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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

292 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 15

Prohibitions on Lighting of Fires

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 3

THE METHOD FOR PROHIBITING THE LIGHTING OF FIRES IN THE OPEN AIR WHICH WILL BE FOLLOWED, SHOULD THE NEED ARISE DURING THE COMING SUMMER, WAS…

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Minister announces method of prohibiting fires

Singleton Argus · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 4

The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed, should the need arise during the coming summer, was announced today by the Chief…

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Three Brigades At Fire In Cotton Mill At Rutherford

Maitland Mercury · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 3

A fire caused extensive damage in Bradford cotton mills at Rutherford to-day. It destroyed a large quantity of raw cotton and part…

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Car On Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 3

Cessnock Fire Brigade was railed out on Sunday when a car caught fire in Aberdare Road…

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Fire In Theatre

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 2

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused by a fire at the Capitol Theatre, Scone, yesterday afternoon…

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Fire Danger Period

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 3

Maitland City Council officers to-day urged residents to born off backyard rubbish before the start of the bushfire…

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£5000 Damage in Scone Theatre Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 12

Fire caused damage estimated at £5000 to the interior of the Civic Theatre, Scone, on Wednesday afternoon. The screen…

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£4,000 fire in Scone theatre

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 3

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused by a fire at the Capital Theatre. Scone, on Wednesday…

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24 killed at fire fighting demonstration HAMBUG

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 4

—Twenty-four persons were killed and more than 50 injured yesterday when an 11.000 gallon petrol tank…

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Wants old police stable for J.P. fire station

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

Assistance of the N.S.W. Police Department may be sought in order to provide Jerry's Plains with a bush fire brigade station. Speaking on the need to come to a final…

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Fire Causes Extensive Damage to Civic Theatre Good Save Otherwise Effected

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 5

When a fire was discovered in the rear portion of Scone's modern Civic Theatre on Wednesday afternoon--its origin may never he exactly…

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Oil Tank Explosion Kills 30 Disaster During Fire-fighting Demonstration Hamburg

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

About 30 Allied officers and German civilians are known to have been killed yesterday when an 11,000 gallon petrol tank exploded in flames beneath them during a fire-fighting demonstration…

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Bushfire danger period announced

Singleton Argus · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 1

The Chief Secretary's Department has announced that this year's bush fire danger period in the…

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The Heddon Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 5

The township of Heddon Gr[?]lly received its death blow when the pit fire in the old workings…

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Fire at Dartbrook

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 1

During the height of a thunderstorm on Saturday afternoon, Mr. Ron. Brown's hayshed was struck by lightning. Some of…

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Perriwinkles From Fire Hydrant

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 6

"We'll be getting a shark through the pipe next," said Cr. Christianson when Cr. Johns, at last week's meeting…

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Pelaw Main Colliery Fire Cost £30,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 5

One of the most disastrous fires ever to occur in the Coalfields was at Pelaw Main colliery on August 16, 1931…

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Station For Bushfire Brigade

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: In order to provide Jerry’s Plains with a bushfire brigade station, assistance of the New. South…

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Fire at Dartbrook

The Scone Advocate · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 1

During the height of the storm last Saturday afternoon, Mr. Ron. Brown's hayshed at Dartbfook was…

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Bush Fire Danger Period

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

The President of Kearsley Shire (Cr. T. Fell) to-day stated that a bush fire danger period had been proclaimed to…

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