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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

372 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 19

Rubbish Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade on Monday night extinguished a fire in rubbish at the rear of a cottage at 70 Beardy Street…

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Firebug Blamed for Eden Fires

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed: The State Fire Controller (Mr. R. H. Luke) believes a maniacal…

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E[?]more Fires Did Little Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 6

Grass fires in the Enmore district during the weekend burnt out a large area of Mr. W. Brayn's property, but did…

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Fire On Air-conditioned Train

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 6

The air-conditioning unit on the Northern Tablelands Express caught fire between…

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Gum Flat Fire Now Under Control

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

A bushfire which has destroyed hundreds of acres of grass in the Gum Flat area is now…

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Government Aid for Fire Victims Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said today the Commonwealth Government was prepared to make a…

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Says Lunatic Responsible for Bushfires

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The State Fire Control Officer. Mr. R. H. Luke, believes a maniacal firebug is responsible for the…

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Prohibition on Fires Extended

The Uralla Times · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 4
Also in Guyra Argus

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, has announced that he has extended the prohibition, throughout he State…

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Enmore Fires Did Little Damage

The Uralla Times · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 6
Also in Guyra Argus

Grass fires in the Enmore district during the weekend burst out a large area of Mr. W. Bruyn's property, but did…

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Kingstown Fire Fairly Under Control

The Uralla Times · Thursday 31 January 1952 · page 2

Reports from Kingstown yesterday were to the effect that the fire which broke out 11 days ago was now fairly…

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Gusty Winds Send Bush Fires On Fresh arch Of Destruction SYDNEY

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

Gusty winds that sprang up early today again sent bushfires on a march of destruction…

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Toll Of The Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Gusty winds which sprang up early today again sent bushfires on a march of…

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Fire at Enmore

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 8

Mr. W. N. Bruyn, of Enmore, said yesterday that the fire that had been burning in that area last week-end, had spread…

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Alderman Asks: Are Open Fires Safe At The Back Of Beardy Street Shops?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 8

At question time at the last meeting of Armidale City Council Ald. E. M. Wilson asked if the health surveyor…

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Fires Destroy Large Area of Grass at Kingstown Brighter Hopes For Anglo Egyptian Talks

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

Bushfires, raging in the Kingstown area, 35 miles from Bundarra, for the past fortnight, have destroyed many thousands of acres of gross and timberland and miles of fences. CAIRO, Friday: The Wafd Party has agreed to join the Egyptian National Front, thus bringing nearer the possibility of a new approach to a settlement of the Anglo-Egyptian crisis…

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Royal Couple Leave on Fire Stage of Trip to Australia

The Inverell Times · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

NAIROBI (Kenya), Friday: Princess Elizabeth [?] the Duke of Edinburgh arrived at lonely El Adam [?] airfield south of Tobruk last night on the first stage of their trip to Australia and New Zealand…

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Two Fined Over Fire Which Destroyed Mine, Burnt Bush, Menaced Village

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

In the Emmaville Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, a man who it was started lit a fire which destroyed a £4,000 tin mine and 16,000 acres if Crown land, was fined £30. He was Harry James Counter,…

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Bushfire, Fanned by Wind, Races on Town

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 1 February 1952 · page 1

A bushfire fanned by a strong wind, menaced the township of Emmaville early this afternoon. The fire is believed to have…

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