Three Big Bushfires Threaten Katoomba
KATOOMBA: Bushfires ringing the smoke-covered Blue Mountains city of Katoomba are slowly advancing on the city from three points. "If a strong westerly…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
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Fires Started for Pleasure
SYDNEY, Friday. — Police in Penrith Court, to-day described as subnormal a poultry-farmer who started bushfires…
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Brigades attended two bush and two grass fires in Newcastle district yesterday. The fires were at Cross Roads…
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SYDNEY: Rising temperatures and a strong wind have again made bushfire conditions on the Blue Mountains highly dangerous…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. — Bushfires throughout New South Wales were under control tonight…
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The drought and bushfires would sweeten ground which had been soddened by floods and record rains, the Maitland Stock Inspector (Mr. A. T. Ellis) said today. This was Nature's…
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Fires on the tops of electric light poles caused unscheduled blackouts all over the Newcastle area last night. Rain had caused fires in…
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The Maitland district, like other areas, had its share of pole fires last night and this morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Federal Aid Sought In Floods, Fires
Speers Point Ratepayers' Progress Association, by petition, will-ask the Federal Government to use the War Risk…
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LONDON, Feb. 11. A.A.P. —Six boys, aged about 10 years, lost their lives to-day when a fire broke out at the…
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Members of the Masonite Corporation's fire unit acted quickly to control a small fire near the works yesterday. Two…
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SYDNEY, Monday. — Most bushfires in the State were under control to-day and the high fire hazard had eased as…
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Early this afternoon Waratah Fire Brigade was fighting an extensive bushfire at Shortland…
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An examination of the Board of Fire Commissioners' expenditure in the Newcastle fire district had failed to disclose any evidence of "funny business" or that…
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SYDNEY.— Two men battered down a door to rescue a trotter when a fire severely damaged…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Bushfire fighting strength will be augmented by 6000 motor-cyclists if an offer made…
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Thomas Alexander Pouncedy, 37, farmer, of Main Creek, Dungog, was fined £50, with 12/ costs, in…
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The appeal for the Turner family, whose home at Wallsend was destroyed by fire recently, was £360, Ald…
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ADELAIDE, Friday. —Louise Wellsby, 66, spinster, who was severely burnt on the shoulders and back when she…
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Seven bush and grass fires were reported in Newcastle district yesterday. All were put out before doing any damage…
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