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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1944

298 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 15

Fire Leaves Families Homeless SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 6

Two families were left homeless when fire destroyed a pair of semidetached weatherboard cottages in Balmain yesterday. Most of the…

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Fire in Church Street Brigade's Good Save

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1944 · page 1

Shortly before lunch to-day the Glen Innes Fire Brigade received a call to the home of Mr. R. V. Freak at the corner of…

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Bush Fires Big insurances Paid SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 1

According to the secretary of the Fire Underwriters’ Association, Mr. Stanley Fox, associated insurance companies paid out £1,024,865 in bush…

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Bush Fires Cost Insurance Companies £1,021,865 SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 1

According to the secretary of the Fire Underwriters' Association, Mr. Stanley Fox, associated insurance companies paid out £1,021,865 in…

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Terrific Fire Greets German Counter Attack LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 2

The Germans to-night launched a determined counter-attack with infantry and tanks on the night flank of the British front, says an…

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2500 TON JAp Cargo Ship Set on Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 1 July 1944 · page 1

The continued mopping up of enemy remnants on Bials (Dutch Ne Guinea) has resulted in…

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Fire on Ship Sydney

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 1

When the cargo in the hold of a ship on which they were working at Darling Harbour caught fire eight wharf laborers were forced to dash…

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Ghastly Tragedy in U.S. Burned to Death in Circus Blaze LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

At least l20 persons about one-third children, perished in a fire in a big circus tent at Hartinord, Connecticut,…

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Circus Fire 120 Dead New York

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 1

At least 120 persons, about one-third children, perished in a fire in a big circus tent at Hartford, Connecticut, and the death-roll is mounting…

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Trapped in Fire Woman Suffocated SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 6

Trapped in flames which practically . gutted her home in Whately Street, Newtown, last night. Mrs. Madeline Kelly, 60 an invalid pensioner. was…

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Old Age Pensioner Suffocated City Fire Sweeps Tenements SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1944 · page 2

Trapped in flames which practically gutted her home in Whateley-street, Newtown, last nighty Mrs. Madeline…

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Italy Ancona Under Fire Fifth Army Gains LONDON

Guyra Argus · Thursday 13 July 1944 · page 1

The Fifth Army, overcoming increasingly strong resistance, has pushed two miles nearer to Leghorn, and Allied guns on the…

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Heavy Fighting For Saint Lo Vital Junction Under Fire London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 2

Although to-day's communique from Supreme Allied Headquarters merely reports that further gains have been made along the Bayeux-Saint Lo road near La Barre des Emilly, Reuter's Correspondent with the United States…

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Bombs Start Big Fires in Japan

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—The Central News Chungking correspondent says that great fires burned three days at Yawata…

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Hot Brick in Bed Caused Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1944 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Reece (85), of Glenmore Street, Naremburn, Sydney, suffered burns to the body and left arm when her…

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Blaze at Ebor Police Station Destroyed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 July 1944 · page 4

The Police Station and premises at Ebor were totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Local and General Ebor Police Station Destroyed by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2

Fire totally destroyed the Police Station and premises at Ebor early on Sunday morning. The promises were not occupied, the…

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Fire Brigade Active

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 July 1944 · page 3

On Sunday night when there was Expectation of an aeroplane making a forced landing ait the aerodrome the Fire Brigade was also in attendance…

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Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 4

A fire broke out at the A.M.P. building yesterday afternoon which may have developed into serious proportions had no one been about. The…

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Fire Station and Council library

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 July 1944 · page 4

At this week’s meeting Inverell Municipal Council received a request from Station-officer Lewis of Inverell Fire Brigade. asking that books be…

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