Fire Started By Lightning —
A resident of Stratford gives us an instance of how a bush fire can start fithout the aid of matches or a cigarette butt…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
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Bush Fires Act Open Air Fires Prohibited
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, announced January 16, that he had prohibited the lighting of fires in the open for the purpose of cooking,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Danger— Prohibition on Camping and Picnic Fires Extended
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, announced last week that he had extended the prohibition, throughout the State of New…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Bush Fires- Death Roll Now 8—Two Missing
Rain falling on a 200-mile coastal strip between Nowra and Eden on Sunday damped down the great bushfires which have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PROHIBITION On Camping And Picnic Fires Extended
The chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, this week announced that he had extended the prohibition, throughout the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Started by Lightning
"Gloucester Advocate": A resident of Stratford gives an instance of how a bush fire can start without the aid of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Fighting Revolutionised by New Method
A revolutionary method of fire fighting with steam fog that has been developed in Miami, Florida, could, if…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Basic Foodstuffs Shortage May Follow Bushfires
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — A shortage of practically all basic foods is threatened throughout N.S.W. as a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rocks Fire
A fierce fire swept through the southern portion of South West Rocks on Monday, and scores of men were kept busy for some hours preventing…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt has announced that he had extended the prohibition, throughout the State of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Destroys Comara Hall
Damage estimated at £1200 was caused when fire destroyed the Comara Hall, and its contents, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire at Stratford Threatens Township. Weird Side Effecs of Bushfires Experienced
Men from Turner's sawmill and others had to leave work yesterday to fight a scrub fire at the rear of Stratford, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Help Bega Who Helped Us"-mayor's Appeal for Bush Fire Victims
The Mayor of Kempsey (Ald. N. C. Long) in launching an appeal for assistance for the fire stricken Bega area, asks the Macleay people to recall the invaluable aid given by Bega district after the disastrous 1949 flood…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Kept Busy Four Calls
The Kempsey brigade attended and extinguished four fires since Saturday morning, bringing the total to nine in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Back of Town Store's Premises— Prompt Action by Fire Brigade Prevents Spread
A fire broke out at the back of Street and Parish's premises, Church St., Gloucester early yesterday afternoon but, because of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfires Still on Rampage
SYDNEY, Friday.—Gusty winds, which sprang up early today, again sent bushfires on a march of destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Spreads from Myall State Forest
The village of Markwell, in the Bulahdelah district, was menaced by a bushfire from the Myall River State Forest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Methodist Appeal to Aid Bushfire Victims
An appeal for funds to aid those distressed by the recent bushfires in other parts of the State will be made in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fierce Bushfire on Upper Myall
A fierce bushfirs broke out between Malone's and Newell's Creek sawmills in the Upper Myall district on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bushfires Fail to Spoil Dance
Despite bushfires, which had been raging in the vicinity of the hall during the day, a dance at Newell's…
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