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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1947

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Two British Officers Killed in Mess Fire In South Japan

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 May 1947 · page 3

TOKIO, Monday: Two British officers were killed in a big fire which razed the officers' mess of the British Commonwealth Air Group at Iwakuni, Southern Japan, in the early hours of yesterday morning…

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"Scribe" Under Fire Again

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 May 1947 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to "Scribe", who claims he wrote on information received from his friend Judas, from Nimbin. We wish to state…

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Fire Destroys Coraki Building

Northern Star · Thursday 29 May 1947 · page 5

CORAKI, Wednesday—Fire destroyed a shop building on the corner of Bridge and Yabsley Streets, Coraki, last night. It was owned…

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Fire Destroys Plane; Escape of Occupants

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A Douglas DC3 airliner crashed today near Schofield aerodrome and was destroyed by fire, but the…

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Sun and Gasmask Eyepiece Start Big Fire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 June 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday: An eyepiece of a dumped civilian gasmask, acting as a magnifying glass, began a…

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Boys Blamed for Technical College Blaze

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: The police say two boys deliberately lit fires in Lithgow Technical Colleeg building yesterday…

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Fire Risk in Temporary Buildings

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday: Many public servants working in temporary buildings in Canberra were exposed to great danger of…

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Fire Caused by Electric Iron

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 4

A fire caused by an electric iron slightly damaged the kitchen at the rear of the premises of Mrs. Margaret Sullivan at 15…

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Plastic Surgery for Texas Fire Victims

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 June 1947 · page 6

NEW YORK (A.P.): Intensive plastic surgery to aid hundreds of "facial cripples" of the recent explosion and fire…

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Freighter Beached and Fire Under Control

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 June 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: The Bermuda correspondent of the New York Times says: With all the midships section ablaze, the…

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Boys Believed Responsible for Fires

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Three boys, aged five, six and seven, are believed to have been responsible for two fires in…

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Tent Destroyed by Fire

Tweed Daily · Saturday 14 June 1947 · page 2

A tent occupied by Mr. and Mrs. M. James at Pottsville Beach was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. A few of the contents…

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Spectacular Fire in City P.m.g. Building

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: Telephone equipment worth about £100,000 is believed to have been destroyed in a spectacular City fire tonight. The fire destroyed almost irreplaceable electrical…

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Trunk Lines Cut By Fire Restored

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 June 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—All telephone trunk line services disrupted by a fire in the P-M.G. building in George Street last night, were restored today…

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Bushfire Brigade Aims to Be Prepared

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 June 1947 · page 2

The Secretary of Upper South Arm Bushfire Brigade (Mr R. J. Arnold) wrote to Tweed Shire Council meeting last…

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Police Fire on Strikers In India

Northern Star · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Wednesday (AAP). —Five were killed and 23 injured when the police opened fire against strikers at Murulidih colliers at…

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Five Killed in India When Police Fire on Strikers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 June 1947 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: The Reuters Patna representative says: Five were killed and 23 injured when police opened fire…

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Fires and Riots in Lahore

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday: Extra British troops and police, who were brought into the town, opened fire…

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Fire In Lounge Room

Northern Star · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 4

Lismore Fire Brigade was called to the home of Dr. T. Hewitt, at the corner Keen and Orion Streets on Saturday night. A small fire in…

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Big Fires in Los Angeles Harbor Mouth Oil Tanks Menaced After Explosion

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 June 1947 · page 1

LOS ANGELES, Sunday: Flames are raging out of control across the Los Angeles harbor channel following an explosion on the United States tan kery, Markay, at the Shell Oil pier, Norton Island, early today. The police, mindful of the Texas City disaster, have blocked off the…

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