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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

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Fighting in Jerusalem Latest Cables and Telegrams The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. British Troops Move in Cease Fire Order Followed London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 May 1948 · page 5

Jews and Arabs issued ceasefire orders in the old city of Jerusalem last night, according to Mr. David ben Gurion, who is…

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Twenty Lorries Saved in Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 2

When fire broke out at Peters Redfern, on Friday night, employees drove 20 trucks valued at £40,000, to safety. They went under a…

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Fire in Dry Cleaners. Prompt Action by Neighbours

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 3

A fire broke out in the back of the premises occupied by the Spic-N-Span Dry Cleaning Service in Church Street on Friday evening. There was…

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Arab Terms on Cease Fire Latest Cables and Telegrams The "Macleay Argus" Is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. Dead Line Passed While Arabs Press Claims London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 5

Although UNO deadline for cease fire in Palestine passed today without any official word of acceptance or rejection from the Arabs,…

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Government Under Fire Canberra Sittings Will Be Lively

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 8

Resumption of the sittings of Federal Parliament in a few days' time will certainly also mean a resumption of the concentrated…

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Government Under Fire. Canberra Sittings Will Be Lively

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1948 · page 1

Resumption of the sittings of Federal Parliament in a few days' time will certainly also mean a resumption of the concentrated attack upon…

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Fire at Cootamundra Cootamundra

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

Damage estimated at nearly [?]000 was caused by a fire which gutted the store of Solomon Cohen & Co., Ltd., early this morning. The…

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Fire Brigade Strike Men Return To Work SYDNEY

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 July 1948 · page 2

A mass meeting of fire brigade officers and men decided to return to work immediately. Firemen and their officers (other than a skeleton…

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Cease Fire U.N.O. Orders Palestine Lake Success

Macleay Argus · Friday 16 July 1948 · page 5

Coinciding with a report from Cairo that the Egyptian capital had been bombed by a Jewish plane, the United…

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Exceptional Danger from Bush Fires During Approaching Summer

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 8

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has informed the Chief Secretary that prior to and during the summer of 1948-49 there is likely to be a…

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Fire At Glenwarrin

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 2

Wingham Fire Brigade, under Capt. J. Rowseil, received a call from Glenwarrin on Sunday last, to a fire in sawdust and [?]orap timber at…

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Bush Fire Dancer During Approaching Summer

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 August 1948 · page 3

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has informed the Chief Secretary that prior to and during the summer of 1948-49 there is likely to be a potential…

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Fire Station at Wingham

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 August 1948 · page 10

Alderman Mallyon referred to the conditions under which members of the local Fire Brigade were housed at Wingham, and moved that the…

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Big City Fire Rawson Chambers the Scene Damage--thousands Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1948 · page 5

Hundreds of office workers had narrow escapes from injury when a fire swept through the upper floors of Rawson Chambers, near…

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Italy to Harness Volcanic Fire Source of ERP Energy

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 10 September 1948 · page 6

The burning, roaring, driving fires which underlie all Italy and which produced the glowing heat for the smithy of the Roman god, Vulcan,…

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Fire at Bungwahl Sawmill Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 September 1948 · page 2

Taree Fire Brigade received a call at 7 a.m. yesterday (Tuesday) stating that Thomson Bros.'Sawmill was on fire. A later message…

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Our Shoestring Defences. Chifley Government Under Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 3

In the shadow of an uneasy peace, of a foreboding world situation engendered by fear, distrust and a certain amount of international…

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Our Shoestring Defences Chifley Government Under Fire

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 September 1948 · page 5

In the shadow of an uneasy peace, of a foreboding world situation engendered by fear, distrust and a certain amount of…

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Forestry Fire Engines

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 September 1948 · page 3

Kempsey Forestry District has been supplied with two La France 12 h.p. fire fighting trucks specially equipped to handle forest fires. One…

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Electric Iron Causes Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 October 1948 · page 2

An electric iron which had been left switched on, caused a fire at the home of Mrs. Harold Lyons, of Wynter St. Taree, last Thursday…

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