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Fires & bushfires, 1946

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Police Fire on Rioters in India

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 1

CALCUTTA, Friday: It is officially revealed that the police fired 83 rounds and the troops 14 rounds in Bombay last night, injuring 18…

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Radar to Air Fight Against Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Radar communication will be used by bush fire fighters this summer as port of the highly organised campaign to combat…

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Radar to Aid Fight Against Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Radar communication will be used by bush fire-fighters this summer as part of the highly organised campaign…

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Fire at Cootamundra Presbyterian Manse

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 2

A fire which broke out in Cootamundra Presbyterian Manse at about 10 o'clock on Thursday morning, completely gutted the rear…

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Rush Fire Menace

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 2

With the warner months mow with us, the bush fire menace not only has to be carefully watched in this district, but all over the State and Australia…

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Big Fire at Young

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 1
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YOUNG, Tuesday: In one of the most spectacular fires in the history of Young, the general store of W. Hayes was gutted. The loss is estimated at…

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Pine Trees Lost in Big Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 1

LITHGOW, Tuesday: The fire in the State Pine Forest at Newnes is about eight miles from Lithgow, and is still raging…

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Passengers Help Fight Fire On Motor Ship

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 1

CAPETOWN, Tuesday: The Norwegian motor vessel Tarn, on the way to Australia, put in for major repairs after a serious eight-day fire among…

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Firemen Guard Lithgow from Bushfire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1946 · page 2

LITHGOW, Tuesday: Firemen are standing by to see that the fire which destroyed a large area of State Forest does not extend to the…

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Bush Fires Destroy Forest Area

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Over five thousand acres of forest in the Styx river area. between Armidale and Kempsey, were destroyed by bush fires…

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Open Fires Banned in Wide Area

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Following the outbreak of bushfires to-day, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley), acting under National Security…

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Woman Burned to Death in House Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Miss Mildred Ellen Blake, 36, was burnt to death when her parents' home was destroyed by fire early this…

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Fire Causes £10,000 Damage to Store at Young

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 1

Damage estimated at £10,000 was caused early Monday morning when a fire gutted the rear portion of W. Hayes and Sons…

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Bushfire Raging on 50-Mile Front in Macquarie Area

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Today: Practically the whole of the River Macquarie area is a aging inferno. Terrible tree-top fires are now being fought in one of the most heavily timbered pieces of country in Australia…

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Lithgow Fire Subdued

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 1

LITHGOW, Thursday: After causing thousands of pounds worth of damage and destroying several hundred acres of valuable pine trees in…

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Home Destroyed Last Night's Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 2

The home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Resch was completely destroyed by fire last night. Mrs. Resch was in bed when she…

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Bushfire Still Raging Near Armidale

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 1

ARMIDALE, Thursday: The bush fire which broke out at Styx River, 40 miles east of Armidale on Tuesday morning, now…

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Burning of Bird Caused Serious Forest Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The disastrous forest fire which started to the River Styx area, 40 miles from Armidale, this week…

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Frosecutions Over Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: As the result of investigations into the bush re which devastated large areas of timber country in the north last week,…

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