Fined £15 for Lighting Fire In Creek Bed
MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.— A Tweed farmer was convicted and fined £15 for having lit a fire without obtaining a permit…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
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Bushfire Danger Until Heavy Rain Falls
CASINO, Friday.—Although the bushfire danger has been lessened by falls of rain in the Casino fire district, the danger…
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Prompt action by a storekeeper saved a North Lismore filling station from being destroyed by…
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Two men were each fined £20 in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday by Mr. K. Anderson, S.M., on charges of lighting fires without the authority of the council…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Temperatures soared to record levels as the heat wave continued today in…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A bushfire destroyed 10,000 acres of grassland, scrub and timber between Underbool and Linga in north western Victoria today. Late tonight it was reported…
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TENTERFIELD, Wednesday. —A mother saved her 10 months old son from their blazing house, 2½ miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shire To Build Roadside Fireplaces Reduce Bush Fire Danger
Kyogle Shire Council is to construct f[?] places at suitable points along the main roa[?] through the area. The Shire Council has adopted a recommendation…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—One of Melbourne's most beautiful buildings, Wilson Hall, at Melbourne University, was…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for the Interior, Mr. Kent Hughes, today set up a court of inquiry to investigate…
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A Sydney Arson Squad expert today will investigate a fire which caused £30,000 damage in Lismore early yesterday morning…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Three people have been fatally burned and several others injured in New South Wales today in one of the worst days of bushfires the State has…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Fires flared up again today in the Riverina and Far South Coast, destroying at least ten more homes and hundreds of head of sheep and cattle. The homes were at the small township of Wonboyn, about 20…
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CORAKI, Monday.—Fires in the Mid-Richmond district are all under control or considered safe at present…
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The N.R.M.A. urges motorists to keep in mind the hazards of fire in their cars. Mr. C. H. Napthali, chief…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Fires were still burning fiercely in the hills surrounding Holbrook late tonight, but the township itself is not in danger unless the wind changes…
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GRAFTON, Moncay.—An R.A.A.F. helicopter today hovered a few feet above scores of volunteers fighting a large…
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CASINO, Tuesday.—The District Forester, Mr. L. McIver, said tonight that the fire position in this area was…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—N.S.W. is threatened with a shortage of practically all basic foods as a result of the disastrous bush fires and drought which have…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare, Mr. Finnan, has…
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