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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

271 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 14

Canadian Hotel Fire 10 Persons Believed Killed Early Morning Outbreak SASKATOON (Saskatchewan)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1946 · page 1

At least ten persons were killed and eighteen injured when the Hotel Barry caught afire in the early hours of the…

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Bucket Brigade To Fight Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 4

Lack of water hindered the brigade on Sunday night in fighting a fire which severely damaged a small house on The…

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Hotel Fire Victims Were Smothered

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 10 December 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Tuesday. -- Most of the 120 deaths in the disastrous Winecoff Hotel blaze at Atlanta resulted from…

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£200 Damage In Glen Innes Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 December 1946 · page 4

An early morning fire in a blacksmith and engineering shop today caused damage estimated at £200…

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Fire Danger in Victoria Planes Patrolling Forests MELBOURNE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 December 1946 · page 1

Fire danger throughout Victoria is extreme and planes are continually patrolling the danger area. Frequent bush fire warnings are…

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Fire In Kichen

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 December 1946 · page 1

A small fire broke out in the kitchen wall of Bona Vista boarding house last night at about 7.40…

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Fire Destroys Parkes Radio Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 December 1946 · page 1

PARKES, Tuesday.--Radio station 2PK was destroyed by lire late last night. The outbreak was reported at…

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Control of Bush Fires Points to be Observed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1946 · page 11

Nine out of ten bush fires are man-made points out the New South Wales Bush Fires advisory Committee. Most of them are caused by…

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Fire to Build Navy Corvettes Purchased From Britain

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1946 · page 7

With recruiting for the hew Irish navy in full swing, the Irish Department of Defence has purchased from Britain, at a cost of about…

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Cabaret Destroyed by Fire Damage Estimated at Thousands of Pounds SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 December 1946 · page 1

Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning, the fashionable Riverview Cabaret, at Tom Ugly's Point, was gutted by fire. Two hours before, 270 guests were…

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75 Firemen Overcome In U.S. Chemical Blaze ATLANTA (Georgia)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 1

Chemical fumes from a burning chemist's-shop overcame 75 firemen 52 of whom were taken to hospital. The fire occurred in the Winecoff Hotel, in…

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Overcome by Fumes Fire in Chemist’s Shop Atlanta (Georgia)

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 December 1946 · page 1

Chemical fumes from a burning chemist’s shop overcame 75 firemen, 52 of whom were taken to hospital…

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