Fire Destroys Banana Plantations
BRISBANE, Tuesday: Thousands of pounds worth of damage has been caused by a fire sweeping through Upper Tallebudgera…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
263 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 11 of 14
Local and General Grass Fire
A pall of smoke from a large grass fire on Greenmount Hill enveloped the business section of Tweed Heads yesterday morning…
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A bushfire menaced Mullumbimby Council's power station and attached residences, at Laverty's Gap,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homesteads Menaced Bush Fires Raging on Tweed
MURAVILLUMBAH, Wednesday. —Driven by the worst gale experienced for years, bush fires raging throughout the upper South Arm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South Arm Fires Out of Control
Driven by the worst gale experienced for years, bush-fires raging throughout the Upper South Arm area were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Fires At Upper Tallebudgera Some Homes Evacuated
Southport police last night sent a constable with a truck to Upper Tallebudgera to assist in evacuating residents in houses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nazis Fire Naples As Allied Drives Close Key Base Falls To 8th Army: Crete Gain Near
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP).—While important gains have been reported for both the 5th and 8th Armies in today's Algiers communique, there is no official word of progress against Naples. Correspondents report that the Germans are looting and setting fire to the city…
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All the bushfires in the Upper South Arm area were under control early last night, according to a report from the Kunghur…
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A survey made yesterday of the bush fire damage done in the Upper Tallebudgera area revealed that Messrs Campbell and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Banana Losses in Tweed Bushfires
MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—A survey made today of the bush-fire damage done in the Upper Tallebudgera area revealed that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Heath Fire at East Ball1na
BALLINA, Friday.—With the assistance of East Ballina residents a fire, which menaced several homes at Lighthouse Hill, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allies Shell Naples From Sea and Big Fires on Slopes
LONDON, Friday: The battle for Naples was continued at 3 am yesterday with a powerful barrage against enemy positions. Warships joined with the land batteries in the bombardment. Big…
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BRISBANE, Sunday: Damage caused by fires to banana plantations in the Upper Tallebudgera area of the South Coast last…
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An official banana growers' fire-fighting squad is to be formed at a special meeting of West Burleigh and District Banana Growers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Blaze in Sydney
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A fourstorey building in Carringtonstreet. City—the premises of G. Stewart Walker and Coy., Ltd.—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Destroys Joinery Works: £6000 Damage
The most serious and destructive fire for a number of years in the Lismore district occurred early yesterday…
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LISMORE, Tuesday: The most serious and destructive fire for a number of years in the Lismore district occurred this morning in…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Detectives of the arson squad have ascertained that the fire at Stuart Walker and Coy Ltd., on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British Plane That Draws Ground-Fire
LONDON, Thursday: Details of an aeroplane which has been on the secret list during the whole war and has been in action over…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Fire at Hotel
A small fire occurred last night about 9.45 at the Northern Rivers I Hotel. North Lismore. The Lismore Fire Brigade turned out and,…
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