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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

158 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 8

Children Burned By Petrol Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 June 1949 · page 1

KATOOMBA, Mon. -- Sandra Collins, aged one year and 11 months. of Great Western, Highway, Mount Victoria, was…

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Cracksmen Fire Soap Works

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Desperate cracksmen set fire to the McLeod soap works at North Melbourne early to-day, causing…

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Hayshed And Barn Damaged By Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 2

A fire which broke out yesterday morning in a large hay-shed and barn on Mr. Alfred R. L. Davey's property, North…

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Fire Hazard

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 June 1949 · page 1

VANCOUVER. Thurs. (AAP).--Police and firemem were alerted for a major fire hazard yesterday after the Canadian…

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Yamba Fire Inquest; Man To Stand Trial

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 June 1949 · page 4

MACLEAN, Fri.--At Maclean Court House this morning, Mr. W. J. Rolph, District Coroner, conducted an inquest…

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Blaze Of Light

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 2

Asked last night how the power restrictions were affecting his city, a Lismore citizen said: "The town's a blaze of…

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Fire Hazard Increased

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

Lifting of petrol rationing had caused some people to store petrol in anything they could get hold of, thus adding to…

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Coal Lost In Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 3

CESSNOCK Thurs.-- After 65 continuous hours struggle to save 1500 tons of coal from fire at the Bellbird colliery, Cess nock, miners…

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Miners Save Coal From Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 25 June 1949 · page 1

CESSNOCK, Friday--Miners at Bellbird Colliery this morning removed the last of the hot coal which, early this week…

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Business Premises Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 27 June 1949 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a butchery and bakery at…

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£3000 Fire Damage Blaze at Nana Glen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 4

Over £3000 worth of damage was reported when an early morning outbreak of fire at Nana Glen Rail on Saturday…

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Fire Destroys Furniture Van

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Sun.--Three men had to stand by and watch an empty furniture van entirely destroyed by fire on the Tenterfield…

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12 Killed in Ship Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 1

ISTANBUL, Sun. (AAP).--At least 12 persons are, reported dead in a heavy, explosion, which set fire to the 5000 ton Turkish…

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Fire At Communist Party Branch

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 July 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Police and firemen are mystified as to the cause of a fire in the front doorway of the communist party's…

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Greyhound Records Undamaged By Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--Although a fire which gutted the fourth floor of Derwent House, Castlereagh street, to-day destroyed the…

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Fire on Refugees

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 2

BERLIN, Thursday (AAP).--Soviet, Zone "People's Police" last night fired on nine people fleeing from Soviet sector to…

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£7000 Damage in Lismore Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 July 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Fri.--Damage estimated at over £7000 was caused in Lismore's biggest fire for many years to-night…

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Fire Fighters Hampered By Frozen Pipes

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 July 1949 · page 2

Frozen water in the pipelines at Joseph Reid and Sons timber mill at Cloud's Creek hampered fire-fighters in the…

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Bush Fires' Bill

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Cabinet 'today approved a draft Bush Fires' Bill which aimed at the prevention of bush and other…

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Indonesian Cease-fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 3

BATAVIA, Monday, (AAP-Reuter).--Dutch and Indonesian Republican officials will on Wednesday issue cease fire orders to…

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