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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

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Warehouse Fire In Texas City

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 April 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed. — A warehouse containing ammonium nitrate burst into flames in Texas City yesterday—seven days after…

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Fire Destroys Machinery

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.— Valuable machinery was destroyed when a fire caused damage estimated at £10,000 at Fielding's peanut paste…

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Burned To Death In Hut Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 26 April 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—In a dramatic attempt to save a woman who was burned to death when a fire razed their hut at Hill 60, Yarra Bay, to-day, the husband was severely burned about the body, face and hands…

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Federal Tax Bill Under Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Leader of the Country Party, Mr. Fadden, to-day moved in the House of Representatives for the withdrawal and redrafting of the Income Tax Assessment Bill, which introduces tax cuts from July 1…

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£2000 Damage In Lismore Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.--Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire outbreak at Lang's frock shop, in Molesworth street,…

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Fire Victims Recovered

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 May 1947 · page 1

ROME, Thurs.--Twenty bodies have been recovered from the offices of the Minerva Film Co. following the fire which gutted…

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Narrow Escape From Fire At Gunnedah

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1947 · page 1

GUNNEDAH, Monday.--Two men, a woman and a baby had a narrow escape from being trapped in a fire which…

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New Fire Engine For Bellingen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 May 1947 · page 5

BELLINGEN, Tues.-- Under the direction of Mr. Eady, of the Board of Fire Commissioners, members of the Bellingen Fire…

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Officers Killed When Mess Razed By Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

TOKIO, Monday.—Two British officers were killed in a big fire which razed the officers' mess, of the British Commonwealth Air…

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Cricketer Fought Fires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 4

NEW DELHI, Wed. -- Fire fighters led by the Indian Test cricketer, Maharaja of Patula, have saved his summer capital,…

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Too Many Local Appeals Hanging Fire Endeavour to Be Made to Finalise Ambulance Fund Suggestion to Utilise One Fund to Help Other Two

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 May 1947 · page 1

At the monthly District Advancement League meeting, a suggestion was forthcoming that as there were three appeals in…

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Public Servants In Canberra Risk Fires

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Mon.--Many public servants working in temporary buildings in Canberra were exposed to great danger from…

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Russians Fire On Swedish Party

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

VIENNA, Thursday.—A high Austrian Government official has reported that Russian troops last night fired on a Swedish relief agency party, killed the driver and wounded Torsten Arnaus, chief of the agency's mission in Austria…

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Big Fire in Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. -- damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a fire which severely damaved two buildings in George…

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Wind Machine for Fire Fighting

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 4

OTTAWA. A novel fire-fighting machine, which utilizes, am aircraft propellor, has been developed by Reuben Augustus, editor…

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Telephone Service Restored After Sydney Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.--All telephone trunk line services disrupted by the fire in a P.M.G. building in George street last…

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Fireman Started Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 3

HOBART, Tues.--A fireman was charged in Hobart Police Court to-day with having set fire to business premises. He is…

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Fire In Brussels Kills 17 Persons

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 June 1947 · page 1

BRUSSELS, Wed.--Seventeen persons are so far known to have been killed and 40 injured when disastrous fire in the Ministry…

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Plan to Combat Bushfires

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1947 · page 6

Although there is little danger of bush fires at this time of the year, the Bush Fires' Advisory Committee is urging all…

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Set Fire to Own Church

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 June 1947 · page 1

MILWAUKEE, Sun.--The Rev. Dr. John Lewis was sentenced to one to five years labour for having set fire to his church…

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