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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

397 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 20

Grass Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire in Allingham Street near the Seventh day Adventist church late on…

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Fire Guts Laundry

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

A fire on Monday afternoon gutted a weatherboard laundry at the rear of the New England Club in West Avenue…

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Early Morning Fire Destroys Hotel Kosciusko

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Hotel Kosciusko—Aurtralia's most popular winter resort, was…

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Hotel Kosciusko Destroyed by Fire Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 1

Hotel Kosciusko—Australia's most popular winter resort—was destroyed by fire before daylight this morning. More than 100 guests and He immediately gave the…

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£21 Fire for Theft

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

Mr. E. M. Demenham, S.M. fined a man a total of £21 at Guyra Court on Tuesday on drunkenness and theft…

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Van Destroyed by Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 4

A waggon, loaded with furniture, was destroyed by fire on the New England Highway, about 10 miles south of Uralla…

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Pantechnicon Destroyed by Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 4

A piano and furniture carried in a pantechnicon destroyed by fire on Friday were valued at about £1000…

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Van Destroyed by Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1951 · page 16

A waggon, loaded with furniture, was destroyed by fire on the New England Highway, about 10 miles south of Uralla,…

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Warialda Fire Threatened Business Houses

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 1

Business houses in the main street of Warialda were threatened today when a fire broke out in the store room…

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Grass Fire at Boorolong

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 8

Many acres of grass were burnt in a bush fire on Mr. Cyril Smith's property, "March Villa," at Boorolong,…

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Around the North Pantechnicon Destroyed by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 4

GUYRA— A piano and furniture carried in a pantechnicon destroyed by fire on Friday were valued at about £1,000…

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Grass Fire at Boorolong

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 8

Many acres of grass were burnt in a bush fire on Mr. Cyril Smith's property, "March Villa," at Boorolong…

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Heavy Loss In Beaulieu Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 9

When fire destroyed their residence at [?] on Wednesday, [?] Mr. and Mrs. M. Dew[?] were…

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£30,000 Fire At Goulburn

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

GOULBURN, Friday: At least £30,000 worth of damage was caused in South Goulburn Loco…

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Garden Hose, Pump Extinguish Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 8

Firemen climbed on to the roof to use a garden hose on a fire at 86 Brown Street at 7.30 last night…

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£30,000 Damage in Oil Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

GOULBURN, Friday.—At least £30,000 worth of damage was caused at South Goulburn [?] early this morning when…

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Big Oil Fire in Ralway Yards Goulburn

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

At least £30,000 worth of damage was caused in South Goulburn loco yards early this morning when thousands…

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Warialda Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 5

Damage estimated officially at between £2000 and £3000 was caused when the P.M.G. lines depot was gutted by fire last…

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Yetman Fire Precautions

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 4

Steps to deal with bush fires in the Yetman district are being advanced a further stage. The action is being taken by…

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Grass Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 4

Thig week Inverell firemen were called to two grass fires, both in Ross Street. The first was on vacant land at the…

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