£100,000 Fire at Canberra
CANBERRA, Tuesday. —A devastating bushfire today destroyed the workshop and equipment at…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
335 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 17
Attempted to Fire Revolver: Man Sentenced
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A 35 year old welder was sentenced at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions today to…
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Bush Fire Brigade members and volunteers with knapsacks have worked almost continuously for 24…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fines Total £223 For Bush Fires Offences
At Urbenville Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, thirteen district farmers were fined a total of £223 on 25 charges in connection with offences under the Bush Fires…
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Miss B. Scott and Mrs. J. Crawshaw, members of the staff of the Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath, sitting in the street, keep watch over luggage and personal belongings of members of hotel staff when their quarters…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Bushfires continued to ravage huge areas of two States today. The death roll in the Victorian fires increased to 10 when four victims admitted to Whycheproof…
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BALLINA, Thursday.—Early this morning Shelly Beach Kiosk and its contents were destroyed by fire…
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Thirteen Urbenville district farmers were fined £225 at Urbenville Court of Petty Sessions. They were charged with 25 breaches of the Bushfires Act…
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The Mayor, Ald. R. Granger, last night launched an appeal fund for bushfire victims in the Bega area of…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The deathroll in the Victorian bushfires reached 11 with the death of Reynold…
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TOKIO, Sunday (AAPReuter).—Air Commodore Knox Knight, chief of the K.A.A.F. School of Land and…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Bushfires throughout N.S.W. were under control tonight. Isolated showers today in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenterfield Shire Pres. Gives Evidence In Bush Fire Cases
In the 25 Bush Fire charge cases heard at Urbenville Court of Petty Sessions by Magistrate K. Anderson last week, evidence given in the summons against Jack Fleming was…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Monday.—A bushfire this afternoon destroyed seven acres of bananas and Australian nuts,…
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A short circuit in a power line caused a fire which destroyed 25 acres of grass at Three Chain Road, South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Who Should be Called to Fires? (To The Editor.)
Sir,—I would appreciate information concerning whom to contact in the case of bushfire emergency. One morning…
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LONDON, Monday (AAP).—Six boys, aged about 10, lost their lives when a fire broke out at…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday. —At a meeting of Lower Main Ann residents it was agreed to form a Bush Fire…
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A car was destroyed by fire 1½ miles from Brunswick Heads on Monday. It was the property of Foley…
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The chairman of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners will be invited by the Lismore City Council to discuss with the council the acquisition by it of the Lismore Fire Station…
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