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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

186 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 10

Fire at Inverell £20,000 DAMAGE Milling Company's Premises Destroyed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 12

Early this morning a fire, totally destroyed the main part of Inverell Milling Co. Pty. Ltd 's…

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Inverell Flour Mill Destroyed by Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 April 1949 · page 3

Inverell flour mill was destroyed by fire early Friday morning. Only the walls of the building remain standing…

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Bush Fire Checked

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 2

What for a time appeared likely. to prove a very destructive bush fire broke out on Hibernia (Mr. J. Makim's) on Saturday,…

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Fire Brigade for Bingara

The Inverell Times · Monday 18 April 1949 · page 4

The Shire Clerk (Mr. R. L. Fleming) reported at last meeting of Council that following a visit from representatives of…

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30 Volunteers Fight Bush Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 6

What [?] time appeared likely to prove a very destructive bush fire broke out on Hibernia (Mr. J. Makim’s) on…

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Twenty Are Missing in Ship Fire and Explosion

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 1

GUAYAQUIL (Equador), Wednesday: Twenty passengers, including women and children are believed to have died as the result of an explosion and fire aboard the tourist steamer Faraon…

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41 Sailors Dead, 52 Wounded in Unsuccessful Rescue Mission Communist Batteries Fire On British Warships

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 1

SHANGHAI, Friday. (A.A.P.-Reuter)—Efforts by three British warships to rescue the sloop Amethyst from under the muzzles of Chinese Communist shore batteries have for the time being [?]ded in failure, and it is now unofficially, though reliably, estimated that all four vessels have…

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Uralla News Government Under Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 4

"I state here, row and publicly, that the pensions being paid to crippled, maimed and blinded ex-servicemen are a…

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£30,000 Fire at Lithgow

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 1

LITHGOW: Five workmen narrowly escaped death yesterday afternoon when fire destroyed a giant water-cooling…

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Nominal Churchmen Under Fire Slack Christianity Seen As Ally of Communism Bishop of Armidale Calls For Resurgence Of Faith

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 8

"Men talk of opposing Communism and of loyalty to God, but the slack Christianity of most of the nominal churchmen of this diocese with their lack of prayer and their sunday…

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Fined £5 Lighting Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 4

For lighting a fire which endangered property owned by Mrs. Mary T. Windey. of "Lingeralen[?]" Horace Martin,…

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Government Under Fire Failure To Supply Farm Machinery Bungling Alleged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 4

The failure of the Government to provide farm machinery and spare parts was expressed by…

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Fined £5 for Lighting Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

For lighting a fire which endangered property owned by Mrs. Mary T. Windeyer, of “Lingeralong,” Horace Martin,…

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Damage to Car by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

A 1935 Old mobile sedan was heavily damaged late yesterday afternoon when a garage at the rear of Mr. J. Tratt's…

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Ireland Bill Under Fire Costello Calls for End of Partition Warns Britian Situation Fraught with Danger LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

Eire Dail unanimously adopted yesterday a resolution moved by the Premier (Mr. Costello) calling on Britain "to end the present occupation of Northern Ireland" and indignantly protesting against the introduction in the House of Commons of the Ireland Bill giving…

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[?] FIRE Failure To Supply Farm Machinery Bungling Alleged

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 7

The failure of the Government to provide farm machinery and spare parts was expressed by…

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Government Under Fire Failure To Supply Farm Machinery Bungling Alleged

The Uralla Times · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 4

The failure of the Government to provide farm machinery and spare parts was expressed by…

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Armidale 'Drome Criticised Surface Deteriorating Government Under Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 8

Unless the surface was improved, East - West Airlines would he forced to abandon Armidale…

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C.P. Exectutive Under Fire Resignation Demanded Alleged "Sabotage" SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 2

Fairfield and district branch of die Country Party will demand the immediate resignation of…

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Armidale 'Drome Criticised Surface Deteriorating Government Under Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Unless the surface was improved, East-West Airlines would be forced to abandon Armidale…

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