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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

234 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 12

Fire Commissioners To Visit Tingha

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 14

Tingha will be visited in the New Year by representatives of the Board of Fire Commissioners…

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Take No Risk with Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 4

A STORY of bush heroism, though it ended in the deaths of a father and his son, and also of a youth of only seventeen years, was a feature of this week's news…

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Tender Let For Warialda Fire Station

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 6

A tender has been accepted for the construction of a brick fire station at Warialda. The successful tenderer is…

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Fire Destroys Warialda Homestead

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 4

The homestead on "Agincourt," a property 25 miles north of Warialda, was completely destroyed by fire on…

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Tender Let For Warialda Fire Station

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 4

A tender has been accepted for the construction of a brick fire station at Warialda. The successful tenderer is…

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Less Chance of Fire in Mines

Guyra Argus · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 7

Risk of fire in underground mine workings—the persistent "nightmare" of everyone associated with the industry, has…

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Churchill Under Fire War Story Brings Criticism

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 1

LONDON: The Nazi arms that Sir Winston. Churchill ordered to be stacked at the end of World War II were disposed off by 1948, a British Foreign Office spokesman said last night…

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Fire Destroys Warialda Homestead

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 1

The homestead on "Agincourt," a property 25 miles north of Warialda, was completely destroyed by fire on…

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Fire Engine for Warialda

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 1

The Board of Fire Commissioners has advised that arrangements have been made for the…

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Acute Fire Danger at Lismore

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday— As a serious bush fire hazard threatens the Northern Rivers area. 140 men, supported by £12.000 worth of equipment are…

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Works Zoning System Under Fire City Council Discussion

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 4

An [?] looking recom[?]tion by the works Conmit[?] "that the Zoning of works be rec[?]…

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Bushfire Alert

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 1

LISMORE, Wednesday: As a serious bush fire hazard threatens the. Northern Rivers area, 140 men supported…

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"Catholic Action" Under Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 2 December 1954 · page 1

Three union leaders, T. Dougherty (A.W.U.), A. G. Platt (Transport Workers) and F. Campbell (Electrical…

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Mt. Russell Ladies' Aid Fire Victims

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 7

An evening organised by the Mount Russell ladies to assist Mr. and Mrs. S. Marchant, a young couple who…

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Armed Youths Fire at Householder

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday: Armed teenagers struck again in a Brisbane southern suburb early…

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Fire Fighting Organisation to be Tuned Up

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 December 1954 · page 6

Because of [?]ush growth of grass and the approach of the holiday season, Dumaresq Shire Council aims to tune up its fire fighting organisation as soon as possible…

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Fire Control

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 8

CURRENT moves by some Local Government bodies to put bushfire fighting organisations in…

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Warialda Now Has a Fire Engine

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 2

A fire engine is now stained at Warialda in temporary premises. Volunteer firemen have been…

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Winning Essay on a Bushfire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 12

The following essay won for 11-year-old Helen Madgwick of Armidale Demonstration School, first prize in the State,…

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Fire Control

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 4

CURRENT moves by some Local Government bodies to put bushfire fighting organisations in…

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