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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

337 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 17

Bush Fires Act

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 June 1953 · page 6

It was not possible to exempt any part of the State from the provisions of the Bush Fires Act, Mr. A. G…

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Bush Fires Act

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 10

It was not possible to exempt any part of the State from the provisions of the Bush Fires Act, Mr. A. G…

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Blaze at Bellevue Badly Damages Modern Brick Home

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 8

When Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ashdown and their three children were having lunch today, they did…

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Twenty Seamen Die In Ship Blaze

The Inverell Times · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

BEIRA (Portuguese East Africa) Monday.—Twenty African stevedores died in the holds of the blazing Belgian steamer…

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20 Die in Harbour Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 June 1953 · page 1

BEIRA (Portuguese East Africal), Monday: Twenty African stevedores died in the holds of the blazing…

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Fire in Cafe

Guyra Argus · Thursday 2 July 1953 · page 4

Damage to the extent of £50 was caused when a refrigerator motor overheated and caught fire at Mr. Lyes cafe,…

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Correspondence Bellevue Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 8

R. S. Nielsen, [?]onorary secretary of Bellevae Progress Association, writes to the Editor…

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Driver Rescued Before Truck Caught Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 1

A Texas man was pulled from the cabin of an overturned truck en the Bonshaw Road yesterday…

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[?]Ee Under Fire for Obstruction to [?]An Armistice

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 8 July 1953 · page 1

[?] Wednesday: The South Korean Presi[?] Rhee was under fresh fire in the [?] yesterday for his obstruction to the [?]…

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Grass Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

A small grass fire near, the home of Mrs. Walls, of South Guyra, on Tuesday night, was quickly extinguished by Mrs…

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Guyra's Fire Danger No Money For Water Supply

Guyra Argus · Thursday 9 July 1953 · page 1

Last week, but for the almost miraculous intervention of a passer-by, a large section of the Guyra shopping are could have been destroyed by fire. A small blaze, originating in an overheated…

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Cancer Victim and Daughter Dead After Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE: A woman cancer victim and her eight-years-old daughter were found dead in a gas filled…

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Fire in Otho Street

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

A room heater and inflammable vapours from a floor [?]cased a minor fire in a shop in Inverell's business…

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No Inquiry Into Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 8

The District Coroner, Mr. T. F. Henderson J. P. said today that no inquiry would be held into a fire which…

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Fire Outbreak in Kingstown Home

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 July 1953 · page 6

A fire broke out in the home of William Burton Halloran, Glenby, Kingstown, early last Saturday morning…

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Camp Gear Lost in Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 1

BALD NOB: Camp gear valued at more than £150 was destroyed when a camp, on the Grafton Road was burnt out on Monday. The owners of the property that was lost in the blaze…

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Fire At Rowena

The Uralla Times · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 1

Mr. W. Halloran of Rowena, Was awakened early on Saturday morning by the sound of fire…

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Grass Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 2

When a grass fire started near the Glen Innes Gas Works yesterday afternoon the Fire Bridage turned…

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Grass Fire on North Hill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 8

The grass fire broke out on a vacant allotment at the rear of 20 Dangar Street, North Armidale, yesterday…

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Riotous Scenes As Reds Deny Germans Gift Food Police Fire Into Angry Crowd; Confiscate Parcels

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 1

LONDON: Riotous scenes and shooting occurred over the week-end in clashes between hungry East Germans and Russian Zone police, reports the Daily Telegraph's Berlin correspondent. The clashes followed an East Zone ban on…

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