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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

98 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 5

Veneer Mill Destroyed In Spectacular Fire £100,000 Damage

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

Wauchope's biggest industrial undertaking, the veneer mill, on Oxley Highway, was razed to the ground on Wednesday night when a fire, whipped by a gusty northerly wind, raced through the building at incredible speed…

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£100,000 Fire at Wauchope Veneer Mill Razed to Ground

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 November 1950 · page 1

Wauchope's biggest industrial undertaking, the veneer mill in Oxley Highway owned by Veneer and Timber Products Pty. Ltd., was razed to…

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Veneer Mill Destroyed in Spectacular Blaze. Damage Estimated at £100,000

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 1

Wauchope's biggest industrial undertaking, the veneer mill on Oxley Highway, owned by Veneer & Timber Products Pty. Ltd.,…

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Wauchope Fire. Veneer Mill Destroyed

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 1

Wauchope's biggest industrial undertaking, the Veneer Mill in Oxley Highway owned by Veneer and Timber Products Pty. Ltd., was razed to…

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Bushfire Control Methods

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 8 November 1950 · page 3

A demonstration of preparedness against bushfires this summer was given by the Forestry Commission at the Newcastle National Forest last…

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"Replacing Fire Branding with Ear Marking of Cattle, Impracticable"

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 1

Following a report by the stock inspector (Mr. V. P. Freeman) that the Department of Agriculture bad asked for an opinion on the possibility of replacing fire branding with car marking, the Gloucester Pastures Protection Board on Friday expressed the view that…

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Spectacular Fire in Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

A spectacular fire early this morning gutted the shipyards of B. J. Halvorsen, at Berry's Bay, North Sydney, and destroyed many boats. The blaze lit up the harbour and attracted thousands of sightseers Damage is estimated at about £75,000…

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"Not Practicable" — Replacing Fire Branding with Ear Marking of Cattle

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 3

Following a report by the Stock Inspector (Mr. V. P. Freeman) that the Department of Agriculture had asked for an…

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Earmarking Or Fire Branding Of Cattle?— P.P.U. in Favour of Retaining Fire Branding

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 1

After a lengthy discussion on the possibility of replacing fire branding of cattle with carmarking the Gloucester and…

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Careless Smokers Cause Most Fires —

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 6

Careless smoking is America's greatest single cause of fire, states C. Lester Walker in a recent Reader's Digest. In the united…

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Ferry Service Was Under Fire At Public Meeting

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 1

The Mitchell's Island ferries came under fire from speakers at a public meeting of ratepayers and citizens, held at Mitchell's Island. Speakers alleged that the…

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Fire Branding of Cattle Favoured by P.P.U.

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 4

After a longthy discussion on the possibility of replacing fire branding of cattle with earmarking the Gloucester and Lower Hunter District…

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Current Topics... Car on Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1950 · page 2

The Shire Engineer, Mr. L. D. Geer, with his family, had an exciting experience on Friday last when his car caught on fire on Brushy…

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Firemen Use Buckets To Extinguish Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 2

The Taree Fire Brigade received a call on Friday afternoon at about 5.45, to attend to a fire in a wireless in the residence of Mr. C. E. Martyn…

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Carelessness Causes Car Fires, Says NRMA

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 December 1950 · page 6

The cause of recent fires in motor cars has been attributed to carelessness and insufficient maintenance, said the chief engineer for…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 21 December 1950 · page 2

Due to hot weather now being experienced, a Bush Fire Danger Period has been proclaimed for the period 15th December, 1950, to 31st March…

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Bush Fire Danger Period Proclaimed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 December 1950 · page 6
Also in The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales

Due to hot weather now being experienced a bush fire danger period has been proclaimed for the period 15/12/50 to 31/3/51 for this area, reports a…

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