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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

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Fire Outbreak in M'bah Store

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

MURWILLUMBAH, Tuesday.--A timely save was made by Murwillumbah fire brigade to-night when fire broke out in the general…

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Fire in Mur=bah Store Good Work By Brigade

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

A timely save was effected by Murwillumbah Fire Brigade last night when a fire broke, out in…

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£10,000 Fire Near Hobart

Northern Star · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

HOBART (Tas.), Thursday.--Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire at the Woodware Products factory at Derwent Park, near Hobart…

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Proudfoot's Fire

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 2

The full damage has now been assessed in connection with the above, and Mr. Proudfoot reports a prompt and satisfactory settlement has been…

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£3000 Damage and Loss From Three Brisbane Fires

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday:--Damage and loss estimated at £3,000 was caused by three fires at the week-end…

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Block of Flats Gutted by Fire

Northern Star · Monday 24 March 1941 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday. -- Seventeen people, including five children, were forced to flee at 1 o'clock this morning from a large block of flats in…

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Ant Fires Shot That Kills Man

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 3

KALGOORLIE: An ant is believed to have caused the death of Louis Delacco, 26, near Pink Lake…

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Fire Bombson Berlin

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 March 1941 · page 2

LONDON.--The Royal Air Force gave the Germans a dose of their own medicine on Sunday night by making strong raids on…

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"Fire Blitz" on Berlin Nazis Get Back Own Medicine

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 1

LONDON, Monday.--A strong force of some of Britain's heaviest bombers carried out a "fire blitz" raid on…

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Blaze in Ship

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday:--Fire destroyed the passenger accommodation and crew's quarters on a well-known coastal vessel at a Queensland port early…

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Fire in Grafton Fish Shop

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 11

GRAFTON, Friday.--When the fat in the fryer at Myers' fish shop in Prince-street, Grafton, ignited shortly before 11 o'clock last night, the flames…

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Fire Board Election

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 3

Kyogle Shire Council yesterday nominated Mr. W. H. Wilson as a candidate for the election to the Board of Fire Commissioners in place…

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New Fire Captain for Kyogle

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 3

The Board of Fire Commissioners advised Kyogle Shire Council yesterday that Volunteer Fireman F. E. Crawford had been appointed…

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Versatile Fire Fighter Subdues Nazi Bombs: Pests

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 1 April 1941 · page 3

LONDON: Britain's fire fighters have a new appliance for dealing with incendiary bombs which is also being used by their…

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Fire Underwriters Extend Boundaries for Lismore

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 11

Mr. W. McDermott, of Lismore, as agent for the Mercantile Marine Insurance Company, has received information that the Fire and…

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Camp-fire Concert

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 2

Eighty holiday-makers from Coolangatta guest houses held a camp- fire concert at Fingal on Thursday night. Many of those in the party,…

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Local and General Fire Board Candidate

Tweed Daily · Saturday 5 April 1941 · page 2

Several requests for support were received by the Tweed Shire Council yesterday from candidates for election to the Board of Fire…

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Fire in Vault of Cuban Treasury

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 April 1941 · page 4

HAVANA, Saturday:--A fire raging in the Cuban Treasury vault to-day destroyed 60,000,000 pesos in notes. The fumes frustrated efforts to open…

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Casino Nomination for Board of Fire Commissioners

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 8

CASINO, Tuesday.--Casino council tonight nominated one of its members, Ald. L. E. Jabour, for a position on the board of the N.S.W. Fire…

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Brit. Uses Fire Arrow

Northern Star · Saturday 12 April 1941 · page 5

KHARTUM.--British East African forces operating against Asosa, a big Italian military base in Western Abyssinia, used a terrifying new…

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