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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Fire in [?] Shed Unexplained

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1951 · page 6

The cause of a fire, which broke out in a store shed at the near of Mallam's chemist shop, in Beardy Street, at 10.20…

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Britain's Biggest Oil Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Greet crange piliars of flame, visible 100 miles away, towered above the Gloucester-shire town of Avonmouth last night as hundreds of firemen battled desperately to control the biggest…

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Fire In Shearing Shed

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

Neighbours and passers-by assisted in extinguishing a lire that destroyed a third of a shearing shed and some…

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Seven Perish in House Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

QUEBEC, Friday.—Leger Lapierre, his wife and five of their sever children were burned to death at Sept Iles early yesterday…

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12m. Gallons Oil Lost Big Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—Great orange pillars of flame, visible 100 miles away, towered above the Gloucestershire town of…

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Britain's Largest Oil Fire Ever London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1951 · page 8

Great orange pillars of flame visible 100 miles away towered above the Gloucestershire town of Avonmouth last night as hundreds of firemen battled desperately to control the biggest oil fire…

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Fire at Showground

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 1

A small fire which started in a horse-stall at the showground this afternoon was put out by the fire brigade before it caused…

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Fire Brigade s Busy Week-end

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1951 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade attended three fires during the weekend. One grass - fire, at the rear of the old quarry, had…

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Gigantic Oil Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 7

Twelve million gallons of petrol went up in flames at Avonmouth, Gloucestershire, in Britain's biggest…

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Child Training Methods Under Fire From Sociologist

The Uralla Times · Thursday 13 September 1951 · page 6
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Dr. Margaret Mead, the American anthropolog[?] and sociologist, at the Jubilee Education Conference at Armidale, called for drastic changes in our upbringing of children…

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Danger of Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 11

Following weeks of continued dry weather, the danger of grass and bushfires has considerably increased…

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Chemicals To Prevent Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 12

With the approach [?] summer Australians [?] of the bush [?] this season [?]…

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Chemicals to Stop Bush Fires

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

With the approach of summer Australians are reminded of the bush-fire dangers this season brings…

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13 Killed in Petrol Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday. — Thirteen workmen were killed when a terrific explosion and a fire rocked the Shell Oil…

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Three Women Die in Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK Wednesday:—Three elder [?] burned to [?] score in[?]…

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Three Elderly Women Perish in Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday.— Three elderly women were burned to death and more than 20 were injured when flames…

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Bushfire Proclamation

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 September 1951 · page 4

A bushfire proclamation over the North-west is likely to be issued much earlier than was originally anticipated…

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2000 Acres of Timber Burnt Out at Yetman

The Inverell Times · Monday 24 September 1951 · page 4

A fire which raged in the Bebe State Forest, Yetman, over the week-end is expected to came the lose of about…

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