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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

181 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 10

Eight Killed By Terrorist Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 July 1954 · page 3

FERRYVILLE. (Tunisia) Sun.--Eight people were killed and 12 wounded when terrorists opened up…

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Fire Engulfs Tuncurry Hotel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 July 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.--A fire, which early to-day gutted portion of the Bellevue Hotel, at Tuncurry, on the…

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Spectacular Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Fri. -- Men and women screamed as they smashed windows in escaping from a…

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Fire Destroys Trial Car

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- The 434 miles of Redex trial route between Madura and Ceduna claimed three victims yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Crashed Truck

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon.--A truck fell over an embankment on the Upper Orara road near Coffs…

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Coroner's Finding On Cottage Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--An attractive hairdresser told the City Coroner's Court to-day that after her lover had given her a share in a £5500 cottage at Double…

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Peace Restored in Indo-china Cease-fire In All States Agreed To

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 1

GENEVA, Wednesday. Peace was restored throughout Indo-China after more than seven years of war to-day, with the signing of the last of three cease-fire agreements…

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Order To Stop Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 1

HANOI, Tuesday.-- The French and Vietminh ordered firing stopped throughout northern…

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Normandie Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Fri.--The French Minister for Public Works told the National General Assembly that it…

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Ship on Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.--The London - bound British steamer Corfen rescued four passengers and a crew of 11…

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fire Brigade Called Our Last Night

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 1

At 6.35 last night Coffs Harbour Fire Brigade was called to put. out a grass fire that was threatening installations at the Airport…

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Yamba Fire Station

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 5

MACLEAN, Wed. -- The Board of Fire Commissioners will be received by Harwood Shire Council at its…

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Horses Die In Stable Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- Four valuable horses were trapped and incinerated and two others killed by a train in their frenzird flight from a blazing…

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Banana Growers Are Fire Conscious, Says Chairman

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 14

"It is pleasing to note now fire conscious growers are becoming. This is evidenced in the fact that in spite of the…

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Chimney Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 3

Grafton Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire at about 12.45 p.m. yesterday at the residence of…

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One Of Biggest Fire Services

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 3

The Mew South Wales Fire Brigade was one of the four largest fire services in the world to-day, the President of the Fire Commissioners Board, Mr. T. J…

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Chimney Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 4

Grafton Fire Brigade, under Station Officer W. Hoey, turned out early last night to a fire at the corner…

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Big Fire At Derby

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 1

PERTH, Tues. -- Derby, the West Kimberley staging port for oil searchers to-day had its worst fire…

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Ulmarra Seeks Fire Brigade

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 3

ULMARRA.--Negotiations are in progress through the Ulmarra Municipal Council for the…

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Taking a Fire Risk!

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

Last Tuesday night a lot cars and utilities crowded all parking space around the Memorial Hall, before and…

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