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Fires & bushfires, 1952

372 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 19

Rain Falling at Broken Hill May Presage Weather Change In Eastern States Disastrous Bush Fires in Riverina Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

Drought-breaking rain began to fall at Broken Hill early today. The Sydney Weather Bureau predicts a general cool change, with possibly some rain…

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100 Volunteers Fighting Blaze on Six-mile Front Only Rain Would Stop Ashford Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 4

Over 100 volunteers are fighting the Ashford bush fire, which, blazing on a six-mile front in places, has already burnt out 4000 acres of scrub…

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Fire Hazards

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 8

(EVERYTHING is tinderdry in this heat-wave, and if we are to avert serious fires the utmost care…

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Big Fire in Wagga District

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday [?] thousand acres of [?] the Wagga district [?] spread by fire [?]…

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£2000 Oama[?] in Lismore Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday [?] day gutted a two [?] store in Lismore [?] age estimated [?]…

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Fire at Rear of Cafe

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 8

Fire broke out in a stack of cases and loose packing in a yard at the rear of S. Sourry's Minerva Cafe at…

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Big Fire At Lismore SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 1

Fire today gutted a twostoried chain store at Lismore, causing damage estimated at £20,000…

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Lit Fire to Burn Dead House

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1952 · page 16

A man who appeared in Armidale Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for leaving a fire in the…

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Prohibition on Fires Extended

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

SYDNEY: The Chief Secretary Mr. Clive Evatt has announced he has extended the prohibition throughout the State, of…

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Township Almost Razed by Fires

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—The tiny township of Carabost, in the Riverina early today reported it had almost been destroyed by…

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Fire Damage to Fences

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

More than half the £1,780,000 bushfire damage in Queensland last year involved fencing losses This is shown in a report…

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Cigarette Bull Cause Of Fire?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

Sub-Station Officer A. W. Blight believes a cigarette, butt may have been the cause of a fire at Lambert's wood…

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Truck Damaged by Fire in Engine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

Damage was done to the electrical wiring of a Chevrolet utility when a short circuit caused a fire in the engine at…

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No Word From Fire-ringed Town Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

The tiny township of Barabest, in the Riverina, early to-day was reported almost destroyed by bushfires…

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Drought, Fire, Insects Cause Sharp Decline in Food Production Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

Drought, fire and insect pests have forced a serious decline in N.S.W. food production, according to an official report issued by the Agriculture Department…

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Rain Eases Bushfire Position in South

The Inverell Times · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Rain which fell on the South Coast of N.S.W. yesterday considerably cased the…

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Plane Climbs to Avoid Bushfire Smoke

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

An East-West Airlines' aircraft, piloted by Captain A. Smith from Sydney to Tamworth, had to climb to…

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Air-land Schemem to Beat Bushfires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 4

An air-land liaison scheme to combat bushfires was suggested at Armidale this afternoon…

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Equipment for Bushfire Brigades

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1952 · page 6

Some fire brigades in the Boomi Shire will not be able to obtain all the equipment they have ordered…

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