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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

189 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 10

Delungra Doings Personal : Empire Day Fire at Gunnee Dance and Farewell : Women’s Auxiliary PERSONAL

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 June 1945 · page 4

A.B. Martin, L. C. of the Australian Navy who has spent a short leave with his wife at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bartholomew, her parents, left on…

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Nazi Rifle "Fires Around Corners"

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 3

The Germans during the last months of the war invented and put into production a rifle which fires around corners,…

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False Fire Alarm

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 6 June 1945 · page 3

Early on Sunday evening some boys were looking through the window of the Manpower office and saw live coals in the fireplace which seemed to…

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Trieste Bands Set Fire to Italian Flags

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 14 June 1945 · page 1

TRIESTE, Thursday—Bands of men and women carrying Red Flags marched through the main…

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A Log Fire in in New Guinea

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 2

A log fire is a feature of a rest resort for RAAF at crews, which is being established on a mountain range in tropical New…

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Malicious False Alarm of Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 26 June 1945 · page 4

"A malicious false alarm," replied Captain Russell, of the Glen Innes fire brigade, when questioned this morning…

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Germans' Political Demonstration Objection To Right Wing Government Americans Fire Shots Over Crowd's Heads LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 1

American military police fired shots over the heads of a German crowd staging a political demonstration in…

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Fires Follow 'Super Fort' Raids

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 1

GUAM, Tuesday.—A medium force of Super Fortresses dropped explosive bombs on industrial plants a Shimotsu, to…

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Fire Destroys Guyra Shop and House

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 4

A fire early on Saturday morning destroyed Messrs. Jones Bros.' boot store and repair depot with portions of the…

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Guyra Fire Not Due to Electric Installation

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 6

Among theories advanced as to the cause of the fire which demolished Messrs- Jones' Bros, boot store at Guyra on Saturday was one that…

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Natives Incinerated Japs Set Fire to Hospital Balikpapan (Borneo)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 July 1945 · page 1

After driving thousands of natives northwards towards Samarinda oilfields for slave labour purposes, the Japanese set fire to a…

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Blaze in Bradley Street Boot Shop and Contents Destroyed Brigade Does Good Work in Preventing Spread of Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 July 1945 · page 7

A severe Joss was suffered by Jones Bros, and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jones in the early hours of Saturday morning when their footwear store and repair works, together with most of the adjoining dwelling, were…

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University Paper Under Fire Alleged Obscenities Following Debate Strong Protest to Authorities SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1945 · page 6

Parents of students, as well as student bodies, are reported to be concerned in protests which have been voiced to…

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Heavy Raid on Japan Fires Started by Fighters GUAM

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 1

Superfortresses, m the latest aw tack on Japan, have dropped 460 tons of demolition bombs on the coal liquefaction plant at Ube…

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Y.M.C A.-A.C.F. Under Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1945 · page 2

Jeeps have so speeded up welfare work in Borneo that the Y.M.C.C C.F mobile service new reach every ball area…

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Japan's Food Supplies Effect of Mass fire Raids

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 12

Japan is being forced by the exigencies of war to resort to the most primitive means to keep her crowded millions alive…

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Fire Scare Outbreak at Munitions Plant SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 July 1945 · page 2

Residents of a town near Sydney became alarmed to-day when a great column of smoke poured up from a nearby munitions plant…

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Striking Japan Many Fires MANILA

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 1

Continuing their systematic reduction of enemy cities General MacArthur’s bombers have again struck at Japan…

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Admiral's Narrow Escape Plane Engine Caught on Fire SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1945 · page 2

It has been revealed in Sydney that the Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet (Sir Bruce Fraser)' was flying to an advanced…

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Chimney On Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 4

Shortly after 6.30 last night the fire siren sounded as the result of a fire in the chimney at No. 2 Ross Street , occupied by Mrs. Albert Noland. The…

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