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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

397 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 20

Fire Wipes Out Half Moree Shopping Block

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 September 1951 · page 1

MOREE, Monday.—A fire swept through half a block of the main shopping are of Gosport Street, East Moree,…

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Rain Came to Aid of Fire-fighters

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 4

Sunday night's rain came to the aid of Forestry employees fighting the fire in the Bebo State Forest, Yetman, and brought the blaze under control. The fire-fighters worked on Sunday night and all day on…

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5000 Acres of Timber Burnt Out at Yetman

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 6

A fire which raged in the Bebo State Forest, Yetman, recently is expected to cause the loss of about 2,000 acres of timber, and…

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Danger Period for Bushfires

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 1

Bushfire danger periods have been proclaimed in respect of the Shires of Boolooro[?] Coonabarabran, Wingadee, Yalla[?]…

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Bushfire Danger Again Increases

The Inverell Times · Monday 1 October 1951 · page 4

The temporary decrease in the bushfire danger in the north-west, brought about by the recent fall of rain has been…

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Bush Fire Proclamation

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 4

A bushfire danger period in AShford Shire has been proclaimed and will operate until March 31 next…

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Big Bush Fires in Lismore Area

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Fire fighters battled throughout the night in the Lismore-Murwillumtoah district where bushfires have…

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Fires Raging in Lismore District Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

Firefighters battled throughout the night in the Lismore and Murwillumbah district where bushfires have ringed…

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Bushfires Worst In History Of Queensland

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 October 1951 · page 1

A huge pall of smoke from bushfires covers vast areas of Queensland, and fires are raging over thousands of…

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Fire Fighting Equipment blent To North Coast

The Inverell Times · Friday 5 October 1951 · page 1

The Forestry Commission has rushed £40.000 worth of bushfire fighting equipment from Sydney to North Coast…

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Fire Down Below

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 12

"La Paz, Bolivia is the highest capital In the world, and incidentally the only one which has no fire brigade…

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Fire In Laundry

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 6

At 8.55 a.m. yesterday Armidale Fire Brigade extinguished a fire in the laundry of a cottage in Donnelly Street…

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Korean Cease-Fire Talks Will Be Resumed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 1

TOKIO, Wednesday: An immediate resumption of the Korean cease-fire talks was proposed to-day by the Communist High Command in a note handed to the Supreme Allied Commander, General…

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Communists Propose Immediate Resumption Of Cease Fire Talks TOKYO

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 October 1951 · page 2

Immediate resumption of the Korean cease-fire talks was proposed today by the Communist High Command in…

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Macintyre Shire Bush Fire Danger Area

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 October 1951 · page 1

In [?] Shire Council the Bush [?] Committee sought concur…

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£10,000 Damage in Sydney Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire this morning caused £10,000 damage to Hill's Chemical Co. Lane Cove in half an hour…

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Fire Fighting Organisation Needed at Ashford

The Inverell Times · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 4

The Bush Fire Committee of the Chief Secretary's Department asked Ashford Shire Council in a letter read at the meeting on Friday to observe all the regulations concerning fires now that a danger…

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Two Fined £5 For Lighting Fire ir ? - ?

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 3

A man who instructed his son to light a fire on their Property was fined £5 with 10 costs of court by Mr. L. E…

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Post Offices To Assist In Time Of Bushfires

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 2

The Postmaster-General (Mr. K. L. Anthony) stated this week that the Post Office will operate as usual during the forthcoming…

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Brigade Extinguishes Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 8

Armidale Fire Brigade, using a chimney pump and garden hose, extinguished a chimney fire at Hilton Flats, 160…

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