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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

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Big Damage by Tas. Fires

Northern Star · Tuesday 1 January 1946 · page 1

HOBART. Monday.— Three more sawmills were destroyed in the Denison Valley, Huon…

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Werewolves Open Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).— Norwegian Werewolves are believed to be responsible for firing on guards at Aalesund prison…

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Children Die in Fire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday: Four of six children of a Sheffield couple lost their lives in a fire at their home. The eldest aged 12 and the…

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Four Die in Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 January 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (AAP).—Four of six children of a Sheffield couple lost their lives in a fire at their home. The eldest, aged 12,…

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Fire in Laundry

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 4

At 1 a.m. yesterday the Fire Brigade received a call to premises in Compbell Rd., owned and occupied by Mrs. Bertha M. Lincoln, where a…

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"Russia Playing with Fire "

Northern Star · Friday 4 January 1946 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).— "The circumstances in which the Government of Persia is breaking up must be viewed…

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Few Big Fires in 1945

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

Of the 35 alarms answered by the Lismore Fire Brigade in 1945, three were false alarms. There were 20 property fires, one motor…

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Pet Dog Gave Fire Alarm

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

KYOGLE, Friday. — Awakened about 1 o'clock in the morning by the barking of her…

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Fire Destroys Home at Mullumbimby Creek

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Friday.—The heme of Mr. and Mrs. A. Gardiner, at Mullumbimby Creek was destroyed by fire on Wednesday…

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S. Lismore School Shed Damaged by Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 5 January 1946 · page 4

The Lismore Fire Brigade was called to a small outbreak of fire at the shelter sheds at South Lismore Public School yesterday…

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Horses Saved From Death by Fire

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday: A change of wind on Saturday night saved seven racehorses, valued at £4000, from being burned in…

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Bushfires On Fraser Island

Tweed Daily · Monday 7 January 1946 · page 1

MARYBOROUGH, Sunday: Valuable hardwood forests on Fraser Island, off Maryborough, are threatened by bush fires…

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Fire Threatens Q'ld. Forests

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.—A bushfire sweeping all before it is threatening one of Queensland's most valuable hardwood forests on…

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Rains End Fraser Is. Bushfires

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 8 January 1946 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: Torrential rains early this morning extinguished, the bushfires raging on Fraser Island, off…

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Dog Racing Facilities Under Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1946 · page 7

Strong criticism of the starting method used at greyhound races in Lismore and of sanitary conditions at the course was made at a…

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Cease Fire in China Expected Today

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

CHUNGKING, Wednesday (AAP).—Prospects for peace in China now look brighter than for years, says the New York…

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Fires Rage in New Heat Wave

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Bush and grass fires flared up in many parts of the State to-day when high temperatures…

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Trapred in Fire: Two Dead

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Trapped in a burning house at Kangaroo Point to-day, Joseph Muddle (61) and Ethel May…

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Man and Woman Die in Brisbane Fire

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1946 · page 1

BRISBANE, Thursday: A man and a woman were trapped and burned to death in a fire which…

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R.A.A.F. Planes Watch For Bush Fires

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—With the greater part of New South Wales in the grip of a heat wave, R.A.A.F. planes have been detailed for fire spotting over the State forests and other danger areas…

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