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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

336 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 17

Eight Horses Lost In Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK: All official Count reveals that eight hoarse —seven valuable race horses and a pony — died in the fire…

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Masonite Corporation Convention : Two-Way Radios To Help Fight Fires

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 1

The Masonite Corporation at Raymond Terrace has installed two-way radios to help fight fires in the company's 55,000 acres of forest. The company is believed to…

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Wants bushfire brigade at Doyle's Creek

Singleton Argus · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

The Shire Council yesterday considered the matter of the formation of a bushfire brigade at Doyle's Creek…

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Coal Board's. Policy Under Fire

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

The Joint Coal Board's policy in restricting the sales of Muswellbrook coal was sharply criticised at…

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33 Lost in Fire at Tome Largo (Florida), Mon

Singleton Argus · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

Fire swept through a nursing home yesterday and burned to death persons most of whom were…

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33 Burned To Death In Fire In Nursing Home For Aged

Maitland Mercury · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

LARGO (Florida): A fire swept through a nursing home for the aged yesterday, and burned to death 33 persons,…

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Big Loss In Flour Mill Fire

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire in the dust room of a flour mill owned by…

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Fire Aboard Freighter

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: City and [?]city fire brigades, [?] to a fire aboard the interstate freighter Ulooloo, in Mort’s…

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Song Writer Died In Fire

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

NEW YORK: Arthur Fields, 65, composer of several popular song hits, was identified yesterday as one of 33 people…

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Fire in Garage

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

A small fire in a garage belonging to Mr. Sam Laybutt, in Gordon-avenue, South Cessnock, was extinguished by…

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Fire in Vincent Street

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out last night to attend a fire among grass and rubbish in the rear of the New…

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Five of Family Die in Blaze

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK : A mother and four of her 10 children were burned to death yesterday when fire swept their home…

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Oil Report Destroyed in Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 5

CANBERRA: An almost completed report on five years’ all research work was lost in the fire which caused serious…

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Bushfire Danger Fixed At Wrong Times

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 1

SINGLETON: Directors of the Desman-Singlaton[?] Postures Protection Board criticised the [?] control measures applied by New South Water [?] Fire Brigades Committee…

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Fire On Danish Passenger Ship

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

LONDON : Firemen were battling last night to quell a blaze aboard the Danish ship, Kronprin[?] Frederick, at…

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Skyscraper’s Top Storeys On Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 April 1953 · page 1

DALLAS (Texas) : Shoppers and theatre patrons were evacuated from a seven blocks area in Dallas late on…

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Fire Destroys Luxury Danish Liner

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1953 · page 3

LONDON: After 150[?]ramen had fought a 10-hour battle in darkness, the small Danish luxury liner krunprin[?]…

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Fire In Ship

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY: Fire [?] and brigades fought a fire on a lighter at the Adelaide Steamship [?] wharf at [?]…

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Young Couple Lost Everything Belongings Destroyed By Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 5

A young local couple lost their entire belongings when fire destroyed the 14 x 12 tent in which they were…

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To buy £1700 worth of fire lighting gear for Shire

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 April 1953 · page 4

Bush fire fighting equipment valued at more than £1700 will be bought by the Patrick Plains Shire…

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