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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

372 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 19

Artillery Fire Heavy on Korean Front Seoul

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1952 · page 1

Furious Communist artillery fire yesterday, for the second day in succession, raked the Korean front…

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Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1952 · page 4

A householder used a garden hose to extinguish a chimney fire in her home at 4.40 p.m. on Fridays…

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Fire Damages Lounge Room

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 4 June 1952 · page 4

A fire shortly alter 6 o'clock last night damaged a lounge chair, a carpet, and a fire place at the home of Mr. McLean. 38…

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Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 2

The Armidale Fire Brigade was called at 6.48 on Wednesday night to extinguish a chimney fire at 34 Marsh…

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Fire Warning for Deaf, Dumb Couple

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — Firemen early to-day broke into a house so [?] deaf and dumb couple of a fire raging…

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Deaf, Dumb Couple Saved From Fire Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 1

Firemen early today broke into a house to warn a deaf and dumb couple of a fire raging in…

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Claim For £1,000 Damages As Result of Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 June 1952 · page 6

His Honour indicated yesterday that in the matter of the claim by John Miller Pilcher against Martin Koina he would receive written submissions…

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40-Hour Week Under Fire in New Zealand

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 June 1952 · page 1

WELLINGTON: The five-day 40-hour week, introduced by New Zealand's first Labour Government after it came into office in 1935 and, since World War II, almost general throughout industry, has been…

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Woman Admits Setting Fire to Guest House

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 June 1952 · page 8

A 30-year-old woman appeared before Mr. T. F. Henderson, J.P., at Armidale Court of Petty Sessions this morning…

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Fire Fighting Units to Be Re-organised

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 13

Fire-fighting units in the Dumaresq Shire are are to be re-organised into smaller groups. Dumaresq Shire Council engineer (Mr. R. K. Lindsay) made reference to this in his report to a…

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£15,000 Fire Damage To Bundarra Hotel

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 1

The Royal Hotel at Bundarra was gutted by fire early this morning. Damage is estimated at about £15,000…

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House Fire Last Night

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 4

The Inverell Fire Brigade extinguished a small blaze at the home of the racecourse caretaker. Mr. Athol Bilsbo[?]…

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Unarmed Plane Fires First Shot, Says Red Radio Stockholm, Wed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

Russia claims the Swedish Air Force Catalina shot down by Soviet jet fighters in the Baltic…

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No Suspicious Circumstances About Hotel Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 6

The fire that gutted the Royal Hotel at Bundarra on Monday morning started…

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No Suspicious Circumstance About Hotel Fire About Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 June 1952 · page 5

The fire that gutted the Royal Hotel at Bundarra on Monday morning started…

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Atomic Expedition Ship on Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

PERTH, Monday.— Firemen and Naval men fought a blaze in the boiler room of the British atomic…

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No Action on Garage Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

Sergt. M. J. McMahon, of Glen Innes police, said today no action would be taken regarding a small fire which was lit in a…

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Fire on Atomic Test Vessel

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 June 1952 · page 1

PERTH: Firemen and naval men fought a Ma[?]e in the boiler room of the British atomic expedition ships, HMAS Koafa,…

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Yallaroi Shire Council's Report on Bush Fires

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 1

The Bush Fire Committee of the Chief Secretary's Department called upon all Shires to submit a report relating to Bush Fires, their causes and organisation for control. All Bush Fire Brigades within Yallaroi Shire responded to a…

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Flood And Fire Threat

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday [?] The levee [?] small town of [?]ton Point [?]…

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