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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

292 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 15

Threat Of Bushfires Is Earlier

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY:. Bush fires were threatening N.S.W. earlier than usual this year, the secretary of the State Bushfire…

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Decides against stables as fire station

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 1

Patrick Plains Shire Council has decided against using an old police stable Jerry's Plains as a fire…

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Jerry’s Plains Fire Brigade Station

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 2

SINGLETON: After a party of officials and councillors of Patrick Plains Shire met representatives of Jerry’s Plains…

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C. Lambert new bushfire brigade capt

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

The Lower Belford Bush Fire Brigade and the Kirkton Agricultural Bureau recently met at the…

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Bush Fire Danger Period Warning to Public

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1954 · page 1

The District Forester at Taree (Mr. F. H. Bailey) has drawn attention to the recent declaration of a Bush Fire…

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Bunnan Bush Fire Brigade

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 6

Residents of the western part of the district are asked to note that the annual meeting of the Bunnan Bush Fire…

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Liquid Fire Unlikely Starter To-morrow

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Liquid Fire, top weight and one of the early favourites for the Welter Handicap of Canterbury to-morrow, is not to run, according to trainer R. G. Eastan to-day…

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Grant for Bushfire Prevention

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: A special grant of £5000 for the prevention and control of bushfires on South Coast and tablelands…

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Southern Fires Still Raging

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Bush fires were raging over a wide area between Moruya and Bombla, the Chief Fire Officer of the…

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Tractor Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 5

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called out this morning when a Ferguson tractor caught fire in Main Street after a…

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Fire at Aberdare

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

Cessnock Fire Brigade was called to a fire on vacant land off Rawson Street, Aberdare, on Wednesday afternoon…

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Local power for fire bans sought

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 8

Local government bodies should 'fee given power to vary bushfire dagger declarations to suit their…

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Permits Under Bush Fire Act

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 2

The district forester at Taree (Mr. F. H. Bailey) has drown attention to the recent declaration of a bosh fire…

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Power To Determine Bushfire Danger Period Ridicuslous

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 2

Local councils should have the right to decide bushfire danger periods, Cr. A. C. Marshall said yesterday. He described the, present system of determination…

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Work starts oil fire station at J. Plains

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 6

The Shire Engineer. Mr. McIhtyre, told yesterday's Council meeting that work has begun on the fire station…

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State Government Departments Under Fire in Report

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: A report given to the justice Minister (Mr. R. R. Downing) nearly a year ago by the Property Law Revision Committee accused key N.S.W. Government departments of apathy, ineptitude and…

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Less Chance of Fire in Mines

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 1

Risk of fire in underground mine workings-the persistent "nightmare" of everyone associated with the…

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No funds for Crown land fire breaks

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Kelly) has advised Kearsley Shire Council that no funds were available for the…

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Bush Fire Prevention Campaign Opens on

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 13

The annual ush Fire Prevention Campaign, organised by the Bush Fire Committee of N.S.W. will…

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Governor’s Appeal on Bushfires

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The N.S.W. Governor (Sir J. Northcott) today appealed to everyone to take all possible precisions…

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