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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

282 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 15

All Quiet On Coffs Fire Front Coffs Harbour, Thurs

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

All was quiet on the fire front in Coffs Harbour district to-night. Fire fighters everywhere…

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Bushfire Danger Not As Acute

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 3

A slightly cooler day and a less boisterous wind yesterday in most parts of the Clarence River district enabled firefighters to gain control over bushfires…

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Bushfire Brigades For Copmanhurst

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 4

Copmanhurst Shire Council has rescinded its previous resolution not to join the bushfire scheme, and will authorise bushfire brigades in outlying areas…

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Cooma Fire Threat To Snowy Site

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 November 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Fri.—Prompt action by Cooma District Fire Brigade prevented a £6000 fire from spreading…

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High Winds Fan Forest Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Sunday.--Gale force north-easterly winds last night and this morning caused three forest fires in the Coffs Harbour-Dorrigo district to…

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Bushfires Can Start Easily

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 November 1953 · page 2

BELLINGEN, Sun.--The ease with which a bushfire can be started during heat wave conditions is instanced…

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Bush Fires Under Control Week-end Flare Up Subdued by Fighters

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

Late yesterday afternoon Forestry officials at Coffs Harbour reported that bushfires which have been burning in surrounding district State Forests, some for upwards of eleven…

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Rain Eases Fire Menace

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Monday.—Rain in the Coffs Harbour-Dorrigo area this afternoon and to-night will bring temporary relief from the bush and forest…

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Heavy Rain In Bushfire Areas

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Heavy rain over the North Coast bushfire areas to-day has saved the situation, Forestry Commission officers said to-night…

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Fire In Hall At Red Rock

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 November 1953 · page 3

RED ROCK, Tues.—The destruction by fire of the Red Rock reserve hall was averted last night by the…

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Bush Fire Danger Decreases

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 November 1953 · page 1

Monday evenings fall of rain has halted, to a great extent, the ravaging fires which have been devastating properties and…

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Big Fires in Pusan

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 1

PUSAN Sun.--Four new fir[?]s broke out in Pusan last night adding to the damage caused by the…

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School Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Police believe that school children started a fire under Lidcombe Central Public School…

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Fire Brigade Social

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 2

MACLEAN.—Maclean Fire Brigade Christmas social evening was attended by Captain C. McKinnon and…

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Fire Destroys Flats

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 3

WOOLGOOLGA, Thursday.--A fire in the early hours of this morning destroyed two holiday flats in Beach street. With contents the flats were valued at…

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Fire Threatened Home in Victoria Street

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 4

A two-hour battle against a fire which threatened a homee in Victoria Street was fought by the Coffs Harbour Fire…

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Sydney Stables Gutted By Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 December 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.—The racehorse, Gallant Blade, was burned to death, and four stables were gutted by fire…

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Fires Ring Township

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. --Fire fighters in the Ulladulla and Milton areas battling against fires in State forests…

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Burnt To Death In City Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. --Police are investigating four fires including two in which men were burnt to death in Sydney yesterday…

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Fire Escape at Maclean School

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN. --The fire escape from the upper storey of Maclean Intermediate High School is in…

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