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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

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Information Dismissed in Bushfire Case

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 April 1952 · page 4

Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., ruled there was no case to answer and dismissed the information in a charge brought against…

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Bush Fire Prevention And Control

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 2

Mr. L. C. Jordan, MLA for Oxley, has been notified as follows by the Chief Secretary, the Hon. C. A. Kelly:…

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Local Fire Permit Officers Suggested

The Northern Champion · Friday 2 May 1952 · page 1

The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. A. Kelly) has suggested that Hannam Vale-Stewart's River P.P.U. Branch ask…

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Bush Fire Act Explanation

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 May 1952 · page 3

Control of the bush fire fighting organisation is vested in the local Council, which is authorised by the…

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£4,000 Damage at Kew Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 1

The Kew Sawmilling Company's mill at Kew was destroyed by fire in 25 minutes on Tuesday causing damage…

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Sydney Racing Review Liquid Fire expected to Conflagrate Tomorrow's Canterbury Flying Field

The Northern Champion · Friday 9 May 1952 · page 12

SYDNEY, Friday.—Promising sprinter Liquid Fire is expected to win the Flying Handicap at Canterbury tomorrow at his first start against open company…

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Fire District Year's Finances

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 1

The Board of Fire Commissioners forwarded to the meeting of the Municipal Council last night a statement of…

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Fire Officer's Visit

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 2

Mr. G. Gilmore, Chief Officer of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, accompanied by Mr. R. Pile (a member of the State Bush Fire Committee) and…

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Bush Fire Act Explanation—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 3

Control of the bush fire fighting organisation is vested in the local Council, which is authorised by the Bush Fire Act, 1949,…

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Liquid Fire Should Register Fourth Consecutive Win

The Northern Champion · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 16

SYDNEY, Friday.—Liquid Fire, unbeaten at his latest three starts, should continue the sequence by winning the Flying Handicap at Randwick tomorrow…

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Store Consumed By Fire. December 9, 1871

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 6

A store occupied by Messrs. Belford and Wherry, was consumed by fire on Wednesday last—little or nothing having…

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Bushfires Worst For 40 Years—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 23 May 1952 · page 3

The Bushfire Committee, whose report was released this week, estimates that bushfires caused £6,500,000 worth of damage in New South…

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No Call For Bushfire Grant

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 27 May 1952 · page 3

Although the damage caused by bush fires on the North Coast last summer ran into…

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Fire Cuts Premises

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 1

Firemen on Sunday saved Lismore's largest hotel from a fire which destroyed a double-fronted shop in the main city…

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Another Traffic Bridge Fire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 4

The fire which broke out on the Kempsey traffic bridge last Tuesday was the seventh that the fire brigade was called to…

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Stroud Shire President And Clerk Under Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1952 · page 3

Stroud Shire Council President, Cr. C. N. Flannery, and the Shire Clerk, Mr. L. G. Allen, walked, out of a meeting in…

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Shed, Contents And Car Destroyed By Fire—

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

On the farm of Mrs. F. E. Edwards, Bnckett's Road, on Tuesday, a shed, its contents, including a motor car, were…

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Current Topics... Child Fell Into Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

An eleven-months-old child, William Holton, of Bundook, was admitted to Roma Private Hospital late on Saturduy afternoon. Just about…

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Fire Conference

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 2

At Macleay Shire meeting on Wednesday Cr. D. Mighell made a brief report in regard to the recent Bush Fire Brigades conference at Coff's…

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Wingham Fire Brigade

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 June 1952 · page 2

Captain Joe Rowsell, of the Wingham Fire Brigade, informs us that Inspector Rogers will be visiting the station on…

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