Bushfire Risk Rises as Heat Spreads
Bushfire warnings have been issued for the greater part of the State, particularly the northern, central and Riverina districts…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
585 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 30
Stop Press Fire Extinguished
Late this afternoon the fire which had swept from the Pacific Highway to Redhead and threatened Lambton B Colliery was reported to have been…
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L1THGOW. — The bushfire which broke out near the Newnes State Forest early on Monday morning and destroyed a large…
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The greater number of vehicles on the road increased the bushfire danger, said the Newcastle Manager of the N.R.M.A. (Mr. G. E…
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A cabin and its contents in an R.A.A.F. ocean-going motor vessel were damaged by fire at Stockton last night…
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DENMAN: While an elderly woman watched police and firemen fight a blaze which destroyed her home near Denman early this morning, her daughter, trapped inside, was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heatwave To-day Predicted; Bushfire Danger
Heatwave conditions to-day were predicted last night by Mr. Cyril Griffiths. His forecast for Newcastle, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Control And Prevention
IN purchasing 50 radio sets for the use of bushfire fighting squads in this State, the Bushfires Advisory Committee is making commendable…
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Bushfires blazed over big parts of the State yesterday and last night. They coincided with the State's worst November heatwave. Practically the whole of the Upper Macleay is on fire,…
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BUSH and grass fires raged in many parts of Newcastle district yesterday. At one period 11 brigades, including an engine…
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THE Weather Bureau forecast for the Hastings, Hunter and Manning says the bushfire danger is still great, but…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Stands on Fire Decision
Greater Newcastle Council last night affirmed its decision not to make its annual Fire Board contribution until it reaches satisfaction…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Acting under National Security Regulations, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has issued an order virtually…
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SYDNEY: A huge bushfire is raging in dried-out forest country between Kempsey and Armidale, and volunteers have been withdrawn because it cannot be stopped. On an eight to ten-mile front the…
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A bushfire through which a south-bound train passed between Awaba and Dora Creek is thought to have set fire to trucks loaded with…
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BLACKENED FENCES in the track of the fires which swept through the bush between Charlestown and Redhead yesterday afternoon. More than 100 volunteers assisted district fire brigades to save several houses. WORK HAS BEEN COMMENCED on the new railway bridge over Cockle Creek. The bridge will carry heavy loads at high speeds and will be built parallel with the existing structure…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Blaze Fired Truck
This utility truck and equipment worth more than £100 were destroyed by fire at the Raymond Terrace punt yesterday afternoon…
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Short circuiting, following light rain early last night, caused fires on several electric light poles throughout the district. They were put out…
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SYDNEY: Bushfires which yesterday spread through thousands of acres of timbered land in the Dorrigo-Kempsey-Armidale areas this morning were reported to be still alight but gradually burning themselves out. The passenger bus from Armidale…
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Fires are blazing on a 40-mile front in the Styx River area, 40 miles from Armidale. Reports from Armidale and Tamworth say there is no chance of checking the fires…
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