Fire "Spotters" Start
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The newly-formed N.S.W. Coastguard Corps will, on Saturday, begin operations to detect bush fires in their early stages throughout the summer…
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Fires & bushfires, 1953
282 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 15
Fire Sweeps Old Schooner
YARMOUTH (Nova Scotia), Thurs.—The historic 67-years-old schooner, City of New York was…
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CASINO, Fri.--Further assistance in spotting fires in State forests in the Casino district will be given by a…
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SYDNEY, Mon.--Liquid Fire, who won six races last season, will begin his preparation for the…
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BALLINA.--A grass fire which broke out and threatened the destruction of tents of campers on…
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Casino foresters will be in a much sounder position to combat bush fires in the State forests this summer,…
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BRISBANE, Wed.—Hundreds of cattle were driven to safety to-day when a derailed stock train caught…
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Grafton Fire Brigade, under Station Officer J. Mundy, yesterday attended a fire at the Egg Marketing…
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Writing to the Secretary, Dorrigo Urban Are Committee, members of the Fire Brigade say:— "Having read the recent report in the "Don Dorrigo…
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GRAFTON Fire Brigade yesterday afternoon received a bogus fire alarm call…
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A grass fire at the rear of premises at 54 Duke street, Grafton, at lunch time yesterday endangered,…
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Advice that is is now compulsory for sawmill waste material to be burned in an incinerator or similar container, throughout the year, was received at yesterday's meeting of the Nymboida Shire…
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BRISBANE, Sun.--Three shops were gutted and another badly damaged by a fire which caused £20,000…
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SYDNEY, Sunday--The first official shot in the State general election campaign will be fired on Tuesday night, when the Country Party Leader, Mr. Bruxner, delivers his…
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NEWCASTLE, Tues.--A Tiger Moth plane burst into flames when it crashed into a backyard at New…
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Tomki Shire Council will be advised that the Copmanhurst Shire Council did riot wish to join in a scheme…
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LISMORE.--Mario Lorenson, of Rock Valley, an Italian migrant, was fined £10 by Mr. K. Anderson,…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.--Prominent Queensland jockey, J. Standfield, will ride Liquid Fire in Saturday's Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Standfield was engaged for…
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CASINO.--Fire destroyed a house near Clearfield, halfway between Grafton and Casino…
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LONDON, Mon.--Firemen to-day signalled they had control of the blaze which in 15 hours destroyed the 20,000 ton Canadian luxury liner, Empress of Canada. A brief message sent to their headquarters at dawn said only…
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