Hartwood-Coree Stations Fire Destroys 300 Acres Grass and Some Fencing
When a fire broke out on the boundary of Hartwaood and Coree stations, Conargo, on Wednesday morning about 9…
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Fire Destroys Many Homes on Blue Mountains Minister declares state of emergency
SYDNEY, Thurs.: At least 80 homes have been destroyed by a huge bush fire which late tonight was raging on the eastern slopes of the Blue Mountains. The position, which is worsening hourly, was so grim that the Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive…
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Annual meeting of Morven Bush Fire Brigade re-elected Mr. Keith Jenkins as president and Mr. R. Heriot captain…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: The Ozone Theatre at Merebein was destroyed by fire tonight. Damage is estimated at £1500…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Hilton Miller, 40, farmer of East Kurrajong road, Blaxland Ridge, was today fined £25 at Richmond…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: Victoria’s western district water catchment area is threatened by a forest fire which is raging in the…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: A Roman Catholic spokesman said today that no parents with any sense of responsibility would…
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Mr C. Daw, chief officer of the Country Fire Authority in Victoria, made a special appeal yesterday to all tractor users to cease…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Halts Fire Ruin in the Blue Mountains Terrific toll taken there and also at Ungarie
SYDNEY, Fri,: Disastrous fires which hove raged in the Blue Mountains and Ungarie district were under control tonight. Light rain which commenced to fall at 3.30 p.m. in the Blue…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: Light rain over most of NSW today cased [?] the bush fire danger. Constant patrols are being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To the Editor. Suggests Death Penalty for Fire Bugs
Sir,—It is a good many years since I tried to get the death penalty inserted in the Fire Act. The fact that there…
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The following extract from the Bush Fires Act of 1949 applies, throughout the whole of New South Wales with the…
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The Corowa Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire near the first approach bridge opposite the Terminus Hotel on…
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The âacute fire dangerâ period proclaimed by the Bush Fires Board and which was proclaimed for the whole of the State of…
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Then a spark from a camp [?] set alight to nearby grass Boonoke station, Conargo, on [?]sday last, 5000 acres of…
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The Wahguhyah Fire Brigade wishes to gratefully acknowledge gesture by Cr G. S. Smith. The brigade was…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: Small bush fires were still burning near Springwood late today. The fires confined mainly to…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: A total prohibition on the lighting of fires in the open had been extended until Tuesday, December 18, the…
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Albury police ore gravely concerned at the apparent fire danger existing in the city, with the prolific growth of grass and weeds. Yesterday, a police…
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