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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Thefts During Shop Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 1

COOMA: While residents were fighting a fire at the rear of Arthur's newsagency in Vale Street. Cooma. early yesterday…

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Fire Call Was False Alarm

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1951 · page 6

A report received by Armidale Fire Brigade this morning that a house at 218 Rusden Street was on fire…

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January Rain Reduced Bushfire Danger at Glen Innes

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1951 · page 5

"Rainfalls of more than 10 inches in the Glen Innes P.P. district during the past month have greatly reduced the bushfire risk, but any further falls will not be of any benefit," stated the Stock Inspector, Mr. E…

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Scramble From Tram on Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday— Passenger and crew scrambled to safety w[?] tram collided with a [?] and caught fire in…

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Clearing Fire Hydrants

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 4

The Works Committee of the Inverell Council, at its latest meeting had before it a letter from the Board of Fire…

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Women Isolated By Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—About 40 women waded into a boat harbour to escape a bushfire on Kurnell, Peninsula yesterday…

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Waded To Boat To Escape Bushfire SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 1

About [?] women waded into a boat in the harbour to escape a bushfire on Kurnell peninsula yesterday…

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Brigade Called to Grass Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 4

Inverell fire brigade was called to a grass fire which broke out at the corner of Mansfield and Evans Street…

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S.M's. Warning on Lighting of Fires

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 6

A warning that severe penalties would be imposed for lighting fires without permits, was given by Mr. E. B. Debenham…

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Woman "Set on Fire"

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY Friday— A woman shockingly burned at her Paddington home last night told police that a man had…

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Fire Threat to Town

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Police and volunteers early this morning were fighting a bushfire which was racing over…

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Man Allegedly Set Fire to Woman to Woman Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 2 March 1951 · page 1

A woman, shockingly burned at her Paddington home last night, told police that a man had poured petrol over her and…

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North Star Motorist's Loss by Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1951 · page 2

When Mr. James Allan Fogarty, cafe proprietor of North Star, was travelling from Yetman to North Star on February 18th…

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Fence on Fire Near School

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 1

A fire broke cut in a paling fence at the Belgravia school, Rivers Street early yesterday afternoon and damaged about…

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Bigger Fire Engine for Inverell

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 4

Inverell Fire Brigade's 250 gallon capacity Dennis fire engine, in use here for about in [?] was [?]day replaced…

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Brigade Called to Fire at Railway Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1951 · page 8

When dust and rubbish in the ceiling of the telegraph office at Armidale railway station caught fire at 4.51…

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Bush Fire fighting Equipment Display at Royal

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 6

A feature of the Bush Fire Committee's Information Bureau at the Royal Agricultural Show-this. year will be an…

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Yetman Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 1

Mr. W. Hill, garage proprietor at Yetman, recently sustained a loss by an outbreak of fire, but was fortunate that the whole of…

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£50,000 Fire in Melbourne

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Damage [?]mated at more than £ 50,00 was caused by a huge fire which gutted a…

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Huge Fire Guts Grain Mill

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Damage estimated at more than £50,OOO was caused by a huge fire which gutted a three storey grain…

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