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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

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Lightning Caused Big Bush Fires Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1950 · page 2

Two big bughfires around Walgett and Brewarrina, in North-Western N.S.W., have been brought under control,…

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Bush Fire Danger

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 6

To combat the growing bush fire danger in heat stricken inland areas, special conditions in regard to the lighting of…

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Ban on Fires In North-west

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

Drastic action to try to prevent further bushfires in New South Wales was taken this week by the Chief…

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Fires Under Control in North-west

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

After laying waste 90,000 acres of valuable pastures in the Walgett and Brewarrina districts, fires in the…

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Bushfires Menace Grazing Lands

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bush fires in the Brewarrina district are still smouldering and squads of firefighters are patrolling a…

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Horses, Sheep, Pigs and Kangaroos Die in Bushfires Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 1

Bushfires in the Brewarrina district are still smouldering and squads of firefighters are…

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Bush Fires Special Provisions

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 5

IN addition to the strict conditions laid down by the Chief Secretary (referred to on another page) special provisions…

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Bush Fire Precaution

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

Special conditions in regard to the lighting of fires were extended to the whole State recently by the Chief Secretary (Mr…

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Fire Detector

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 6

A new automatic fire alarm for homes, recently reported in the United States, could be used to advantage in…

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Radio-Police Effort Against Fires

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Broadcast ... warnings., and details concerning outbreaks are being used By Radio Station…

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Moree Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 6

But for the good work of firemen several buildings might have been wiped out in Moree on the last Thursday night of the…

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No Restriction On Fire Permits

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 3

So far as he was aware no restriction had been placed on issuing of permits to light fires in the Shire area, Cr…

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Heavy Loss of Life in Big U.s. Fires

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday—Fire search for other possible victims men yesterday abandoned a of a fire which destroyed a three…

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Firemen Abandon Hunt For Bodies After Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: Firemen yesterday abandoned the search for other possible victims of the fire which destroyed the three-storey mental ward of…

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46 Burned To Death Fire Tragedies In U.S.A New York

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Firemen yesterday abandoned the search for other possible victims of the fire which…

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Bushfire Hazards Agricultural Bureau Issues Warning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 4

Grave concern was expressed at the likelihood of severe bushfires in the district at a meeting of the Agricultural Bureau on Friday afternoon…

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“Bush Fire Too Sweeping”

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 January 1950 · page 4

Ashford Shire Council will ask the Chief Secretary’s Department that it be empowered to use discretion, in…

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Terrible Bush Fire Hazard This Year

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 1

"I consider bushfires will be a terrible hazard this year," said Cr. J. T. Elliott at a…

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Bushfire Hazards Agricultural Bureau Issues Warning

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 6

Grave concern was expressed at the likelihood of severe bushfires in the district at a meeting of the Agricultural Bureau at Armidale on Friday last…

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Bush Fire Danger Dumaresq Shire Council Alert

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

As a precaution against bush fires, all lieutenants of the Dumaresq Shire Council…

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