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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

283 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 15

£10,000 Blaze at Grafton Showground Grandstand Destroyed Power Transformer Hit by Lightning GRAFTON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 6 December 1948 · page 6

Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by fire which destroyed a grandstand at Grafton…

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Fire at U.n.o. Headquarters

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday: United Nations officials and typists, with papers hastily grabbed, from desks, made…

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U.n. Officials Flee From Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

PARIS, Wednesday.—United Nations officials and typists, with papers hastily grabbed from their desks, made their way…

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Fire in U.N. HEADQUARTERS No Great Damage PARIS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

United Nations officials and typists, with papers hastily grabbed from desks, made their way through smoke filled…

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Fire in U.N. HEADQUARTERS No Great Damage PARIS

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 December 1948 · page 1

United Nations officials and typists, with papers hastily grabbed from desks, made theid way through smokefilled…

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Hospitals Commission Under Fire No Reply to Representations by Chamber Commencement Of Constructional Work Wanted

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 1

Guyra and District Chamber of Commerce is disturbed at the lack of either reply or acknowledgment to a communication forwarded to the Hospitals Commission regarding the commencement of…

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Bush Fire Danger Chief Secretary's Warning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 9

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, has announced that on the recommendation of the Bush Fires Advisory…

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Vain Bid to Rescue Son Airman Perishes in Blaze BRISBANE

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 2

An A.N.A. pilot Was burned to death in a vain attempt to resuce his three-year-old son from their burning home in…

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Two Die In Brisbane Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: An A.N.A. pilot was burned to death in a attempt to rescue…

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Father, Son Die in House Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 4

BRISBANE: Edwin Charles Ham. 28, an A.N.A. pilot, died early yesterday morning from burns he received on a vain…

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Bush Fire Brigades

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 2

At the close of the graziers' meeting on the 11th inst. Mr. F. Moriarty, Shire Clerk, and Serg. Korn addressed the gathering in…

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Grass Fire Near T.A.S. Brigade Called Out

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 4

Armidale Fire Brigade was called out yesterday morning to attend a grass fire near The Armidale School. The…

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Ban on Fires

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 4

A special Government order issued yesterday bans the lighting of fires in the open in all parts of NSW, except in…

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Fire Destroys Planes at Evan's Head

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

LISMORE:—A fire which followed mysterious evplosions in the hanger of a former R.A.A.F. station at Evan's Head caused…

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Fire in Jessiestreet Brigade's Early Morning Call

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 8

Armidale lire brigade was called out at 4.40 yesterday morning to extinguish a blaze in a 20ft. by 12ft…

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“Security Council May Order ‘Cease Fire’ in Java”

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: As Dutch troops press forward in Java and Sumatra, the spotlight of world interest in the Indonesian crisis is centred on Paris where the United Nations’ Security Council will today consider an…

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America Demands Cease-fire Security Council Move To Stop War In Indonesia

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday.—As Dutch troops press forward in Java and Sumatra the spotlight of world interest in the Indonesia crisis is centred on Paris, what the United Nations Security Council…

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U.S. Call For N.E.I. Cease Fire Vital Meeting of Security Council in Paris America Will Demand Release of Scan Leaders LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1948 · page 1

As Dutch troops press forward in Java and Sumatra, the spotlight of world interest in the Indonesian crisis is centred on Paris, where the United Nations Security Council will to-day consider the American demand for a cease fire in the N.E.I…

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Chimney Fire in Rusden Street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 12

Armidale Fire Brigade has been called to attend several grass fires in the past two weeks, and this morning…

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Grass Fire in Taylor Street Brigade Called Out

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1948 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire in Taylorstreet yesterday morning the fire was in a vacant block of…

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