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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 17

Bushfire Danger Could Be Serious

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--The bushfire danger this season in N.S.W. might be as serious as last year, the…

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Bush Fire Danger Period From

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.--Bush fire danger periods would operate over a substantial part of N.S.W. from…

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Pure Fire To Miss Derby

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues. Trainer F. W. Hoysted said after the trials to-day that Pure Fire would not run in the Derby…

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Fire Outbreaks

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 4

LISMORE. Detectives investigating a series of mysterious fires in flats at Evans Head discount the…

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Bush Fire Danger Period

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 6

The proclamation of bush fire danger periods throughout N.S.W. has been notified by the Chief Secretary, Mr…

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Bush Fire Danger Period Proclamation by Chief Secretary

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 1

When issuing a proclamation of bush fire danger periods last week the Chief Secretary, Mr. G. A. Kelly said bush fire danger period would operate on the North Coast…

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Bushfire Brutalities

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 4

In N.S.W. alone last season eight people lost their lives through bush fires…

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Claims On Railways After Bushfires

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.--Claims totalling £2 million had been made against the Railways Commissioner following catastrophic bush fires early this year, Mr. N. Jenkyn said in the Supreme Court to-day…

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Maclean Fire

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN, Thurs. An explosion in a kerosene operated refrigerator is believed to have caused a fire…

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Bush Fire Regulations

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 2

Bush fire danger regulations apply to the Nymboida Shire area from October 1 to December 31…

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Coastal Farming Methods Under Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 October 1952 · page 2

North Coast farming methods were criticised at Kyogle by pastures improvement authority, Col…

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Evans Head Fires Cause Alarm

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 2

LISMORE, Sun.--Alarmed Evans Head residents to-night were asking for a public meeting to discuss…

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Railway Rate System Under Fire At CP Conference

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 4

ARMIDALE, Monday--The policy of the railway rate system in New South Wales seemed to have been deliberately designed to ensure that there would be less primary and secondary…

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Claims Against Railways For Bushfires

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--Claims totalling £2,000,000 by farmers and graziers in the Wagga district are pending…

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Another Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 2

LISMORE, Tues.--Police investigating the series of mysterious fifes at Evans Head have not yet reached…

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Unusual Noises Before Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.--Before a fire in the Somers migrant camp on September 9 in which five migrant…

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Fire Destroys [?]uka Home

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 October 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN.--A [?]ine roomed, unoccupied house at [?]uka was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning…

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Bush Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.--Dozens of fire fighters to-night battled to prevent a bushfire near Manly spreading to nearby…

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Chimney Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 October 1952 · page 2

Grafton Fire Brigade was called yesterday to a fire at 60 Pound street, Grafton. A fire had broken out in…

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Police Say Exhaust Started Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 October 1952 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH,--Charged with having lit a fire during a bushfire danger period in January last,…

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