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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Bush Fire Proclamation Applies to Gloucester Shire

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 1

The Gloucester Police have drawn attention to a proclamation in the Government Gazette of December 15 declaring a bush fire danger…

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"The Trees Belong To You"— Safeguard State Forests From Fire. Forestry Commission Leaflet

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1951 · page 1

"As a supplement to its own extensive fire-prevention and fire-control precautions, the Forestry Commission is making a request for…

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No Proof Kero Refrigerator Explosion Caused Fire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 7

According to a refrigerator expert who has had years of experience in both electrical and kerosene refrigerators, no…

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Early Days On Hie Manning Natives Man -Making Ceremony May Re Remains of Ancient Fire Worship

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

Here with is continued the interesting account, left by the lite Mr. John Alien, of the Manning natives manmaking ceremony which lie believed had Its origin from some form of ancient Eire Worship. His reminiscences, -published in Mr. F. A. Fitzpatrick's well .written "Peeps…

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Bush Fires Raging in Victoria

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Victoria is facing its worst fire danger for ten years. Fire brigades and hundreds of volunteers yesterday…

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Car Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

A sedan car owned by Mr. Alan Kerr, of Taylor's Arm, was. totally destroyed by fire on the Hickey's Ck. Road on the night of January 20. Mr…

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South Kempsey Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 2

Mr. Cecil Dornan's store, at South Kempsey, was damaged by a fire that broke out in the paint department about 2.55 a.m. on Sunday, January 28…

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Arab-Asian Bloc: Cease Fire Amendment

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday. -- The 12-nation Arab-Asian bloc last night amended its resolution on the far eastern…

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Big Wool Loss in Geelong Fire

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- The worst fire in Geelong's history occurred last night and destroyed a storage shed at the railway station,…

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Fine Save: Early Sunday Morn Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

As stated in Tuesday's issue of the "Argus" Mr. Cecil Dornan's store in Lachlan Street, South Kempsey, was considerably damaged by a…

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Big Fire in Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A spectacular blaze lit up Melbourne waterfront early this morning and caused damage estimated at £200,000…

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Cease-fire Group on Korean War

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday. -- India's Sir Benegal Ban has declined to serve on the United Nations' Good Offices…

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Telegrams Spectacular Blaze

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A ' spectacular blaze lit Up the Melbourne waterfront early this morning and caused damage estimated at…

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Spectacular Tuncurry Blaze

The Northern Champion · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 1

A spectacular fire at Tuncurry on Tuesday night resulted in the complete destruction of Wright's sawmill. The loss has been estimated at between £6,000 and £8,000…

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Fire Destroys Sawmill at Tuncurry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 2

On Tuesday night last fire destroyed the John Wright & Co. sawmills at Tuncurry, also a big stack of marketable timber. The fire means…

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Spectacular Fire Guts Sawmill At Tuncurry

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 1

A spectacular blaze, visible for miles, almost completely gutted Wright's Saw. Mill, at Tuncurry on Tuesday night, causing damage estimated at between £7,000 and £8,000…

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Volunteer Fire Brigade Has Made Steady Progress

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 2

Since it was first formed in 1902 Taree's volunteer fire brigade has progressed steadily and the town can now boast a fire station as up-to-date as that of any volunteer brigade in the State. At present there are 11 firemen on…

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Fire Destroys Sawmill at Tuncurry

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

A spectacular blaze, visible for miles, almost completely gutted Wright's Sawmill tt Tuncurry on Tuesday night last, causing damage estimated at…

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Woman Set on Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri. -- A woman who was shockingly burned at her Paddington home, last night, told police that a man had…

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Bushfire Out West

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. -- Police and volunteers early this morning were fighting a bushfire which was racing over grasslands towards the…

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