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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

170 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 9

Heavy Air Attacks Large Fires Started

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 1

Heavy air attacks by Allied planes are reported in General MacArthur’s communique to-day…

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Sydney Fire £10,000 Damage SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 1

Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a sixstoried factory at Annandale to-day. The building was occupied by O. K…

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Whose Job to Notify that Premises Are on Fire?

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 1

WARWICK: If the owners or tenants are absent when an outbreak of fire occurs and the brigade is summoned whose…

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Inverell Pastures Protection Board Actions Criticised Bush Fires Prevention Inspection of Travelling Pigs Noxious Weeds Problem

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 4

The Inverell P.P. Board held its usual meeting on Friday when considerable business was transacted. Among the matters…

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Five Children Dead Roasted in a Blaze of Powder SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 1

Daryl Charles Mudd, aged eight, died in the Newcastle Hospital yesterday, bringing the total of children dead to five,…

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Bush Fires Police Warning

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

As there are sundry bush fires reported from various parts of the district the Police issue a warning that special care must be taken in this…

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Berlin Bombed Great Damage Huge Fires German Reaction (A.A.P. News).London

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

The heaviest and most concentrated raid that Berlin has yet had was carried out last night…

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Result of R.a.a.f. Raid Berlin Fires Still Burning

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—Berlin radio stated that fires were still burning in Berlin this morning as the result, of the R.A.F. raid…

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London Gives 'Reprisal' Planes a Warm Reception Very Few Penetrated Wall of Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—A terrific barrage greeted the German raiders over London shortly after dark to-night. This was the "reprisal" raid, which…

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Two Grass Fires in a Week

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 1

A grass fire in the vicinity of the local railway station yesterday afternoon destroyed two or three panels of fence before the…

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200 Perish in Cinema Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 1

IONDON, Monday.—According to B[?]n radio, 200 "were inte[?]ed when a fire broke out in a small cinema on the…

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Allied Air Raid Great Masses of Fire in Munich

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—The load of well over 500 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs which was…

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Homestead Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1943 · page 15

A fire occurred at the homestead of Mr. C. E. Solomon's "Myanbah" property during the week. It is thought that a verandah curtain was…

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Grass Fires

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 2

Both on Saturday and Sunday the Fire Brigade was summoned to suppress grass fires which broke out within in the town boundary. On Saturday…

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Burning Off Danger of Bushfires Stubble May be Burned

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 March 1943 · page 3

Where permits have been obtained and the stipulated precautions carried out, farmers may now burn their stubble. This was agreed upon at a…

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Outbreak of Fire on Truck

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1943 · page 2

Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning the local fire brigade received a telephone call to Neil Street, to attend an…

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Tragic Death Caught in Bush Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 4

A tragic story of circumstances leading to the death of Mrs. Mabel Jane Perrott, widow of the late Alfred Haroldston Perrott, of…

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Lae and Salamaua Heavily Bombed Large Fires Resulted

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 1

Lae and Salamaua were heavily attacked yesterday by Allied bombers escorted by long-range fighters and…

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Townsville Fire £30,000 Damage

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 5

Damage estimated at more than £30,000 was caused on Friday by a fire which destroyed premises owned by Don Mclnnes, and…

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Naples Bombed Large Fires Caused CAIRO

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 March 1943 · page 1

Heavy bombers on Sunday night, attacked Naples and large fires were observed near the railway depot and oil installations…

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