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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

116 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 6

Danger of Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A warning that a grave bush fire danger hung over the whole State was given by the Chief Secretary, Mr…

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Serious Fire In Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Five storeys of Gordon House in Wentworth Avenue, City, were destroyed in less than half an hour…

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Bush Fire Danger

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 3

Without the thoughtful co-operation of all persons in bushfire-liable areas there is not much the authorities can do to prevent a…

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Fire Destroyed Ulmarra Home

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 2

The residence of Mr. George Finlayson, at Ulmarra, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night…

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Stock Saved When Driven On Fire Breaks

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Sun.--A man was injured and 300 sheep burnt in a disastrous fire which destroyed 5000 acres of grass in the Mullaley…

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Fire Destroys Watches Valued at £4000

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Faulty electrical wiring is believed to have been responsible for a fire which destroyed the entire stock of…

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Bushfire Menace

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Continued dry weather, plus heat wave conditions, which have existed in northern N.S.W for the past few…

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Duke Warns Of Fire Dangers

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 December 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.--To arouse citizens to the dangers and ravages of fire, and arouse a sense of responsibility in the important…

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Fire Chief Issues Warning

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thur.--A warning was issued to mothers to-day by the Chief Fire Officer, Mr. W. Beare, to pay close attention…

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Bush Fires Round Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--Lives were endangered by bush fires which swept suburban areas to-day. All were extinguished early to-night,…

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Dandenong Range Bush Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.--For two days 200 men have been fighting a bush fire in the Dandenong ranges between Wandi and…

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Only Two Major Fires In Grafton This Year

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1945 · page 2

Only two major fires were reported in Grafton during 1945, Which the Grafton Fire Brigade attended. The first was at the…

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Victorian Bushfire Out of Control

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 December 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.--Hundreds of farms in the Bunyip- Gippsland district are threatened by a big bushfire which is out of control and racing into settled country. It is being fought by servicemen, civilians and firemen armed with power pumps and…

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Serious Bushfires In Tasmania

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 December 1945 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Thurs.--Forestry officers and hundreds of volunteers are fighting the worst bush fires for years in…

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Boy Detained After Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 2

A series of fires at the residence of Mr. W. Cundy, of Boorolong, in the Armidale district, led to a 15-year-old boy being detained…

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[?]ildren Perish [?]In Cottage Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 December 1945 · page 1

BR[?]DEPORT (Connecticut), Sun.-- Four boys and a girl were b[?]nt to death in a fire in a cottage yesterday…

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