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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

156 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 8

Fire Brigade At Joinery Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

Grafton Fire Brigade was promptly at the scene of a fire late yesterday, at the Joinery Works, in Pound street…

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Fire Insurance

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

The Fire Underwriters' Association will be approached by Grafton City Council for the reclassification to a more…

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Fire Alarms for Westlawn

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

If the efforts of the Grafton City Council are successful the Westlawn area will have fire alarms installed…

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Perished In Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 1

LA PLATA (Argentina), Wed. (AAP). — Three persons were burned to death and 10 others seriously injured yesterday when…

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Perished In Rail Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (AAP)--Two women, two young children, and a man, believed to have been members of the…

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Fire Station For Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 June 1950 · page 3

Land at Sawtell for the proposed fire station is to be purchased by Bellingen Shire Council. Following an inspection of…

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Shop Fire in Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 2

A fire which broke out in Hamilton's Pharmacy in Prince street, two hours before the flood waters inundated the…

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To Start Fires

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1950 · page 2

Mr. R. E. Ricketts, of 23 Jackadgery street, Grafton, is making his contribution to relief…

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Flood Water and Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 1

TOP: Easily recognised is the situation of his Grafton home. The desperate position of families in the area can be judged from the depth of water in and surrounding the house, which is opposite the Royal-Hotel. BOTTOM: Crowd watching Grafton Fire Brigade in operation on Saturday night at the…

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Tent Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1950 · page 4

GLENREAGH.--A tent occupied by Mr.. J. E. ParKer was destroyed by fire recently while he was absent in the town…

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Main Roads Under Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 3

SCATHING attacks on the Department of Main Roads were made at Wednesday's meeting of the Grafton and…

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Says Russia Will Propose Ceas-Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. (AAP).-- Russia would propose a ceasefire in Korea at the Security Council meeting on Tuesday,…

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Fire Protection For Flying Boats

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 2

Maritime Services Board regulations for the provision of fire fighting equipment were fully carried out, said Mr. H…

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Force For Korea Will Have Great Fire Power

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thurs.-- The Australian troops from B.C.O.F. to go to Korea will be a well-equipped force…

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Small Fire in Prince Street

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 2

While Mr. Ron Sykes' electrical engineering shop, in Prince street, Grafton, was left unattended for a short period early…

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'No Retreat' Line Under Heavy Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 1

TOKIO, Friday (AAP-Reuter).--An assault group of two Communist divisions to-day bitterly attacked the new 120-mile Allied "line of no retreat" on the northern…

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Communists Boast Of Fire Outrage

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 August 1950 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Thursday (AAP-Reuter).--The Malayan Communist Party admitted in secretly…

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Chinese Fire On British Ship

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 August 1950 · page 4

HONG KONG, Thurs. (AAP-Reuter). -- Batteries on three Chinese Communist islands near Hong Kong, to-day fired on the…

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£1 Million Damage In Store Blaze

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. -- A fire which swept through the Government railway stores at Lilyfield to-day caused damage estimated at nearly £1 million…

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Fire Destroys Ulong Home

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 2

ULONG, Thurs.-- Fire destroyed a cottage and its contents near Ulong last night. Occupants of the cottage are…

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