Councils on Bush Fire Control
Among resolutions from 20 councils concerning the control of bush fires was one seeking that councils should be…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
263 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 14
Mullumbimby Fire
Mullumbimby Fire Brigade was called out at 3.15 yesterday morning to quell a blaze in a brick bulks store room at the rear of Caponas's…
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MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—Mullumbimby Fire Brigade was called out to a blaze in a brick bulk store room at the rear of Caponas'…
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LONDON, Tuesday: Big fires were started in the industrial areas of Oberhausen when the RAF Bombier…
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Mice are believed to have ignited matches which caused a fire that burnt the contents of Capona's bulk store, Mullumbimby, this week…
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CASINO, Friday.—A fire broke out in the two-storey bakery premises of Mr. T. A. Halpin in Centrestreet to-night. In the kitchen of…
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CASINO. Friday.—Casino Fire Brigade this afternoon received a call to a fire which had broken out in a car standing in Johnson-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Four Waves of Our Heavy Bombers Strike Rabaul Drome Fire Visible 100 Miles Caused
Formations of Fortresses and Liberators which were over Vunakanau aerodrome (Rabaul) for one and a half hours early on Saturday morning dropped 33 tons of high explosive, fragmentation…
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CANBERRA. Monday: The new Canberra abattoirs, being erected at a cost of £30.000. has been gutted by fire. Rebuilding will be…
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On Thursday afternoon residents of Bangalow were startled to see four huge fires rise 50 feet in the air…
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On Thursday afternoon residents of Bangalow were startled to see four huge fires rise 50 feet in the air. Rushing to the scene…
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What might have proved a serious fire at Bonalbo was discovered in its early stages. Going to the rear of his shop, Mr. P. Petrochilos…
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GRAND JUNCTION. Colorado Sunday : Two freight trains loaded with munitions caught fire in the railway yards and bombarded the…
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The first meeting of the recently appointed board to govern Coolangatta Volunteer Fire Brigade for a triennial term was held, at…
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GIBRALTAR. Thursday (AAP).—Fitch black smoke surrounded the Gibraltar area on Wednesday when an oil tank caught on fire. Flames…
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GIBRALTAR, Thursday: Thick black smoke surrounded the Gibraltar area yesterday when oil tanks caught on fire. Flames…
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SYDNEY, Monday: With his left leg practically shot off, James Mortimer, 39- year-old vegetable farmer, of Burrawang,…
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The services of Coolangatta Volunteer Fire Brigade, under Chief Officer J. Windle, were necessary on Monday evening to quell a…
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PERTH, Monday.—When a fire broke out at the Government railway workshops at Midlands Junetion last night, firemen were…
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KYOGLE, Wednesday.—Said to have broken out shortly after a Brisbane bound train had passed, four fires in the South Kyogle area…
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