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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1940

6 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

How Fires Start

Delegate Argus · Thursday 28 March 1940 · page 4

In a letter to the Cooma "Express" an Adaminaby man says: I proved last week on a hot…

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Dog Gives Fire Alarm

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 April 1940 · page 3

Only the intelligence of a dog prevented the destruction by fire of a gatekeepers' shelter at the side of the railway line, Young,…

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Keeping the Home Fires Burning

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 August 1940 · page 4

Housewives have less money than ever these days for household expenses. Expenses are high, arid the family…

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Bush Fire Danger Need for Precautions

Delegate Argus · Thursday 19 September 1940 · page 2

Owing to the exceptionally dry weather conditions prevailing, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Delegate Bushfire Brigade was held on Wednesday night, September 25, at the School of Arts. Mr. A. H…

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Bush-fire Conference

Delegate Argus · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 4

The annual conference of district bushfire organisations, which took place at Bombala on Saturday afternoon, was one of the…

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