Bush and Grass Fires in Clarence District
Clouds of dense smoke from Lower River regions were noticed in Grafton yesterday. Inquiries revealed bush fires…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
199 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 10
Afternoon Blaze in Coffs Harbour
Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire was discovered in the bulk store room at the rear of Mrs. K…
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COFF'S HARBOUR, Thurs.--Coff's Harbour's main shopping centre was threatened this afternoon when fire destroyed…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.-- Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused when a fire destroyed portion of Australia's second largest…
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MACLEAN.--Mr. H. Kelly, a banana grower on the Woodburn road, about 13 miles from Maclean, came to town yesterday…
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LISMORE, Mon.--Fanned by hot winds, fires broke out afresh in the Bungawalbyn State Forest to-day…
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ALTHOUGH bush fires swept through many acres of forest country in the Upper Clarence district yesterday, there were no serious outbreaks in State forests controlled by the Forestry partment…
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CANBERRA, Tues.--If the Prime. Minister (Mr. Chifley) grants an opportunity for a foreign affairs debate in the…
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SYDNEY, Wed.--A Bill was being prepared to deal with the prevention of bush fires, the Deputy Premier (Mr. Baddeley)…
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PERSONS who lighted fires daring a dry period such as the present one were guilty of a criminal act and should be imprisoned, the president of the Copmanhurst Shire Council (Cr. : O. V. Small) said at yesterday's council meeting in Grafton…
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An increasing tendency on the part of householders to disfigure or remove fire hydrant indicators placed on fences was deplored…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Friday.-- More than three-quarters of the 6000 acres of Mooball hardwood State forest has been destroyed…
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A motion by Ald. W. R. Weiley at Grafton City Council meeting directed that the attention of the P.M.G.'s…
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BRISBANE,Thurs.--A Qantas Dragon plane was destroyed by fire, and four passengers and the pilot narrowly escaped with…
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TEL AVIV, Tues. (A.A.P.).--Imprisoned members of the outlawed Stern Gang yesterday set fire to a military detention camp…
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SYDNEY.--"Shire Councils strongly support, the protest voiced in Parliament by Mr. F. J. Cahill at the delay in…
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Coffs fire brigade was called out shortly before midday yesterday to deal with a bush fire that sprang up near Mr. R. O…
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Two Lincoln planes will stand by at Amberley (Q) for calls from the New South Wales Forestry Commission to…
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Stocks of Christmas goods, some of which were being held on layby, were destroyed in a store room fire at Sun. Sun and Co.'s…
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Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused last night by a fierce fire which destroyed the Clarence P. and A. Society's grandstand and contents on the Grafton Showground. So fierce was the blaze that…
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