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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

397 stories in New England's papers · page 15 of 20

Bushfires Cause £5 Million Damage

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday.—Damage already caused by [?] on the past week is [?]…

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Bushfire Damage Estimated at £5M. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 1

Damage already caused by bushfires in the past week is estimated at more than £5,000,000. Replacement of fencing alone would cost £1,000,000 and stock…

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Bush Fire Under Control

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 5

The bush lire which has been raging in the North West portion of the district appears at the present time to be well under control; the moderately calm day yesterday was indeed a blessing and happy relief to the great number of men who are…

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Wood Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 4

About three tons of wood was [?]ved by fire at the Inverell [?] on the Ashford [?] Saturday…

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Hotel Fire Hoax

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 4

The Fire Brigade was called this afternoon to the Hotel Inverell, it having been reported that the third floor was on fire…

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Two False Fire Alarms On

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 6

Armidale police are inves tigating two false fire alarms on Friday. Both calls came from public…

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Forestry and Police Inquiry Into Middle Creek Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 4

Inverell's Forestry Officer, Mr. R. J. Willi[?], and the local police are to investigate the bush fire burning in the Middle Creek area, and will remind landholders of their obligation to suppress fires under the Bush Fire Act…

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Korea Talks Time of Cease-Fire Now Major Problem

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

MUNSAN, Korea, Monday: Allied and enemy negotiators were close to agreement yesterday on where to draw a [?]fire line across Korea, but still sharply disagreed on when to do so…

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Partial Agreement on Cease-fire Line for Armistice in Korea

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

MUNSAN (Korea), Monday—Allied and enemy negotiators closed an agreement yesterday on where to draw a cease fire line across Korea, but still sharply disagreed on when to do so…

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Korean Cease-fire Agreement Close, Except for Time Munsan (Korea)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

Allied and enemy negotiators were close to agreement yesterday on where to draw the cease-fire line across…

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Haze From Bushfires Closes Airports

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday [?]oke has from bushfires closed every civil and R.A.A.F. [?] in the Sydney area for more than four hours. [?]…

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Boy Started Fire at School

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 3

At a coronial inquiry into the cause of fires at the Glen nnes Practice School and Town Hall on July 21, Mr. L…

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House Fire In Church Street

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

A fire in a house at 132 Church Street on Monday afternoon destroyed a sofa, several curtains and part of a wall, and damaged…

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Fire Menace to Town in Blue Mountains

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Firefighters saved the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls from being ravaged by bushfire…

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Bushfire Checked SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 1

Firefighters saved the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls from being ravaged by bushfire late last night…

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Bush Fire Near Bendemeer

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 3
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Bendemeer bushfire brigade was called out at 2.30 p.m. on Thursday last to a fire on Mr. W. J. Edmonds's…

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Boy Started Fire at School

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 5

At a coronial inquiry into the cause of fires at the Glen Innes Practice School and Town Hall on July 21, Mr. L…

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Bush Fire Brigade, Volunteers Fight District Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 8

A dozen men this afternoon are fighting fires that broke out on the edge of Dangarsleigh Gorge yesterday. The fires are on a four mile…

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