Another Grass Fire
Kempsey Fire Brigade had its third call in less than a week on Wednesday afternoon, when a grass fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
184 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 10
Blue Mountain Fire
SYDNEY, July 23: Fire fighters took several hours this afternoon to bring a bush fire under control at…
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A woman from Darlington Point, out in the "Woop Woop" belt, strolled into the pictures at Griffith the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Radio-active Fire Detector
Picture Shows: Mr. Rand lights a match below the detector cells, fitted with a radioactive element, to set off the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Britain's 'Atomic' Fire Detector
A small cell, with a radioactive element which can be held in the palm of the hand, was the latest fire detector to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Allege Cease Fire Agreement Broken Friction Apparent
TOKYO, July 30. -- United Nations were again charged today by the Communists with having broken the cease fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Summer Bush Fires Likey
Summer bush fires in the Taree forestry district were likely because of the growth caused by the rains before…
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BRISBANE August 2: The small tobacco growing town of Bimboola was ravaged by fire early today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Menaced Petrol Stores
COFFS HARBOUR: A scrub[?]re menaced stores of petrol at the Department of Main Roads depot on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Fire Hazard Brings Complaint
At Kempsey Council meeting on Monday night a letter was received from Mrs. Phil Hand, of River…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mt George Family Lost All In Fire
New Australians, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kuflik and family, of Mount George, lost all their possessions in the early hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Danger Concern at South West Rocks
The danger of fires starting in uncleared areas of bush and undergrowth near the residential area at South West Rocks is causing some concern to residents and members of the Volunteer Fire…
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A house at Mount George occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kuflik and family, a Polish couple, was totally destroyed…
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New Australians, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kulik and family, of Mount George, lost all their possessions in the early hours of Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire Appeal £45,000 Verdict Questioned
The Commissioner for Railways yesterday lodged an appeal to the Full Court against the judgment and verdict entered against him in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shire Fire Expenditure
The Local Government Department has advised Macleay Shire Council that the sum of £316 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Threatens West Cottages
About 4.45 p.m. yesterday a raging grass fire threatened a wooden cottage just north of West Kempsey…
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TAREE: New Australians. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kufiik and family, of Mount George, lost all their possessions in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manning Shiire Council Meeting: Display of Fire Fighting on Aug 28
A regional conference of the Bush Fire Committee is to be held in Taree on August 28. The conference will take the form of a firefighting display possibly at the end of the…
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The Macleay Shire Council has been notified of the formation of a Bush Fire Brigade at Crescent Head…
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