Burn Off Early to Prevent Bushfires Local Fireman's Warning
Householders should exercise extreme caution when burning off rubbish and grass, a Cessnock Fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
336 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 17
Officer’s Warning on Bushfire Risk
SYDNEY: Bushfire risk in N.S.W. was at its highest and the most serious fires in year could occur over large areas, Chief Fire Officer far N.S.W., Mr. E. J. Griffiths, warned to-day…
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Bushfire risk in New South Wales was at its highest and the most serious fires in years could…
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An executive member of the New South Wales Bush Fire Committee, Mr. A. G. Kingsmill, said last night…
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Shire councils, bushfire brigades and private landholders in the Hunter Valley are preparing to meet a fire threat which will mount with the approach of summer…
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Cessnock Fire Brigade Was called to two fires on Sunday, and one yesterday. The first, early on Sunday…
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Officers of the Cessnock Fire Brigade this morning repeated warnings about the grave danger of bush fires…
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SYDNEY: Total prohibition of the lighting of fires in the whole of the coastal and mountain regions of NSW was…
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Paul W. Kearney, a leading authority on fire fighting and author of two books and some 250 articles on the…
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The authorities are keeping a close watch on the bush fire danger in coastal districts. For 24 hours commencing…
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A conference to discuss the spread of fire weed in the Lower Hunter; area will be held at Raymond Terrace on…
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PHILADELPHIA: Angelo Navello rode up and down in the 12-storey Harrison building yesterday, looking for the…
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SYDNEY: A bushfire in burning along a 30-miles front near [?] Call for help has been…
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Port Stephens Shire Council, in association with the Masonite Corporation Ltd., will stage a bushfire fight…
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Police and citizens assisted the Cessnock Fire Brigade to extinguish a fire in grass and rubbish at the rear of the…
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A bushfire clanger period has been proclaimed in the Hunter Valley area by the Chief Secretary's Department. This was published in a special issue of the Government Gazette this week. The danger period will last until February 28, 1954…
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A brooder house and 1700 chickens were destroyed in a fire on Crouch Bros.' property at Belford to-day…
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Two fires were attended by the Cessnock Fire Brigade over the week-end. The first, on Saturday…
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SINGLETON: The [?] of a dog gave the alarm yesterday when a brooder house and 1700 chicken were…
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A bush fire danger period has been proclaimed to cover the coastal and tablelands areas of the State from the…
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