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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

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Norway Fires Damage Quisling Buildings (A.A.P. News). LONDON

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 6

A series of fires which destroyed a number of Quisling or German controlled /buildings is reported to-day from Norway, states the Norwegian…

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Fire at Bingara

The Inverell Times · Thursday 22 April 1943 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at Cooringoora. near Bingara, at the home of Mr. E. L. Bull. when a shed containing between 90 and 100 tons off lucerne…

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Many Jap Bases Bombed Fires Started and Ship Sunk Somewhere in Australia

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 1

Without loss to themselves, Allied heavy bombers yesterday staged a successful attack on the enemy base at Halong,…

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Big City Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 7

Stocks of tea and coffee, valued £30,000, and valuable machinery [?] [?]her stock were destroyed whe[?] disastrous fire occurred at Grif[?]…

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A Sydney Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 3 May 1943 · page 3

Huge flames blazed through the roof of Griffiths Bros, six-story ware house aud leapt high into tho sky in one of the city's most spectacular…

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Reddestone Bush Fire Brigade

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 8 May 1943 · page 1

The Reddestone Bush Fire Brigade has been established under the bush-fire fighting organisation sponsored by the…

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GUYRA Bush Fires Lack of Manpower Endangers Properties

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1943 · page 3

Some big bush fires, have been reported in the district this week. At Tubbamurra a big fire, broke out and endangered several haystacks. A…

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Farmer's Home Destroyed by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 1

The home, with all contents, of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Hamel, of Reddestone, was destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Grass Fire Caused by Gas Producer

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 May 1943 · page 4

A bush fire which threatened a number of properties towards Nowley and Burren Junction occurred on Doreen Wee Waa, last week…

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Tyre Re-tread Depot Fire Big Conflagration Narrowly Averted

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

The building in which Mr. Ron Hoyle conducted a tyre re-treading service, was gutted, and the plant, equipment…

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Glen Innes Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 2

The building in which Mr. R. Hoyle conducted a tyre re-treading service, was gutted by fire, and the plant, equipment and stock severely damaged…

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Echo Of, London's Great Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1943 · page 6

London's historic and handsome Guildhall, damaged in a German "blitz" was almost destroyed in the Great Fire of London. In 1667 was…

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Municipal Council All Fire Insurance Business Transferred to Government Office

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

The Glen Innes Municipal Council at its meeting this week adopted a committee recommendation to the effect…

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Fire Obscures Result Of Attack On Warships LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1943 · page 1

A hundred Flying Foftress which, without loss hammerd the Italian naval base at Spezia yesterday, comprised one of the biggest formations ever ordered on a single mission from North Africa…

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Large Fires Rage at Lae

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 1

After the lull, caused by bad weather, five bombing operations, in the north eastern s[?]ior were reported in to-day's communique…

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Raids on Dutch New Guinea. Fires Visible for 75 Miles

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

Large fires were visible for 75 miles following the bombing of Nabire in Dutch New Guinea, by one of our heavy units says…

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Forest Fires German Action Feared OREGON

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

Lieut.-Colonel James Fraser, a member of an army party inspecting logging and lumber operations disclosed incendiary bombs carried…

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Rabaul Raided Extensive Damage Fires Visible Fifty Miles

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 June 1943 · page 1

One of the heaviest raids yet conducted in the South West Pacific was carried out on Rabaul just before dawn yesterday when nearly…

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Fires and Robberies at Sydney Factories

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—Investigating a tire in a city laundry tire morning the police found that a window had been forced…

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Dusseldorf Fires 30 Hours After Bombers Departed

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.—Over 30 hours after the attack on Dusseldorf last Friday night many fires were still burning in the city…

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