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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1942

273 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 14

America Deaths in Club Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 December 1942 · page 3

BOSTON, Thurs.--The public safety committee announced that the dead in the Coconut Grove fire had reached 490. Only three…

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Soldiers to Fight Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--Commanding officers throughput Australia have been officially authorised to permit troops under their command…

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Heavy Damage Fire at Sydney University

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 December 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.--A fire which completely gutted the chemical building at the Sydney University caused damage estimated at may…

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Papers--drugs Saved From Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Efforts of firemen and N.E.S. workers during the fire last night at Sydney University chemistry department…

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37 DEAD Fire At Hospital N. Zealand Tragedy

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 December 1942 · page 3

AUCLAND, Wed.—In one of the worst fires in the history of the Dominion no fewer than 37 persons lost their lives. The fire…

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Turin Raid Bombs by the Ton Many Fires Started 'One Of Best Attacks'

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--More 80001b bombs, many 4000 pounders and tens of thousands of incendiaries were dropped on…

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SOLOMONS Jap Warship Sunk Others Set On Fire Heavy Air Attack

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Wed.--A Japanese warship was sunk and three others were damaged and left in flames by a dive-bomber…

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Allies Occupy Gona Area Japs Pinned in Narrow Strip Heavy Air Attacks Continue Americans Hold Buna Salient In Face Of Heavy Fire From Both Flanks

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1942 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thurs.--Amid cheers, the Prime Minister, Mr. Curtin, announced to the House of Representatives, to-day that Allied forces had completely occupied the Gona area in New Guinea. This dramatic news was flashed to Canberra by the Allied…

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Three Murdered In Adelaide Shop Premises Set On Fire One Victim a Soldier

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1942 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sun.-- Mystery surrounds the murder of three men including a soldier, who were found dying in a blazing…

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104 DEAD 130 in Hospital Dancers Trapped Another Fire Horror

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 December 1942 · page 3

ST. JOHNS, Mon.—At least 104 died and 130 were sent to hospital when fire swept the Knights of Columbus Hostel,…

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Dusk to Dawn Air Blitz Bizerta and Tunis Violent Explosions And Huge Fires Follow Fierce All Night Allied Raids Eighth Army Traps Half Rommel's Fugitives

Daily Examiner · Saturday 19 December 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Thurs.--To-day's air raids on Bizerta and Tunis are described as the heaviest yet. Tunis was almost put out of action as a port in an' eight and a half hour raid on Tuesday night, says the "Daily Mail's" Cairo…

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R.A.F. RAID Munich Heavily Bombed Large Fires Burning

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 December 1942 · page 3

LONDON, Tues.—Munich, Nazi headquarters, was raided by a big force of R.A.F. bombers last night. A great weight of bombs…

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Put Out Camp Fires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—An appeal to people not to be careless in extinguishing camp fires during the holidays was made to–day by the…

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£60,000 FIRE Coroner's Open Verdict Shoe Company's Affairs

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 December 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.—At the City Coroner's Court to-day Robert McKinley, director of Wonderwelt Shoes Pty., Ltd., occupiers of a…

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