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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

181 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 10

Surf Rescues, Heath Fire Highlight Day At Beaches

Daily Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 3

Five rescues at Woolgoolga and a heath fire at Broome's Head highlighted a record New Year's Day at mid-North Coast beaches…

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£5 For Illegally Lighting Fire

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Charles Arthur Menzies of Ebor was fined £5 and 12/costs before Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., for lighting a fire on his…

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House Destroyed by Fire at Sawtell

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

A fire which sprang up surdenly about 10 o'clock on Saturday night at Sawtell completely gutted the small cottage occupied…

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Fire Destroys Emerald Hotel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.--A fire early to-day destroyed the Grand Hotel in central Queensland town of…

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Fourth Fire In Hotel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 7

MUNGINGI, Tues.--A fire which began in the Commercial Hotel, Mungindi, early on Saturday…

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Tb Aid In Fire Fighting

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 2

Television as an aid to fighting serious fires may be developed in the United Kingdom following an…

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Disastrous Bostobrick Fire Dwelling Completely Gutted

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 1

In the early hours of last Sunday morning a fire occurred in the home of Mr. Ray Hall, Bostobrick, which razed the house to the ground. Mr. Hall returned home from and sealed it…

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Twelve Die In Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Fri.--Twelve members of one family were burned to death when their modest home in Tenuanterac…

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Discussed Fire Station Site at Yamba

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN. -- At the December meeting of Harwood Shire, the council decided to inform the Board of Fire…

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Woman Faces Fire Charges

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun -- Arson squad detectives to-day arrested a 39-year-old woman and charged her on…

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Attempt To Halt Fire In Mine

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Another seal is being built in an attempt to halt a fire in the State Coal Mine at Lithgow. The Minister for Mines, Mr. P…

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Tanker Fire Under Control

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 January 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Mon. -- The captain and 23 crew members returned to the Admiralty tanker, "Wave…

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Volcano Spitting Fire Again

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

DJAKARTA, Thurs.--The Central Javanese volcano. Merapi, is spitting fire again. Scorching clouds of red…

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More Fires At Granville

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday. -- Fires which police believe to have been deliberately started broke out last night in the South Granville Public School and Granville…

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Fire On Hulk

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sun.--Houses for 10 miles around were shaken when a cylinder of acetylene fell into a fire…

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Fires Rage in Victoria

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Five large fires, one covering at least 2000 acres of heavily-timbered mountain country, are raging in Northern Victoria to-night…

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Boambee Bush Fire Brigade's Request Granted by Shire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 9

Bellihgen Shire Council decided at its January meeting to comply with a request from Boambee Bush Fire Brigade…

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Fire Destroys Plywood Mill

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 January 1954 · page 1

HOBART, Thurs.--Tasmanian Plywood Mills Pty. Ltd. factory at Somerset, on Tasmania's north-west…

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Sayed Husband In Petrol Blaze

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 2

LISMORE, Mon. -- Although badly burned herself, a Woodenbong woman beat out her husband's…

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Fined £59 For Lighting Fire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1954 · page 4

CORAMBA, Monday.--At a sitting of the Court of Petty Sessions, Coramba Andrew Toms, bf Brooklana,…

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