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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

283 stories in New England's papers · page 3 of 15

Fire in Wood Loft At Power Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 1

Glen Innes Fire Brigade yesterday attended the second fire in the wood loft of the electrical power station in little…

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“Aerodrome Grass A Fire Hazard.”

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 6

Fire hazard adjacent to the hangar at Inverell aerodrome should be removed immediately the Municipal Council was…

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Fire in Shed Basket Of Clothes Ignited

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 8

Armidale Fire Brigade yesterday morning attended a small outbreak in a shed at North Armidale. The fire, however, was…

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8,000 Watch Hobart Blaze

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 1

Hobart, Monday.—It is estimated that over 8,000 people who were kept in check by a big squad of…

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£250,000 Damage In Hobart Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 1

HOBART, Monday.— It is estimated that over 8000 people, who were kept in check by a big squad of police, witnessed the…

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Fire at Egan's Dairy Damage Estimated at £500

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 3

About 11 o'clock on Tuesday night a fire broke out in the building in which the milking machines, separator and other equipment were…

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Disastrous Hobart Fire Ocean Pier Destroyed Damage Extimated at £250,000 HOBART

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1948 · page 2

It is estimated over 8000 people who were kept in check by a big squad of police, witnessed the disastrous…

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Bush Fires Exhibit At Royal Show

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

A feature of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show this year will be…

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Bush Fires Advisory Committee Display at Royal Show

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

A feature of the Bush Fines Advisory Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agriculturen Show this year will be an exhibit…

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Rescue From Gaol Fire Goulburn

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 1

Police early to-day rescued a man on the point of collapse from a cell at Goulburn police station…

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Police Fire on Rioters

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 1

LONDON. Wednesday.— Armed Italian police left Rome by air yesterday for Pantellaria where three people are reported to have…

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Theatre Threatened Furniture Factory Gutted In £3,000 Inverell Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3,000 was caused by fire which last night gutted the Inverell furniture factory of R. W. Johnst on Campbell Street, and threatened the adjacent Capital Theatre, interrupting its screening and sending theatre patrons into the streets…

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Blaze at Inverell Furniture Factory Gutted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 4

Damage estimated at £3000 wad caused by fire which on Tuesday gutted the inverell furniture factory of R. W. Johnston, Campbell-street, and…

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Fire Caused £600,000 Damage

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—More than 15,000 bales of cotton, valued at £600,000 were completely destroyed last night when fire gutted the storehouse of the Commonwealth Trade and Customs Department at Waterloo. It was…

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Heap Damage in Spectacular Sydney Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — More than 15,000 bales of cotton, valued at £600,000, were completely destroyed last night when, fire gutted…

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Sunday Afternoon Blaze

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 3

Dense clouds of smoke rising from the rear of Mr. Harry Wallace's residence in Geddes Street yesterday afternoon attracted people from all…

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Origin Of Inverell Fire a Mystery

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 5

Cause of the fire, which last week gutted the Inverell furniture store of Mr. R. W. Johnston, causing damage estimated at £3,000 is stil…

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New Fire Fighting Idea Hailed as Most Effective in 50 Years

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 April 1948 · page 3

"One of the most effective idea[?] to hit the fire service in 50 years' is credited to Mr. John E. Holden, fuel distributor of Newing[?] N.H…

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£30,000 Fire in Store at Orange

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 April 1948 · page 7

Fire in portion of Western Stores and Edgleys Ltd. premises early on Monday afternoon caused damage estimated at £30,000…

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Shed on Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 4

Inverell, fireman were called the local Power House early yesterday morning where a shed, containing a quantity of coke, was on…

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