Fire-fighters Halt Blaze on Outskirts of Town
Raging bushfires encircled the town of Ashford, north of Inverell, yesterday. From early morning, more than 100 volunteers worked…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
372 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 19
Thousands of Acres of Grass Destroyed Grave Fire Threat at Ashford
Following a dry thunde[?] near Ashford on Monday night, fires raged in the area, and only for the quick action of vol[?]ers in burning breaks,…
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A caravan was burnt out on the New England Highway 17 miles north of Armidale on…
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The Town Clerk (Mr. W. H. Quin) today issued areminder about bush fire danger period regulations…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Incidents at Tingha House Fire
Mr. A. Parker, who recently purchased a dwelling in Diamond Street, was fortunate in being at home when a spark…
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Almost 8,000 acres of grass and timber in the Ashford area have been lost, and many fences destroyed, in a serious of fires which raged in the district since Monday night…
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A fire which started on the property of Mr. Hal Davis, of "Oregon," last Wednesday, caused considerable trouble before it was finally stopped. On Wednesday Mrs. Davis noticed smoke coming from the…
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Bushfires swept through 12000 acres of bush and pasture country and threatened the town of Ashford last week…
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Victim of a recent fire in which he lost all his belongings, Mr. John Bell, of Boomi, was presented with £100 on behalf of local…
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A fourteen-mile fire break, constructed, to the mile from the town brought the Warialda bushfire under control of the Week-end and removed…
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[?] totalling £31/4/- were imposed on [?] by M. L. E. Stapleton, S.M., [?] the Glen Innes Court of Petty Sessions this morning [?]led guilty to lighting fires in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council's Annual Commitment £300 Fire Fighting Units In The Ashford Shire
With the formation of two brigades in the last month and the possibility that Ashford itself will establish one, the Ashford Shire will have no less than…
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Stock losses as a result of bush fires in November--the month in which fires in the north and north west of the State were most…
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No further action in connection with bushfire brigades is to be taken by Macintyre Shire until next spring…
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The shearers' quarters and a cottage on Nandewar, together with the contents, were destroyed by fire last…
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Two Glen Innes men were fined £20 each by Mr. L. E. Stapleton, S.M., in the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, for lighting a fire in the open during a proclaimed bushfire danger period…
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Damage estimated at £550 was caused when a caravan was destroyed by fire seven miles south of Guyra…
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The Stipendiary Magistrate (Mr. L. E. Stapleton) at Armidale Court dismissed a charge…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Several hundred thousand pounds damage was caused by a huge fire…
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The total ban on the lighting of fires in the open has been lifted. It is a breach of the law…
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