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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

68 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 4

Bush Fire Danger

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 8

Regulations governing the lighting of fires in the open air were announced by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley…

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Fire at Purfleet

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 1

At about 2 p.m. on Sunday fire broke out in the dry bush and grass in Mr W Bird's paddock just north of the Purfleet Aborigines Station. The police…

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Fire Threatens Mission Station Police Praise Efforts Of Aborigines

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 24 November 1948 · page 2

A fire which spread rapidly, broke out in Mr. W. Bird's property, at Purfleet on Sunday afternoon. The matter was reported to the Taree…

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Fire Threatens Mission Station

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 November 1948 · page 4

A fire which spread rapidly, broke out in Mr. W. Bird's properly, at Purfleet on Sunday afternoon. The matter was reported to the Taree…

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Crass Fire Threatens Planing Mill

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 December 1948 · page 2

The local Fire Brigade was called to a fire near the planing mill of Messrs. Machin Bors., Wingham on Thursday, A Change of wing caused…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 December 1948 · page 1

The Chief Secretary, Mr Baddeley, states that, on the recommendation of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, conditions had been prescribed under…

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Fires

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 December 1948 · page 2

Wingham Fire Brigade was called to three outbreaks last week. On Tuesday the Brigade quelled a backyard fire in Hinds Lane; on Thursday…

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Italy to Harness Volcanic Fire Source Of E.R.P. Energy

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 December 1948 · page 7

The burning, roaring, driving fires which underlie all Italy and which produced the glowing heat for the smithy of the Roman god,…

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