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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

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Sawmill Fire Inquiry

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 15 January 1943 · page 4

An inquiry was held at the Gloucester Court House on Tuesday last, before Mr. G. W. Brown, P.M. Coroner, into the recent fire which…

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Destructive Fire at Wingham Five Ways Garage Destroyed

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred in Wingham on Monday morning, between half past 11 and 12 o'clock, when the Five Ways Garage, fronting Primrose street,…

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Destructive Fire at Wingham. Five Ways Garage Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 20 January 1943 · page 3

A destructive fire occurred in Wingham on Monday morning, between half past 11 and 12 o'clock. The Five Ways Garage, fronting Primrose St.,…

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Local and General Wingham Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1943 · page 2

The Five Ways garage at Wingham was totally destroyed by fire on Monday morning last…

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Danger of Fire Careless Use of Producer Gas Units Precautions to Be Observed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 January 1943 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Stroud Shire Council a letter was received from the Department of Local Government and Housing advising that the…

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Two Fire Alarms

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 3

On Thursday afternoon, when Mr. Norman Nielsen, Captain of Taree Fire Brigade, was preparing for his evening meal, there was an alarm of…

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Five Ways Garage Fire. Inquiry at Wingham. Before Mr. G. W. Brown, Police Magistrate

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 February 1943 · page 1

An inquiry relating to the Five Ways Garage Fire, which took place on the 18th day of January, 1943, was conducted at Wingham Court House on…

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"Ball of Fire"

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 4

Blending humour and human interest in unique fashion, Samuel Goldwyn's production, "Ball of Fire," which screens on Tuesday, Wednesday and…

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Five Ways Garage Fire. Inquiry at Wingham. Before Mr. G. W. Brown, Police Magistrate

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 4

An Inquiry relating ,to the Five Ways Garage Flue, which took place on the 16th day pf January, 1943, was conducted at Wingham Court House on…

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Five Ways Garage Fire Inquiry at Wingham (Before Mr. G. W. Brown, Police Magistrate)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 13 February 1943 · page 4

An inquiry relating to the Five Ways Garage fire, which took place on 18th January, 1943, was conducted at Wingham Court House on Friday, 5th…

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Tea and Sugar for Bush Fire Fighaers

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1943 · page 2

Special tea and sugar rations are to be made available for bush fire fighters throughout New South Wales. Arrangements have been…

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Storage of Charcoal Precautions Against Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 4

Particular care is necessary for the safe storage of charcoal. As a result of incorrect stacking of freshly packed charcoal in a case which came…

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Destroyed By Fire. Gundagai's Historic Court House

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

Built in the early '6O's of last century, Gundagai's historic Court House, situated in a prominent, position in Sheridan Street, was completely…

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Jap Plane Over Sydney Driven Off by Ack-ack Fire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 February 1943 · page 1

An enemy plane, apparently from a submarine, was in the vicinity of Sydney on Friday night. Immediately it was sighted, anti-aircraft batteries went…

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Purfleet Barn Destroyed by Fire. Mr. Reg McLENNAN Suffers Heavy Loss

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 4

Mr. Reg McLennan, who lives just across where the Old Cubba Creek bridge used to be on the old Purfleet road, before the river…

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Bush Fire Menace

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

The continued hot and dry weather has increased the danger of bush fires —in fact, fires wherever there is dry grass and careless people. It is most…

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Purfleet Barn Destroyed by Fire. Mr. Reg Mclennan Suffers Heavy Loss

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 4

Mr. Reg McLennan, who lives just across where the Old Cubba Creek bridge used to be on the old Purfleet road, before the river bridge was built, struck bad luck on…

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Japs Die in Cinema Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 3

London: According to the Berlin Radio, 200 people were incinerated when a fire broke out in a small cinema on the Japanese island of…

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Wingham Volunteer Fire Brigade. Meeting of Members

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

A meeting af members of the above was held at the residence of Mr. Albert Worthing, Wingham, on Thursday night, 4th March, 1943…

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Typhus Victims Set on Fire by Germans. Moscow

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 2

Russian war prisoners sick with typhus are shut up in barracks which the Germans then set alight. Machine-gunners surrounding the…

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