Fire Warning
The Chief Secretary's Department yesterday afternoon issued an instruction banning the lighting of fires…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
184 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 8 of 10
'Dozer Driver Caught in Fire
GRAFTON, Nov. 15: A young man, John Andrew Hayes, was seriously burnt today whilst trying to make…
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A spokesman for the Forestry Commission said to-day that the bush fire danger was still high…
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Officers and men of the Forestry Commission have brought under control two bushfire outbreaks, one at…
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The Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association is prepared to re-classify Gloucester for fire insurance purposes…
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BOWRAVILLE, Nov. 17.--Every day since Saturday there has been a number of fires in this district, and on…
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COFFS HARBOUR.--Great destruction is feared from fires which are sweeping through and towards pastures and banana plantations in the district, and today, with the temperature again near the…
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Shire clerk, Mr. T. A. Marshall, was last week appointed fire control officer for the shire in conformity with the bush fire…
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A suggestion that the use of two way radio would greatly assist operations against bushfires was made yesterday by…
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Although a high bushfire danger has existed in the Manning district for some time, much greater risk could come with little or no notice, because strong westerly winds must still be…
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SYDNEY, Nov. 19.--As the result of the fire in Red Cross Headquarters early this morning, many Christmas parcels…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Causes Great Havoc on North Coast
Since the commencement of the heat wave last week fire has caused extensive damage along the length and breadth of the Central North Coast, and the position last night showed little easing…
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SYDNEY, Nov. 22: Forestry Commission officials said tonight that the most serious fires now burning are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Missing Caught in Fire?
An unconfirmed report received late last night stated that grave fears are felt for the safety of five men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two-way Radio Suggested for Fire Fighting
The use of two-way radio as an aid in bush fire fighting is advocated by Gloucester Shire Engineer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Easy It Is to Start a Fire
Just how easy it is to start a fire on heat-wave occasions such as this is instanced by a Forestry officer at Urunga…
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A man who without notice lit a fire which destroyed 70 acres of grassland on an adjoining property, was fined…
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TOKYO, Nov 29: Four more big fires have broken out in the Korean city of Pusan, and it is estimated…
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Two homes at South Kempsey were seriously threatened at South yesterday morning when a grass fire got out of control and burnt out about two acres of the Warehurst Estate before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dairy Comp'ny's Ballots Under Fire at Meeting
Ballots conducted by the Manning River Co-operative Dairy Society were "too silly for words," Mr. E. J. Hayes said at the annual meeting on Friday. "They shame Communist…
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