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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

156 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 8

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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New Site for Fire Brigade

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 2

An allotment on the southern side of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, South Grafton, has been recommended as the new…

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May Be Bad Year For Bushfires

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 September 1950 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Sun.--Commenting on to-day's bushfire North Leura, a fire officer with years of bushfire fighting experience on the mountains, said he expected this summer would be the worst in the…

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80 Miners Killed In Colliery Blaze

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 September 1950 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--A fire roaring through a section of the Cresswell colliery (Derby shire) to-day killed 80 miners. Following rescue attempts lasting over hours, the blazing pit…

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Acute Fire Danger

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 5

TAMWORTH.--A fire officer at Tamworth said the bush fire hazard in the north and northwest this year would be greatly…

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Damage Done By Wharf Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--A huge fire which broke out in a stack of baled cotton on a wharf at Glebe Island early to-night:…

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Wrecked House; Fire Broke Out

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.-- A man suffering from a nervous complaint wrecked a house in Bankstown to-day, with an axe…

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Post Office Help During Bush Fires

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 2

The Postmaster-General (Mr. H. L. Anthony) has announced that the Post Office would, as in past years, assist rural fire…

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Post Office Help During Bush Fires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 10

The Postmaster-General (Mr. H. L. Anthony) has announced that the Post Office will, as in past years, assist rural fire…

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New Delhi Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

NEW DELHI, Tues. (A.A.P.). -- Damage estimated at £100 million sterling was caused by a fire which burned hundreds of…

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Police Fire on Strikers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 3

Bombay, Fri. (AAP).--Two people were killed and eight injured when police opened fire yesterday "on" striking textile…

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Fire Brigade For Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 3

Whilst in Sydney recently Mr. F. A. Fhiihps, Bellingen Shire Clerk interviewed the Secretary of the Board of Fire…

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Another Fire Narrowly Averted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 3

MACLEAN, Tues.--Another outbreak of. fire was narrowly averted at Yamba yesterday. At about 5 o'clock, Mr. and…

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Fire Causes Postponement Of Court Action

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 3

The fire at Yamba yesterday had the effect of postponing a case set down for hearing at yesterday's Grafton…

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One Death in Yamba Fire Popular Ritz Hotel Burnt to the Ground

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1950 · page 3

A young Brisbane man, who was on his! Honeymoon, died from burns last night after being trapped when the Ritz Hotel at Yamba was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Ritz Hotel Razed By Fire At Yamba

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

Smoke was still rising from the ruins of the Ritz Hotel at Yamba when this photograph was taken. It shows the devastation wrought by the conflagration from which 60 guests had to flee early on Tuesday morning…

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Hotel Ritz Fire Husband's Death Still Kept Secret

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 3

MACLEAN, Thursday -- Mrs. Monica Casey, young widow of Lawrence Martin Casey, who died following the Hotel Ritz fire at Yamba, has not yet been told of her husband's death…

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Fire Victim's Condition Improves

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1950 · page 2

MACLEAN, Friday.--The condition of Mrs. Monica Casey shows an improvement…

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Crowds Flock To Scene Of Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 2

YAMBA, Sun.--Hundreds of Clarence River district residents flocked to Yamba to-day to inspect the devastated scene left…

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League Administration Under Fire At Casino

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 5

LISMORE, Sun.--Disgust with Rugby League administration from Sydney was expressed by the president of Group 1 (Mr. J…

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