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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1948

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Bool[?] Council[?] Bush Fire [?]

North West Champion · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 7

Boolooroo Shi[?] decided at their [?]last Thursday, to [?] the suggestions ma[?]…

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Fire Prevention Week Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 27 September 1948 · page 1

Fire Prevention Week will open today, Monday 27th September. The object of Fire Prevention. Week is to arouse a greater…

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Narrow Escapes in Hillston Blaze HILLSTON

The North Western Courier · Monday 18 October 1948 · page 1

A mysterious fire which followed a loud explosion almost completely destroyed the £35,000 Royal Hotel at Hillston…

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Grass Fire at Moree Camping Ground

North West Champion · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 1

A fire started at the camping ground behind the Albeit Street Park early yesterday afternoon, when about an acre of grass was burned. No…

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Bush Fire Danger

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 2

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee have prescribed conditions under the Careless Use of Fire Act, for observance by persons using or causing…

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Bush Fire at Boomi

North West Champion · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 1

Between 200 and 300 acres of grass and herbage were burned on Tuesday when a fire commenced at about 11 a.m. on Mr. J. Burling's…

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Five Die in Restaurant Fire ADELAIDE

The North Western Courier · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 1

Five people were burned to death last night in a fire which raced through the crowded covent Garden restaurant in…

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Five Burned To Death In Adelaide Restaurant Fire Five Others In Hospital, Two In Critical Condition ADELAIDE

North West Champion · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 1

Five people were burned to death last night in a fire which raced through the crowded Covant Garden Restaurant in King William Street. All were members of the staff who were trapped in the back part of the…

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Bush Fire Menace

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 3

Regulations governing the lighting of fires in the open air, were announced on Saturday by the Chief Secretary…

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All Outdoor Fires Prohibited

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 7

All outdoor fires, including those in town yards for destruction of rubbish are covered by the prohibition of lighting fires in the open, stated the…

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Maitland Street Fire

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 1

Crowds of people flocked into Maitland street on Tuesday night at the sound of the fire siren shortly after eight o'clock. A cloud of smoke…

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Fires on Coal Freighter. Melbourne

North West Champion · Monday 8 November 1948 · page 1

A British freighter which caught fire twice while crossing the Australian Bight arrived in Melbourne yesterday with fires burning in two…

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Bush Fire Menace. Local District Brigades Active

North West Champion · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 6

With the present dry weather conditions accentuating bushfire menace, local District Bushfire Brigades, most of which were…

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Restrictions on Fires

The North Western Courier · Thursday 11 November 1948 · page 2

No permits will be granted to light fires in the open unless accompanied by a recommendation from the captain of the Bush Fire Brigade in the…

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Grass Fires: Wheat Alight at Siding

The North Western Courier · Monday 15 November 1948 · page 1

Bush fires were reported from several sections of the district today. Worst outbreaks were…

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Bush Fires

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 7

It is estimated that 50,000 acres of pasture were destroyed by grass fires which swept across a 20-mile front from…

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Paint Survives Ordeal by Fire

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 5

Paints which will resist temperatures of more than 1000 degrees Fahrenheit have" been developed as a result of research by…

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Bushfire Season

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 November 1948 · page 3

The bush fire season it with us. Everything points to an unusually dry summer, a red-hot one, with bush fires, dust storms and…

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Fires on Council Property. Town Clerk's Report

North West Champion · Thursday 2 December 1948 · page 6

Reporting to the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night, the Town Clerk, Mr. M. Boland, said that damage was caused to the woodwork…

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No Fire on Stock Reserve

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

When a firm of sawmillers applied to the P. P. Board on Friday for permission to burn mill waste on the stock route near their mill at West…

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