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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

234 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 12

Fire Station for Dflungra

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

For the purpose of having a block of land on which to erect a fire brigade station at Delungra, Macintyre Shire…

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Prison Riot Starts Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

KINGSTON, ONTARIO: Rioting convicts touched off a big fire' at Kingston penitentiary in an escape attempt…

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Fire Lit by Convicts in Escape Bid

The Inverell Times · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

KINGSTON (O[?]tario), Monday.-- Rioting convicts touched off a big fire at Kingston P[?]n[?]t[?]ntiary in an [?] attempt…

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Grant for Bush Fire Brigades

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 3

The Department of Local Government has advised Macintyre Shire Council that a grant of £545 has been…

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Old Man's Close Call Fire Cuts Shed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 11

An elderly man a farrow escape from being burned to death when the tin shed in which he had been living…

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Commerce Chamber Discusses Fire Brigade

The Uralla Times · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 1

The matter of a fire brigade for Uralla was again under discussion at the monthly meeting of Uralla and District Chamber of Commerce. A committee of three was appointed to make further…

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Car Caught Fire After Collision on Warialdard

The Inverell Times · Monday 23 August 1954 · page 4

Quick action by passers-by probably saved a car front being destroyed by fire after a collision on the Warialda Road on Saturday night. The passers-by put out…

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Glen Innes Girls' Loss in New Zealand Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 25 August 1954 · page 1

Two Glen Innes girls lost practically all their personal property in a fire which gutted the Franz Josef Glacier Hotel, South Westland (New Zealand.) recently…

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Fire Brigade for Warialda Early Next Year!

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

The President of Yallarol Shire, Cr. C. S. Pyrke, said yesterday that the Warialda. Fire Brigade might be…

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Fire Brigade for Warialda Early Next Year?

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 4

The President of Yallaroi Shire, Cr. C. S. Pyrke, said yesterday that the Warialda Fire Brigade might be…

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Bullen Bros. Circus Showing After the Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE: Mr. Stafford Bullen said after a fire which destroyed Bullen Bros.' circus tent. seating accommodation…

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U.S. Bomber Shot Down "Exchange of Fire" Alleged by Moscow

The Inverell Times · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Monday: The Soviet Union yesterday acknowledged that two of its planes had fired at a United States navy patrol bomber off the Siberian coast on Saturday…

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Big Ship on Fire In Bay of Biscay

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 8 September 1954 · page 1

THE HAGUE Wednesday. -- A 635-ton British vessel last, night was speeding to the rescue of a big ship reported to…

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More Than £20,000 Damage Caused in Byron Street Fire

The Inverell Times · Monday 13 September 1954 · page 1

Fire which occurred from circumstances so far unknown completely gutted the hardware department of Norman A. Gardner's business in Byron Street early this morning. Damage, on a conservative basis, is estimated…

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Fire at Inverell

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 4

INVERELL: A fire which occurred under circumstances so far unknown completely gutted the hardware…

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£20,000 Fire Damage in Invl

Glen Innes Examiner · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 2

INVERELL: Police are still investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed £20,000 worthy of property…

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Fire Destroys Store £20,000 Damage

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

Damage tentatively estimated at around £20,000 was caused in a fire which. gutted the hardware department of a…

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Bush Fire Danger: How Warnings Will Be Given

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 3

The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed, should the need arise during the coming summer, was announced today by the Chief Secretary, the Hon. C…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 6

Armidale and district are included in the area embraced by the Bush Fire Danger Period Proclamation in the…

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Chimney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 6

Armidale Fire Brigade attended a chimney fire at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Tapp, at 115 Mossman Street…

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