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Article: Murphy's Law leaves West Melton firefighters far ...
The Press;  December 15, 2003 ;     597 words ...A training exercise kept West Melton firefighters from one of the biggest ... hose, eight volunteers from the West Melton brigade were stuck at Alford Forest ... thought when he heard the news, West Melton fire chief Bob King said "Murphy ...

Article: West Melton's hot day turns into scorcher from ...
The Press;  December 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... irrigation system saved the loss of another West Melton home. As flames leapt across Adams ... would not be possible before today. West Melton organic chicken farmer Peter McLeod ... things. We'll bounce back though." . WEST MELTON BLAZE AREA * Two homes destroyed * Many ...

Article: West Melton water use cut as well levels drop
The Press;  January 30, 1999 ;     465 words ...West Melton's water restrictions have been extended ... levels, Mr Pilbrow said. Only one of West Melton's five trigger wells was likely to avoid restrictions. Committees of the five West Melton water user groups will meet on Tuesday ...

Article: West Melton hayshed destroyed in fire
The Press;  May 5, 1998 ;     238 words ...Fire crews from Rolleston, Lincoln, and West Melton were unable to stop a blaze destroying a large hayshed containing ... fuel when fire units arrived at the 100sq m shed off Lawford Road, West Melton, shortly before 2pm yesterday.

Article: Water race system saved West Melton homes
The Press;  December 17, 2003 ;     342 words ... ... all the firefighters, especially the volunteers, who fought the West Melton fires last Sunday and who I was not able to thank in person. Their ... to maintain and operate these crucial water races. GEOFF TURNER West Melton, December 16

Article: Social impact of 2003 fire in West Melton studied; ...
The Press;  January 24, 2007 ;     523 words ... ... communities. Interviewing 20 families who lived through the 2003 West Melton fire, Kelly has pieced together how residents operated on ... return to normal life. The 2003 fire jumped across parts of West Melton, threatening property, houses and residents. It was started ...

Article: West Melton apprentice snares winning hat-trick
The Press;  April 19, 1999 ;     327 words ... ... had won three races at a meeting. She began her winning streak yesterday on Korker in the Whitestone 100FM Handicap. The West Melton jockey then won the Whitestone Fine Furniture/Oamaru Club Inc race on Ruby Slippers, before completing the hat-trick ...