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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

282 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 15

Pure Fire Will Go to Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Pure Fire will go to Brisbane for the Doomben Ten Thousand, part owner, Mr…

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Killed In Panic At Dance Hall Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 6

SAO PAULO (Brazil), Tues.--At least 63 persons were killed--most of them trampled to death or…

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£15,000 Damage In Bonalbo Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 June 1953 · page 3

LISMORE, Tues.-- A fierce fire which broke out at 2 a.m. to-day at Bonalbo in two hours destroyed two buildings, containing seven business premises and caused £15,000…

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Bush Fire Men Early On Job

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR, Thurs. -- The North Korora Bush Fire Brigade, which was responsible for the saving…

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Fire And Explosions ANCHORAGE (Alaska)

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 3

Thurs.-- Fire and explosions destroped millions of dollars worth of military installations and supplies…

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Explosion, Fire At Gasworks

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.-- An explosion, followed by a fire, at, the Mortlake works of the Australian Gaslight…

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Quick Action by Korora Bush Fire Brigade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1953 · page 1

When a fire broke out on Friday night in a clearing near a packing shed on the property of Mr. J. O. Noble at Korora,…

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North Korora Bush Fire Brigade

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 2

The annual meeting of North Korora Bushfire Brigade elected officers for the ensuing year as follows:…

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Fire in Bank Building

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1953 · page 2

Grafton Fire Brigade early last night was called to the residential section of the Commonwealth Bank…

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Over £25,000 Damage In Fierce Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 3

Damage estimated at over £25,000 was caused by a fierce fire which swept through the South Grafton Veneer and Plywood Co. Ltd.'s mill on the Woolgoolga road, South…

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Fire Damages Factory

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 July 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Fire severely damaged a packing manufacturing factory under a railway viaduct in the…

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Fell Into Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Wednesday. -- Donald Joseph Farrell (19), of Moparrabah, was severely burned about both…

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Rhee Under Fresh Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

LONDON, Wed. -- South Korean President Dr. Syngman Rhee, was under fresh fire in world capitals…

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To Discuss Yamba Fire Station

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tues.--Harwood Shire Council has received advice that the president of the Board of Fire…

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Did Not Think Fire Was Accidental

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 3

LISMORE. Wed. -- The owner of an unoccupied guest house in which there was a fire linden mysterious…

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Burnt When Bed Caught Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--A 72-years-old man was badly burnt about the body today, when the bed on which…

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Spectacular Foundry Blaze

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 4

TOWNSVILLE, Wed. -- Flying debris in a spectacular foundry blaze in Townsville early to-day…

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No Sign Cease Fire Any Closer

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wed.--Allied and Communist truce delegates met again to-day at Panmunjom with no…

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Boambee Bush Fire Brigade Re-elects Officers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 8

At a meeting of the Boambee Bush Fire Brigade, held last week, all officers were re-elected for another term. Thirty-four…

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Aircraft Engine Caught Fire TOWNSVILLE, Thurs.--

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 July 1953 · page 1

The Townsville crew of a Lincoln bomber from No. 10 R.A.A.F. Squadron, Townsville, piloted by the air…

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