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Broken Hill & the Far West · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

428 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 20 of 22

Tas. Police Under Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 5

Hobart. — Mr. R. C. Townley, Opposition leader, gave notice in the. House of Assembly for the…

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Fire In Laundry At South

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 5

A brick laundry at 15 Picton Street, South Broken Hill. owned by Mr. Brian Oliver, was severely…

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Fire Fighters Meet Levy Fixed

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Little Topar Fire Fighting Association was held at the Little Topar on Sunday…

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Blaze on Queen Mary

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 5

London, Thursday.—Fire engines rushed to the 81,000-tons Cunard liner Queen Mary, in dry dock at…

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Set Fire to 5 Churches

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 1

New York, Friday—Vandalism and fires in five churches were traced today to a 13-year-old girl, who…

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Set Fire to 5 Churches

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 December 1952 · page 7

New York, Friday—Vandalism and fires in five churches were traced today to a 13-year-old girl, who…

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Disastrous Qsld. Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 December 1952 · page 2

Brisbane.—Detectives investigating the £100,000 fire which, wiped out most of Hughenden late on…

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Hints On Bush Fire Safety

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 3

Local Police have requested that during the current summer months, and particularly over the ensuing…

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Fire Brigade Retrenchment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 December 1952 · page 5

The B.D.A.A.L.P. was advised at its meeting last night that the Board of Fire Commissioners had…

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How to Stop Fire Danger

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 December 1952 · page 7

The police have requested that during the current summer months, and particularly the holiday period, special precaution shall be taken to prevent bush fires. Some…

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Bush Fire Homes in Danger

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 1

Sydney, Dec. 10.—Hundreds of fire-fighters are fighting a huge bushfire raging…

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Man Fires at Intruders

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 3

Sydney.—Francis (Cooper, proprietor of the Dolly Varden Cafe, Parramatta Road. Granville, was awakened by…

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Chimney Fire

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 15

The Central Fire Brigade was called to 733 Silica Lane, shortly after 9.30 this morning, where a chimney was…

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Rubbish Fire

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 6

The Central Fire Brigade was called out at about 8.5 p.m. on Tuesday night to a small rubbish fire on a…

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Fire Toll of Sheep; Wheat

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 1

Sydney.—Fierce bushfires in the north-western New South Wales destroyed thousands of bags of…

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Move to Resisti Changes in Fire Brigade

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 December 1952 · page 16

Local organisations and members of the staff of the Central Fire Brigade are perturbed about a suggestion that the permanent staff of the station be…

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£22,000 Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 5

Cairns — Fire caused £22,000 damage to Kent's furniture factory and a dwelling…

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Fire, Snow and Wind

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 1

Sydney. — Bushfires, blizzards, and gates have caused damage in New South Wales estimated at…

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Horses Saved from Fire

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 7

Brisbane. — Three stable hands, at the risk of their lives, ran into blazing horse stables at Hendra and saved…

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Seaweed Chokes Fire Hose

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 December 1952 · page 5

Brisbane.—Seaweed choked the hose of a brigade fighting a fire in the shopping centre of Maroochydore…

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