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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Tingha Resudents Insisting on Bushfire Brigade

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 7

Tingha will insist on the formation of a volunteer bushfire brigade at that centre. A petition sighed by more…

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Tingha Residents Insisting on Bushfire Brigade

Guyra Argus · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 8

Tingha will insist on the formation of a volunteer bushfire brigade at that centre. A petition signed by more…

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Sta[?] Meeting. Guyra Shire Criticised On Fire Brigades

The Inverell Times · Friday 20 February 1953 · page 8

Stannifer Bush Fire Brigade has criticised the Guyra Shire Council on its refusal to appoint bush fire brigades in that Shire. The Stannifer Brigade car-…

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Gunman Fires at Trams

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday: A gunman fired into two trams at Hawthorne, a Melbourne suburb, last…

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Gunman Fires Into Trams

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday: Gunman fired into two trams at Hawthorn, a Melbourne suburb, on Sunday night…

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Police Fire on 300 Africans

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 1

NAIROBI, Monday.—A European Police Inspector and six African Constables opened fire on 300 Africans, 100 of…

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Fire Precautions in The Macintyre Shire

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 4

Macintyre Shire Council has completed a cover of the whole Shire with Bush Fire Brigades consisting of enthusiastic landowner-ratepayers anxious to do something about protecting property and life in…

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Spectacular Fire at Toorak

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE: A spectacular fire destroyed a 50-room mansion at Toorak early this morning, causing damage…

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£100,000 Fire in Melbourne

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 1
Also in Glen Innes Examiner

MELBOURNE, Wednesday—A spectacular fire destroyed a 50-room mansion at Toorak early this morning causing [?]…

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Fires and Explosions

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 8

Two Inverell district residents, one from Nullamanna and the other from the Bundarra Road, hove had lucky escapes from fires this week…

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Constable Fires at Car

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 8

A police constable fired several shots at a fleeing car at Willow Tree, early this morning…

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Fire Adds to Quake Horror

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

ANKARA: A fire added to the horror of a violent earthquake which killed at least 400 persons and injured 300 in…

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400 Turks Die in Fire, Earthquake

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 1

ANKARA, Friday: Fire added to the horror of a violent earthquake which killed at…

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Editorial— the Bush Fire Peril

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

Flood, fire and drought are the terrors of the Australian farmer. Hardly a year goes by without some corner of the Commonwealth being devastated by one or other of these recurring menaces…

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[?] Timed To Prepare For Next Summer's Fires

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 4

[?] fire and draught are the terrors of the Australian [?] Hardly a year goes by without some corper of [?] commonwealth being devvastated by one of other of meances…

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Fires In Open Without Permit

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 1

It is now no longer necessary to secure a permit to light a fire in the open, the Inverell Fire Control Officer (Mr. J. A…

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33 Dead in Florida Fire Horror

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

LARGO (Florida), Monday: A fire swept through a nursing home for the aged yesterday…

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33 Die in Nursing Home Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 1

LARGO (Florida) Monday: A fire which swept through a nursing home for the aged…

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Store Fire Leads to Court—fine

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 7

GLEN INNES: A good Samaritan act cost the licensee of the Tablelands Hotel. Torrington. £2. with 12/- costs…

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