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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

397 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 20

Bundarra Rd. Fire Under Control

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 4

A fire that broke out on the Old Bundarra Road, about eight miles from Inverell on Saturday was got…

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Rebuke for Bushfire Committee

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — The Committee was rebuked by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Cliye Evatt, to-day, for…

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Bushfire Danger Still High in District

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 2

The District Forestry Officer, Mr. R .H. Forstor, said today that there had been no reports of fires near Glen Innes since…

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Urgent Bushfire Warnings

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Bushfires Committee was rebuked by the Chief Secretary Mr. Clive Evatt, to-day…

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Chief Secretary Rebukes Bushfire Body Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 1

The Bushfires Committee was rebuked by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) today for suggesting that the…

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Ban on Fires Within Severn Shire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 2

Late yesterday, the Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, K.C., imposed a total ban on the fighting of all fires…

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Fires Burned 19,000 Acres of Timber

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 6

"More than 19,000 acres in the Styx River State forest area were burnt in last week's bushfires." This was stated by the district forestry officer, Mr. B. Lawman, today…

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Fire in Lane Damages Fence

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 2

A fire in a laneway next to Hunts' Cafe, Grey Street, yesterday caused slight damage to nearby fencing…

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Coroner Finds Schoolboy Wilfully Lit Fire at Practice School

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 3

At the resumed coronial inquiry on Monday into the cause of fires at the Glen Innes Practice School and the Town Hall on July 21, the Coroner, Mr. L. E. Stapleton, found that a 14-year-old schoolboy had…

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Wide Area Razed by Bushfires

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday. —Five major bushfires in New South Wales have caused thousands of pounds…

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Five Major Bushfires

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday [?] caused thousands [?] worth of damage [?]…

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Emergency Period For Bushfires

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 4

Inverell police, the Inverell Forestry Officer, and Mr. J. A. Gilroy, Macintyre Shire Clerk, have been advised by…

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Many Bushfires in Western Areas Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1951 · page 1

Five major bushfires in N.S.W. have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage and…

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Fires Burned 19,000 Acres of Timber

Guyra Argus · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 4
Also in The Uralla Times

"More than 19,000 acres in the Styx River State forest area were burnt in last week's bushnres." This was stated by the district forestry officer, Mr. B. Lawman, yesterday…

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Fires Caused By Lightning?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 8

Mr. W. Scheef, of Puddledock, believes that a fire that broke out just above the nine mile reserve on the Glen Innes…

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Fish and Fishing Fire Prevention

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 4

It is the sincere desire of every committeeman that fishermen give most careful attention to bushfire prevention, and…

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£5 Million Damage by Bushfires

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Damage already caused by bushfires in the past week is estimated at more than…

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Bushfires Cause £5 Million Damage

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—Damage already caused by [?] on the past week is [?]…

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