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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires
7 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
A ban has been placed on fires at the England’s Road garbage tip for at least one month. Coffs Harbour Shire Council has decided that, because of the existing high tire danger, garbage should be buried…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →There was no shortage of fire hydrants in the Boambee area, Coffs Harbour Shire Council was told last week. Shire engineer Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Seventeen people attended the annual general meeting of the Nana Glen Bushfire Brigade recently. Volunteers of the brigade welcomed Cr. C, Vost, Cr. R. Robinson and the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Housewives at Coramba have formed a “pantyhose” women’s bushfire brigade to fight fires while their husbands are away at work. The women asked Coramba Bushfire Brigade captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PETTY OFFICER Michael Moran, right, gives two apprentices a lesson inside the 4.5 inch gun twin turret on the destroyer escort HMAS Yarra. They are Apprentice Keith Smith, 17, left, son…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A serious fire danger period was not expected in the next three months, District…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Higher maximum penalties of $1000 or 12 months imprisonment are amongst the…
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