Heavy Losses in Bush Fires
"Dry and warm weather was experienced during the month. With some good general rain early in January…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
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Planning For War Against Bush Fires
Lesson Through bush fires this Summer are estimated to closed £500,000 in the skire of Timbrebongle alone. This has been described as a national tragedy. It is [?] waste—something that must be guarded against in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post Office to Aid Fire-fighters Canberra
Postmasters had been instructed to help fire fighting authorities to the fullest extent this summer, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Leaves Peak Couple Without Home or Clothes
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Edwards, in peak Hill, was destroyed by [?] on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Residence Burnt Fire Destroys In Minutes
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie was totally destroyed by fire a little after 9 p.m. Monday. When…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coastguard Plane To Fire-Watch SYDNEY
Aircraft of the volunteer Coastguard Corps will patrol about 2000 square miles of New South Wales coast and inland…
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Wellington Fire Brigade was called early this afternoon to extinguish a fire in the engine of a car in Percy…
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A chimney fire occurred at the home of Mr. Leo Keady, of Bourke Street, late on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →UK. Will Be Blaze Of Color For Coronation
LONDON: Visitors to for the Coronation will find the towns and villages en fete.. Everywhere plans are being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire At Butter Factory
A fire at 11.45 am today, which severely damaged insulation at a new cold stores building at the Dubbo butter…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Breaks Out On Big Liner LONDON
fire broke out in a mair deck cabin of the liner Queen Elizabeth in Southampton last night, but was quickly brought…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bigger Units to Fight Bush Fires
Small bush fire fighting units are no safeguard Mr. Arthur Rathbone said to-day in showing a "News representative a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lightning Starts Bush Fire
Lightning started a fire Mr. L. Roberts' "Broundah" property, some 17 miles north of Narromine, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Hotel Stopped by Fire Brigade
Dense volumes of smoke pourtag from the fanlight of a bedroom aroused the proprietor of the Court House…
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The Dubbo Fire Brigade was called when a short circuit in the wiring Started a fire in the engine of a ear in Talbragar…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fighting Equipment After Sale Demonstration
At the conclusion of the recent stock sale held by Greenhalgh Bros. at Coolah a [?] unique demonstration of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cease-Fire Plan Not LONDON
An immediate cease-fire in Korea has been proposed by. the Chinese Communist Prime minister, Chou En-Lai…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coonamble Mill Gutted by Severe Fire
A cypress pine sawmill at Coonamble was almost completely destroyed by fire at 2.30 a.m. today. Only a small quantity of timber and some office records were saved from the mill, which was owned…
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Trangie police have not been able to establish [?] the comes of the Trangie Narromine [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →R.J. Nelsons Mill At Coonamble Destroyed In Serious Fire
A Cypress pine sawmill at Coonamble was almost completely destroyed by fire early on Thursday morning last. The mill is owned by Messrs…
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