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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

379 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 19

Brilliant Sprint By Liquid Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.-- Liquir Fire, a popular candidate for the Three-year-old Handicap at Canterbury on Saturday, sprinted brilliantly at Victoria…

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Another Fire Engine for Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 31 August 1951 · page 1

Dorrigo Fire Station recently received another Dennis 250 fire engine in place of the Dennis returned to Sydney. The Dennis pumps 250…

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Bush Fire Danger Areas

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 September 1951 · page 2

MACLEAN. -- Harwood Shire Council andi Maclean Municipality have been declared bush fire danger areas and fires…

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Dorrigo Shire Now Fire Danger Zone

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1951 · page 1

Due to the continued dry weather, conditions the State Government has proclaimed the shire areas of Bellingen. Dorrigo, Harwood and Macleay as a bush fire danger zone from 1st to 28th September. Lush late…

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Bushfire Danger Zones

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 2

The State Government has proclaimed the the Maclean municipality and Dorrigo, Harwood and…

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Big Test For State's Fire Defences

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 September 1951 · page 4

Obligations following the proclamation of bush fire danger periods, to minimise the danger of outbreaks, were explained yesterday by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt…

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Forestry Commission Issues Warning of Fire Danger

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

Warnings of the grave danger facing the district from bush fires has been issued by the District Forester, Mr. Quinn. He states that all Forestry establishments are altered and asks members of the public to exercise the…

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Big Oil Fire In Britain

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.).-- Twelve million gallons of petrol went up in flames last night at Avonmouth,…

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Fierce Fire in Mill Yard

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 2

COFF'S HARBOUR, Sun.--For three hours on Saturday afternoon Coffs Harbour Fire Brigade fought a fire in…

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Fire Destroys Rifle Club's Building

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1951 · page 5

A grass fire which, swept through, the scrub adjacent to the rifle range last week totally destroyed the Coffs Harbour…

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House Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 2

A residence at Ulmarra, recently occupied by a Mrs. Bloomer, was destroyed by fire early yesterday…

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Bush Fire Danger

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1951 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council will advise the Bush Fire Committee that it considered a bush fire danger…

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Big Fires In Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Damage estimated at more than £70,000 was caused by two spectacular fires in Sydney…

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14 Die In Cabaret Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 1

MEXICO CITY, Monday (A.A.P.).--An exploding skyrocket set fire to a crowded cabaret yesterday…

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Rubbish Fires Destroy Trees

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 5

Destruction of valuable ornamental trees in Grafton's streets by the burning of refuse at their bases was…

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Nursing Home Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed. (AAP) Three elderly women were burned to death, and over a score injured when flames…

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Bush Fire Danger Period Extended

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 3

The hut and dry conditions which have continued for some months past on the whole of the North Coast area, has made…

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Fish Shop Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 2

A fire broke out in Bowden's fish shop, Spring street, South Grafton, early last night…

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Dorrigo Shire Now Fire Danger Zone

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 3

Due to the continued dry weather conditions, the State Government has proclaimed the shire areas of Bellingen, Dorrigo, Harwood and…

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Cease-Fire Talks Communists Propose Early Resumption

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Thursday (A.A.P.-Reuter).--Immediate resumption of Korean armistice talks was proposed by Communist leaders to-day. There is reason for hope that the new Communist policy might bring some sort of cease-fire, General Ridgway's public information…

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