Condition of Streets Under Fire
At Wednesday night's meeting of the Municipal Council there was much adverse criticism on the deterioration of the condition…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
336 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 17
No Jockey Yet for Liquid Fire
SYDNEY: Liquid Fire, early favourite for the Flying Handicap at Canterbury tomorrow, is still without a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire on Queen Elizabeth First Outbreak Was Deliberate Arson
LONDON: Fire alarms sounded again yesterday in the Queen Elizabeth at Southampton, while two Scotland Yard officers were investigating Tuesday night’s main deck cabin blaze…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Second Fire Alarm on Liner "Deliberate Act of Arson" LONDON
The firm alarm again sounded last night on the liner Queen Elizabeth at Southampton Dock, while Scotland Yard officers were investigating the previous night's fire in the main deck cabin. But the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposal for Korean Cease-fire More By Red Chinese Prime Minister
LONDON. Chinese Co[?] Prime Minister En-Lal has proposed as immediate cease-fire Korea—on the truce terms already agreed with the [?] Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scrub Fire
A large fire in bush and scrub off the Old Maitland Road, East Cessnock Extended, was extinguished by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liner Destroyed by Fire
The destruction by fire of the liner Empress of Canada (20,000 tons), followed by two attempts to burn the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →39 Burnt in Fire
NEW YORK: Thirty-nine students and staff required hospital treatment for burns alter a fire at the Teachers’…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tesmic and Liquid Fire Good Bets Selected to Win Divisions of Welter
The sprint race at the Canterbury meeting to-morrow is the Welted Handicap and it has been found…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lit Fire Without Permit
SINGLETON: Magistrate C, K. Ward said In Singleton court to-day that It was the responsibility of landholders…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fighter In ABC Broadcast
QUIRINDI: An A.B.C. broadcast which should be of unusual Interest, not only to residents of this district, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warships To Fire Guided Missiles
NEW YORK: At least four United Stat warships—including two specially converted submarines and two heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mid-summer Fires at Kosciusko
SYDNEY: Mount Kosciusko had a mid-summer snowfall to-day, while other districts in NSW continued to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Motor-cycle
Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out yesterday when a motorcycle caught fire in Maitland Road near Millfield…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two Calls For Fire Brigade
Maitland Fire Brigade received two calls within the hour between 2.45 and 3.45 yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfire Act for benefit of public says Magistrate
The Bush Fires Act is an Act for the benefit of landholders and it is up to People like the defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Locker
A small fire in a food locker at the Cessnock Municipal Council Chambers was extinguished by the Cessnock Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Factory Damaged by Fire
SYDNEY: Trains were held up this morning when a fire severly [?] the top floor of a plastics factory owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Car
A short-circuit in the engine of a car owned by Mr. L. Earl, Lord Street, caused three wires to burn out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Damages Water Supply
Damage was caused to reticulation and owners' services as a result of practice by the Dungog Fire Brigade on…
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