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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

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

Armidale 'Drome Criticised Surface Deteriorating Government Under Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 4

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

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Shire Employees Burnt Out Amazing Escape Of Track All Belongings Lost

The Uralla Times · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 1

Three Shire Council employees lost their tents, beds, bedding and personal belongings when a…

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Shire Employees Burnt Out

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 8

Three Shire Council employees lost their tents, beds, bedding and personal belongings when a fire destroyed their camp…

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Caused Fire Damage £144,000

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA: Frank Loyal Weaver, a former member of the Australian forces attached to the B.C.O.F. in Japan, had…

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Weaver Caused Heavy Damage by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 May 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA : Frank Loyal Weaver a former member of the Australian forces attached to the B.C.O.F. in Japan, had…

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Truck Burns in Beardy Street Quick Save By Fire Brigade

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 30 May 1949 · page 4

Promot faction by Armidala Fire B gade saved a burning truck from complete destruction in Beardy street at 7 p.m…

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Theatre Fire at Tenterfield

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 1

TENTERFIELD: A fire in the Lyric Theatre on Wednesday night caused damage to the interior estimated at…

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Fire at Tenterfield Theatre Damaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1949 · page 8

Damage estimated at £1000 was caused by a fire which ravaged the Lyric Theatre, Tenterfieid, at 11.45 on…

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Emmaville Bush Fire Brigade

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Emmaville Volunteer Bush Fire Fighting Brigade was held in the imperial hall supper room…

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New Fire Siren Test To-night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 June 1949 · page 8

A new siren, which has been installed at Armidale Fire Station, will be tested at 7 o'clock to-night…

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Division of Fire Brigade Costs Unfair

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 6

The local governing bodies were being treated inequitably in the new scale of contributions for the upkeep of the Fire…

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Fire at Bundarra Damage Estimated At £1000

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 8

Fire caused damage estimate ed at over £1000 to machinery in a Bundarra sawmill on Monday night…

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£1,000 Fire at Bundarra Sick Woman’s Warning Many Thousand £’s

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 4

A warning by a sick woman saved one of two sawmills, a cottage and other buildings, the property , of Mr. Harry Smith, of Bundarra yesterday. She was Mrs. McGill, wife…

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Fire at Sawmill

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 29 June 1949 · page 1

A fire occurred at a sawmill on “Killala,” Wallangra, the property of Mr. J. W. Kneipp, on June 15. The mill…

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No Shortages in Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 9

In a letter to the Glen Innes Municipal Council, Aid. W. J. Watson, who is visiting Britain and Eire, records some of his…

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Volunteers In Residence At Fire Station

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 4

Two volunteer fire-men entered into residence at the Inverell Fire Station this week…

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Fire in Rusden Street Birds' Nesting Ignited In Ceiling

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1949 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade extinguished a blaze in the ceiling of Mr. J. Page's house, Rusden-street, at 2.30 this…

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Chimney Fire At Telephone Exchange

The Inverell Times · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 4

Shortly before 7, o’clock on Saturday night Inverell: Fire Brigade received a call to a chimney fire at the local…

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...Fires in W. Europe Drought and Heat

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: day: Drought has caused forest fires in Western Europe and the invasion…

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Local Help Stayed Laundry Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 13 July 1949 · page 4

A fire which broke out in the laundry of Mr. A. H. Banfield's Lambeth Street residence on Monday night was…

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