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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

181 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 10

Liquid Fire To Miss Canterbury

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.--Topweight, Liquid Fire will not start in the Wetter Handicap at Canterbury on…

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Lost Life In Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.--A Regular Army sergeant died in a fire which gutted his house at Ingleburn camp, early…

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£20,000 Fire at Wauchope

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Fire caused damage estimated at more than £20,000 to-night when it gutted a timber…

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Bushfire Bill Unfair Members Claim

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday--Victimisation, discriminatory taxation and restriction of rights are embodied in a Bill to limit bushfire liability, members of the State…

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Kitchen Chimney On Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

Several members of the Grafton Fire Brigade last night extinguished a fire which broke out in the…

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Fire Brigade Inspector For Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 2

Mr. Harry Rogers, northern resident country inspector for New South Wales Fire Brigades, will…

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All Should Heed Fire Prevention Week

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 2

ALTHOUGH it is officially stated that little bushfire danger exists at present in the Clarence-Coffs Harbour area, the menace of fire is such…

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Fatal Burns While Fighting Bushfire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.--Torrential rain yesterday prevented an ambulance bringing medical aid to two men…

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National Problem In Bushfires

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 5

Bushfires were a national problem affecting the individual citizen because his home, stock, buildings, fences and other assets were endangered by the…

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Factory Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues. -- A fire swept through the ground floor of a tobacco and cigarette factory in Brisbane…

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Beer Lost in Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 November 1954 · page 3

LISMORE, Tues.--Ninety dozen bottles of beer were destroyed on the KyogleWiangarie road, near kyogle,…

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Woman Dragged From Fire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Neighbours rushed into a Housing Commission flat at Lilyfield to-night and dragged…

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Fire Prevention Campaign Officially Opened

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

To-day wer are in the middle of Fire Prevrntion Week in New South Wales. His Excellecncy the Governor, Sir John Northcott, offically opened the compagin in a special oad…

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Bushfire Meade Wanted at Bonville

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 9

Valery delegates to Coffs Harbour District Council of the Banana Growers Federation Co.op Ltd. submitted a…

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Bushfire Week in Shire

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 5

Copmanhurst Shire Council will co-operate in the Bushfire Week which commenced on Monday…

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Lower Clarence Fire Risk Area

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 6

MACLEAN, Fri. -- Constable A. J. Baker, of Harwood, regards his area as the most dangerous from…

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Spilt Fat Causes Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 7

A fierce blaze occurred at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Chalmers, of Victoria street, Grafton, on…

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Fire Destroys Hall at Bonalbo

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 3

LISMORE, Sunday--Efforts of a bush fire and bucket brigade to save Bonalbo Hall from complete destruction by fire to-day, were of no avail and the building…

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Hundreds Fought Bushfire

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Hundreds of volunteer firemen fought for hours to control a fierce bushfire which…

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Major Fire Outbreak Narrowly Averted

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 3

Prompt action by Grafton Fire Brigade, following a timely alarm by a Melbourne visitor and his wife early last night averted a major outbreak of fire in Prince…

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