Rubbish Dump Gives Fire Brigade Work
Kempsey Fire Brigade was called out on Saturday afternoon, about 3 o'clock to deal with a fire in Thompson St.,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
184 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 7 of 10
Bushfires in Queensland
ROCKHAMPTON: Several big bush fires were burning on Friday night. Police said in the last two…
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A petition in opposition to one being signed at Forster, aimed at the setting-up of the proposed "Lakes Shire," came under fire at a…
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The bush fire danger on the Central and Mid-North Coast areas is still high, and unless general rain falls within the next few weeks the position could quickly become high to explosive…
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At Monday's meeting of Macleay Shire Council a letter was received from South West Rocks…
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Macleay Shire Council has received advice from the Main Roads Department that additional funds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blackout and Fire Caused by Tree Falling on Line
There was a temporary breakdown of electricity to Kempsey last night when a tree fell across power lines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Committee Issues A Warning
The State Bush Fire Committee has arranged for the opening of a Bush Fire Prevention Campaign on…
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SYDNEY, Oct. 18: Damage estimated at more than £1000 was caused when four phone boxes and a number of mail…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Discovered in Time Threat to Main Block
MACKSVILLE, Oct. 25. -- Only for the lucky discovery of a fire in the bakehouse of Mr. Jack Hughes, in Cooper Street, and quick work by Macksville Fire Brigade, the business block might have…
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The State Bush Fire Committee has arranged for the opening of a Bush Fire Prevention Campaign on Monday, November 2…
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A vivid red glow in the sky south of Taree last night, indicating a big bushfire, aroused much interest…
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The State Bush Fire Committee has arranged for the opening of a Bush Fire Prevention Campaign to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Equipment Arrived in Time
The equipment for the Bush Fire Brigade at Crescent Head arrived just in time. On Monday morning a bush…
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The Taree Fire Brigade is to be asked to make a survey of buildings at the Taree Showground and to…
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GRAFTON: An elderly man collapsed and died while fighting a grass fire which threatened his…
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On Saturday, fire destroyed an £8,000 timber mill at Wauchope. The mill, on the Oxley…
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McMillan's sawmill, situated on the Oxley Highway, in the vicinity of Wauchope, was completely destroyed by fire…
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COFFS HARBOR: At Central Bucca a disastrous fire destroyed one of the district's oldest timber mills valued at £10,000, together…
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Chief officer of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners visited Forster this week to inspect possible…
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