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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

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

To Fight Fires Sand for Lismore Homes

Northern Star · Saturday 20 December 1941 · page 4

Lismore Municipal Council has provided more than 50 cubic yards of sand in all parts of the town for the…

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Petrol for Bush Fire Brigades

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 5

The problem of petrol supplies for 700 bush fire brigades throughout New South Wales has been solved. Announcing this, the Chief…

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Police Court Left Fire Unattended

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 December 1941 · page 2

Robert Alfred Edwards, a farm hand, for whom Mr. N. Laundry (Messrs. Some[?]lle, Laundry and Lomax) appeared…

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Petrol for Bush Fire Brigades

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 1

The problem of petrol supplies for 700 bush fire brigades throughout New South Wales has been solved…

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Forest Fires Emergency Plans

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 8

The Forestry Department is cooperating in the general scheme of national defence and is taking measures to enlist the aid of…

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Siren Will Sound for Fires

The Kyogle Examiner · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 1

Until official instructions are received from headquarters, the Kyogle fire siren will continue to sound for fire alarms. The air…

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Fire in Science Room

Northern Star · Monday 29 December 1941 · page 4

Officer in charge of the Lismore Fire Brigade (Mr. C. Welch) had to use a gas mask to enter the science…

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Grass Fire Threatens Dwelling

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 December 1941 · page 1

Only the assistance of neighbours prevented a house on the property of Mr. Claude Fuller at Geneva from being destroyed by…

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N.z. Prime Minister Learns to Deal with Fire-bombs

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 December 1941 · page 3

WELLINGTON, Monday:—The Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser) extinguished two blazing incendiary bombs by dropping them into a bucket of…

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