Bush Fire Fight to Save Farm Home at Frederickton
On Tuesday last a bush fire threatened the home of Mr. Ken Knauer, of "Stoney," near Frederickton, Mr. Knauer being absent at the time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1946
74 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 4
Bushfire Control
The N.S.W. Forestry Commission plans to extend its chain of radio stations to build up a State-wide radio network for bushfire control…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Crescent Police Investigating Second in Three Days
Kempsey police are investigating a fire which destroyed a four-room cottage at Crescent Head last night. Owned by Mr. George Tweddle, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Frederickton Fire
On Tuesday, 13th instant, a bush fire threatened the home of Mr. Ken Knauer, of "Stoney," near Frederickton, Mr. Knauer being absent at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crescent Head Fire
Mr. E. J. Doherty, who had been living in retirement at Crescent Head for some years, was brought to the Macleay District Hospital seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death by Fire
Mr. Alexander Cochrane, aged 82, a well-known Macleay identity who had been residing at Crescent Head for some time, was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Control "Walkie-talkie" Radios for Bushmen
The New South Wales Forestry Commission plans to extend is chain of radio stations to build up a State-wide radio network for bushfire control…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires at Crescent Police Inquiries Coroner to Hold Inquiry
The police investigating the two recent fires at Crescent Head, during which an elderly man was burnt to death, do not suspect arson in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bridge on Fire
At 3 p.m. on Sunday Kempsey Fire Brigade was called to Kempsey traffic bridge where two large joists were on fire near a safety box on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moorland Mill Destroyed Early Morning Fire
Mr. C. Bignell suffered a heavy loss early on Thursday morning when his case factory and general sawmill, situated near the Moorland railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moorland Mill Early Morning Fire
Mr. C. Bignell sugered a heavy loss early on Thursday morning when his case factory and general sawmill, situated near the Moorland railway…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Second Fire
The coroner then inquired into the burning down of a building owned by George Tweddle, of Kempsey, three days after that of Cochrane's fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner's Inquests Crescent Head Fires Open Verdicts
The death of an elderly man through his house being burnt down at Crescent Head on August 17, and the destruction a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heat Wave and Fires
An abnormal September heat wave is sweeping the Macleay, and adding further to the worries of the man on the land. In many areas grass and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sawmill Destroyed by Fire Huge Conflagration At Briggsvale
A £20,000 sawmill owned by G. L. Briggs and Sons Pty. Ltd., was completely destroyed by fire on Friday night of last week, but 60…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Forest Fires 100-Mile Blaze at Dorrigo Huge Timber Loss
A raging forest fire, estimated to extend over an area of 100 square miles north-west of Dorrigo, was described by an Armidale Aero Club…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Epic Fire Story
An incident in the fires around Clybucca on Friday last of the dampened ardour of a promising young farmer is well worth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Week-end Fires
Friday, September 13, was a day of record activity by Kempsey Fire Brigade, when calls came in regard to three fires between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Outbreaks Kempsey Brigade Busy
Last Friday, the 13th, black Friday to many, was a record day for the Kempsey Fire Brigade, when they answered three calls between 1.15 and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Restrictions on Lighting Fires Repealed
Restrictions on the lighting of fires, which had been specially imposed on Friday week, have been repealed…
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