Refrigerators Caught Fire
Two refrigerators caught alight over the week-end in Cessnock. On Friday night, the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
336 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 17
Fire Threatens Guest House
A fire, to the Chichester State forest, west of Dungog, is threatening the Barrington Guest House, and residents…
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SYDNEY: About 100 soldiers to-day joined volunteers firefighters, police and civilians in o desperate effort to half a huge bushfire threatening the township of Menai, on the Woranora River. An Army spokesman…
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SINGLETON: Councillor A.C Marshall President Patrick Plains Shire Councils in an appeal on fire…
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A bush fire which did considerable damage to grasslands and fenlong started near the railway below Allandale…
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SYDNEY: Police Save been called to investigate fires which have devastated large areas of North Coast…
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More than 30 bushfires are raging throughout the Stated the biggest three out of control…
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The Lower Hunter Shire Council to-day decided to make four important moves to meet What was described by councillors m a “major fire threat” throughout this area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighters Collapse During Bathe with Bushfires Position )n North Coast “Explosive”
SYDNEY: North coast farmes forests and plantations are to-day threatened by bushfires. Many of. the hundreds of voluntaries fighting have fallen exhausted a 48-hours fire…
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SYDNEY: Twenty bushfires in the Coff’s [?] area are still burning out of control to-day, after a night in which…
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SYDNEY: Extensive bushfires are still burning on the North Coast to-day, but are reported under control, with…
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SYDNEY: Bush fies were still, burning fiercely and out of control in theCoff’s Harbour, Kempsey and Wauchope areas to-day. The efforts of firelighters are, being severely…
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The Rosebrook-Maitland Vala-Lamb’s Creek volunteer bushfire brigade has decided to strike a levy of 5/- on all landholders in its area: Brigade captain (Mr. G. A. McDonald) said…
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Maitland police have started investigations into two fires lit without permission within the Lower…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire Endangered Homes
A fire in bush and grass which endangered several houses in Cumberland-street, Cessnock, on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdeen News Fire Brigade Annual Meeting New Engine Obtained
At the annual meeting of the Aberdeen and District Bush Fire Brigade it was announced that a new fire…
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A spark from a passing train is believed to have started a fire which yesterday burn out more than 100 acres of grass…
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A grass fire at Maitland Park this morning was eirtlnguished before it had time to do a great deal of damage…
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SYDNEY: A huge are, which was fought by teams from 10 are wagons raged in an all manufacturing works at…
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Report of the annual meeting of Rouchel Bush Fire Brigade, held at Rouchel School of Arts on 16th November. Present: Messrs. A. Holmes…
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