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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

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Disastrous Fire Sweeps Santander

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:—A Madrid report says that a fire is sweeping Santander after the explosion of an oil tanker in the harbor…

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Fire District Reclassification Sought

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 4

Slow progress is being made with the Lismore Municipal Council's application for a reclassification of the fire district. Each week the request…

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New Fire Station Still Under Review

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 8

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—At last night's meeting of the Mullumbimby Municipal Council the town clerk (Mr. J. W. Miles) informed the…

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Reclassification for Fire Risk at Mullumbimby

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 4

The Town Clerk (Mr. J., W. Miles) informed Mullumbimby Municipal Council that when in Sydney he interviewed the Fire Underwriters'…

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'Joined' Convoy: Then Opened Fire, Fled

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 5

LONDON (AAP), Tuesday.—A raider flying a British flag attacked a British convey on Saturday, it is reported from…

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Factory Working for Germans Destroyed by Fire

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 3

ZURICH, Friday:--It is learned from Copenhagen, that the largest optical instrument factory in Denmark, which was working for…

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Five Shops, House And Hotel Razed in Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—Five shops and a house were destroyed and the Railway Hotel was partly destroyed by a lire which broke out at Emerald this…

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Imprisonment for Fire-watcher

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

LONODN, Monday:--George Edward Young, a fire-watcher employed at the B.B.C. office, who was charged with attempting to set fire to the B.B.C…

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Car Damaged by Fire

Northern Star · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

CASINO, Thursday.—A tourer car belonging to Robert O'Brien, butcher, was severely damaged by fire shortly before 8 o'clock to-night. The car…

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German Bomber Crashes in Fire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON. Tuesday:-- A Dublin message says: A German four-engined bomber crashed in Rossclare County, near the Wrexford coastline. One…

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The Second Great Fire Of London

Northern Star · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 4

LONDON (By Air Mail).--Trinity House, home of the Trinity Brethren, who for four centuries have kept Britain's coasts…

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Italians Caught by Own Fire

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday:--The Greeks to-day were again successful in local actions in Albania. Greek planes bombed troop…

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Seeking Seat on Fire Board

Northern Star · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.--President of the Shires' Association (Mr. Wilson) has decided to contest the seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners, rendered…

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700,000 Volunteer Fire-watchers in London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday:--Sir Herbert Morrison (Home Secretary) stated in the House of Commons that there were 700,000 volunteer…

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Fire Blitz Fails

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Monday:--The attack on London last night was not as concentrated as on Saturday…

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Over 200 Fire Bombs in One Area

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

LONDON (AAP), Monday.-- Over 200 fire bombs fell on one London area last night. Men and women rushed out with sandbags…

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Berlin Battered Many Fires Started by Air Force Raids

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

LONDON: The Royail Air Force on Wednesday night carried out the heaviest raid it has yet made on Germany. Berlin and Hamburg were bombed. Britains new night fighters shot down five out of nine German bombers brought down when the Germans…

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Kyogle Thirty Years Ago Outbreak of Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 4

The residents of the northern end of Main-street were startled early on Monday morning by an alarm of fire being raised, and smoke being seen…

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"Spark May Start Blaze"

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON (AAP), Tuesday.--In Instanbul the semi-official spokesman strongly reaffirmed Anglo-Turkish. solidarity…

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Fire-watchers Needed

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

The need for business houses to assist in the National Emergency Service organisation in Lismore was stressed by the Chief Warden, Mr…

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