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Fires & bushfires, 1954

234 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 12

Premises Destroyed By Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 4

Premises occupied by Ald. E. H. Spensley, in Jessie Street, Armidale, were destroyed by fire early this morning…

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Potato "Money Boxes" Sequoias Under Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 8

In the May 8 issue of "The N.S.W. Potato" there is an interesting article on Sequoias which draws attention to the…

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"Indo-China cease-fire not possible"

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 8

The Australian External Affairs Minister, Mr Casey, said recently, that the withdrawal of "foreign"…

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Armidale Factory Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

ARMIDALE: Damage estimated at between £4000 and £5000 was caused by a fire about 3 o'clock yesterday…

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Fire Destroys Flat, Office and Factory Storeroom

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 8

Alderman E. H. Spensley remained asleep while a fire spread through his office and flat in premises on the corner of Rusden and Jessie Streets early yesterday morning…

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Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 8

Armidale Fire Brigade was called to a [?] fire at the home of Mr. R. [?], 63 Mann Street, on Monday…

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New Proposals For Cease-fire Outlook More Hopeful

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

GENEVA: British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, in a fresh bid to hadten the Indo-China peace talks, yesterday proposed that representatives of the two opposing High Commands be to Geneva to discuss a cease fire and the re-grouping of…

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Fire Brigade Dinner

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 6

Station Officer, A. W. Blight and five other members of Armidale Fire Brigade attended a reunion dinner for…

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French, Vietminh to Meet on Cease-fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 1

GENEVA, Monday: M. Vyacheslav Molctev, Russian Foreign Minister, who left Geneva unexpectedly at dawn yesterday by air for Moscow, will return "in a day or two", according to Western sources…

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Gravesend Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

Last week a fire completely destroyed a cottage owned by Mr. Norman Coulton, of Gravesend…

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Explosion After Fire in Butchers Shop

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 8

GLEN INNES: A fault developing in the motor of a refrigerator is believed to have caused a fire and a violent…

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Millionaire's Party Ended In Blaze Of Finery

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD: A dying champagne party celebrating a Texas iol millionaire's marriage came to life early yesterday when actress, Marie McDonald's dress caught fire from a carelessly tossed cigarette. Her husband Harry Karl…

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Inquiry Into Factory Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 8

The Armidale Coroner, T. F., Henderson, J.P., hold a public inquiry into circumstances of the fire…

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M.i.g Fires on Pig-lift Plane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

BRUSSELS: Cannon shells and bullets from a MXG. Jet lighter crashed into a Belgian Sabena airlines DCS…

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Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1954 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade was called to a chimney [?]re at the residence of L.G. Vickery, at 15 [?]sh street, at,5.45 p.m…

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Erection Of 50ft. Pole At Fire Station Ticklish Job

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 6

New England County Council staff had a ticklish job yesterday in erecting a 50ft. hose pole at Armidale Fire Station. As one bystander remarked,…

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Family Escapes in Blazing Home Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY Monday : A Mortlake family narrowly escaped death in a blazing house early this morning. Walter James Goodlet, 64, owner of the house, in Emily…

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Starts Fire, Kills Seven Whisky-drinking Chicago Boy (11)

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 1

CHICAGO, Monday: An 11-year-old boy who smokes a packet of cigarettes a day and…

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Solicitor's Protests at Inquiry Into Factory Fire Armidale Coroner Returns Open Verdict

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 4

Two protests were made at the public inquiry on Friday into the fire that destroyed the rear portion of the Australian-InterState Fruit Food Packing Company in Jessie Street, Armidale on May 20…

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Pres. Eisenhower's Foreign Policy Under Fierce Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 6

WASHINGTON President [?] Republican Administration is now for the first time coming under concerted fire from opposition Democrafts for [?] bungling in the handling of vital foreign policy, particularly that affecting South East [?] and the Indo China war…

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