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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

289 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 12 of 15

Drew Enemy Fire

Northern Star · Monday 13 October 1941 · page 4

Corporal Allen Richard Lacey, who was included in the list of winners of military medals published in "The Northern Star" last…

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Big Fire in Brisbane

Tweed Daily · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday:-- Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire in the early hours of to-day at a three-storied building at Roma Street,…

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Prevent Bush Fires Appeal To Land Owners: Councils

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 21 October 1941 · page 3

With the approach of the Bush Fire "season", the Bush Fires Advisary Committee has Issued an urgent appeal to Shire Councils throughout the…

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Ammunition Train Set on Fire by R.a.f

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 22 October 1941 · page 2

LONDON, Monday: Pilots of the Fighter Command carried out a successful sortie into occupied France this morning…

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Heavy Canadian Losses From Forest Fires

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 October 1941 · page 3

QUEBEC, Tuesday:--The Quebec Minister of Lands (Mr. Cote), addressing the Canadian Forest Industries Protective Association to-day said that…

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Money Recovered. Wyrallah Post Office Blaze

Northern Star · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 4

Officers from the mechanics' branch of the Lismore Post Office stood by yesterday morning with fire…

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Big Fire In Naples Visit of R.A.F.

Tweed Daily · Friday 24 October 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday:--A supplementary R.A.F. communique from Cairo says: "Last night's raid on Naples…

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New Fire-retardant Paint

Northern Star · Saturday 25 October 1941 · page 10

Fire-retardant paints have been the subject of considerable investigation, particularly in recent years, and a number of these paints…

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Fire Bombs May Call Up Watchers

Northern Star · Saturday 25 October 1941 · page 10

LONDON. — Automatic alarms which ring a bell the moment a are bomb gets into a building may [?] a new ally of Britain's hundreds…

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Coffins Destroyed In Big Fire

Northern Star · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Hundreds of coffins were destroyed in a fire at the works and garage of Wood Coffill in Camperdown last night…

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4000 Coffins Burned in Sydney Fire

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sunday:—Four thousand coffins and great quantities of timber, fittings and veneers were destroyed by fire at the factory of Wood, Coffill…

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Fire Destroys Home Of N.Z. Killer

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 6

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sunday:—The unoccupied four-roomed house of Stanley Graham, the Koiterangi killer, was destroyed by fire…

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Naples on Fire Third Raid By R.A.F. Followed

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 October 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday: Further details of the third consecutive raid on Naples are contained in an Air Ministry…

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Truck Destroyed By Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 2

A banana-packing shed containing a 1939 Dodge truck, valued at over £300, the property of Mr. G Bolzan, was destroyed by fire at…

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Garage Destroyed by Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 4

A large weatherboard garage adjacent to the residence of Mr. L. Bruning in Elliottroad, South Lismore, was…

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Stolen Car Damaged by Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 4

Stolen, overturned and [?]doned last Thursday night, a single seater 7 h.p. sports model car caught fire in Larkin-lane. Lismore, last…

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Bamboos on Fire Like Machine Guns

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 4

BALLINA, Monday.—Many residents in the vicinity of No. 1 Clement Park were alarmed at what they thought was machine-gun…

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Man's Death From Burns Cottage Destroyed By Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 October 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Walter Victor Crothers (38) died early this morning in hospital from burns he received after he had rescued his…

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Fire at Casino

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 1

CASINO, Tuesday: A fire which [?]enced about 12.30 o'clock this [?]on destroyed the greater [?] the South Casino Hotel,…

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Hotel Fire at South Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 October 1941 · page 4

CASINO, Tuesday.—A fire, which commenced about 12.30 o'clock this afternoon, destroyed the greater part…

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