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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

130 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 7

Lakemba Fire Causes Heavy Damage

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sun.—Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was done when a fire broke cut at Speare's brick and…

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Opening Of Bush Fire Campaign

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 December 1943 · page 1

The annual campaign to prevent bush fires, organised each year by the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, was officially opened on Wednesday night, December…

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Lightning Causes Bush Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 December 1943 · page 2

BRISBANE, Fri.—Hundreds of sheep were burnt to death when lightning caused one of the worst bush fires in the Culgoa country…

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Seven Lose Lives In Bush Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—The disastrous bush fires which broke out yesterday in the Wangaratta district blazed out again to-day…

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Boys Killed In Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Two of the eight people killed in the Wangaratta bush fires on Wednesday were boys aged 14, who…

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Warning Of Bush Fire Danger

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, last night reissued his warning of the bush fire danger. The fire defences in…

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Fires In Bangkok After Biff Raid

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 3

NEW DELHI, Monday.—Fires visible from 100 miles were left burning after a large formation of R.A.F. and United States heavy…

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Severe Lightning-Causes Fire At Tyndale

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 December 1943 · page 2

SOUTH ARM, Tues.—During a recent thunderstorm the lightning was particularly severe. A large turpentine tree was struck…

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V.C. Award to A.I.F. PRIVATE Dashed Through Hail of Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 December 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Wed.—The award of the Victoria Cross to Pte. Richard Kell[?]er, who three times dashed through a…

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Bush Fire Control Appeal

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 December 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The public could assist in the control of bush fires by reporting immediately any outbreak which came under their…

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