigade for the area [?]ided over by Mr. R. Capp deckled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade For Paterson
Port Stephens Shire Council has agreed to pay one-third of the cost of establishing a bush fire brigade at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lighting Fires in Open. Total Prohibition Still in Force
The public is again reminded that the Chief Secretary has imposed a total prohibition against the lighting of all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hilldale Bush Fire Brigade
Mr. P. B. Borham notified Wallarobba Shire Council on Tuesday that a Bush Fire Brigade had been formed in Hilldale…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fined for Fire Lighting Three Local Landholders Magistrate Takes Serious View
At Dungog Police Court on Wednesday, Mr. E. M. Debenham, S.M., imposed fines on three landholders for lighting fires in contravention of the Bushfires Prevention Act…
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Although many houses and properties were threatened only one fence was lost in a large bush and grass fire off Harle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Admitted Starting 46 Fires
MONTREAL: A man whose dreams were “filled with names” has admitted setting 46 fires in the last 18 months…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Restrictions Still on Open Fires
Restrictions on the lighting of fires in the open have not been cased through the present light rain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Western Fire Threatened Homes
Many homes were threatened by a large bushfire which burned for four hours on Hospital Hill, Weston, on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Fire Permit Man Fined £50
Thomas Alexander Pownceby (37), of Main Creek, Dungog, last week was fined £50 in Dungog Court of Petty Sessions for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heifer Appeal For Bush-Fire Victims
MUSWELLBROOK: The heifer appeal recently launched by Mr R. A. Jones has resulted in 10 heifers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lighting of Fires Two Men Fined
"The day in question had been extremely hot and warnings had been given over the wireless and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Destroys Big Building
A big building was destroyed by fire at John's Crock, Bulahdelah, on Monday. Northern Timbers Ltd. owned the…
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