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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

642 stories in Murray's papers · page 23 of 33

Bush fire danger eases

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sim.: Bushfires in dancer areas of the State have slackened or have been brought under control…

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Fierce Fires in Suburbs

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sun.: Fierce blazes in 12 Brisbane suburbs were fanned by wind gusts, hampering firemen…

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Fire Threat to Township

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Sunday: Bushfire flames late tonight were threatening to destroy the small township of Gindie (population 150),…

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Fire Makes 500 Homeless

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 8

MANILA. Sun.: A three hour five destroyed six blocks of the Commercial district of Cageyan De Oro City, on northern Mindanao…

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Lit Fire : Gaoled

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

MAITLAND, Mon.: William Walter Garland, 48, of Morpeth, was sentenced to three months’ gaol in Maitland court…

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Sunnyside Grass Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 2

We regret that in reporting the grass fire which occurred last week near Sunnyside, the most important item in regard to the fire was…

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Bush fires under control

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: Two bushfires which flared up on the Blue Mountains this afternoon were brought under control late…

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Many fires deliberately lit

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.: Firebugs deliberately started 23 forest fires from to October, the Minister for Conservation, Mr. Weir,…

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Fires Deliberately Started ?

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 15

SYDNEY, Wed.: Reports that people had deliberately started fires to earn big money as fire fighters, were being investigated…

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Be careful with fires from to-day

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The prohibited “open fire lighting period” in Victoria will begin tomorrow and will last until…

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Bushfire Danger to Town

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 16

SYDNEY, Wed.: The town a Coonabarabran will’s be In serious Ganger tomorrow If strong winds enliven fires buraing is…

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Farmers fined for lighting fires

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 3

MURWILLUMBAH, Thurs.: A man who pleaded guilty to lighting a fire without a permit was told by Mr Thompson, SM, in the…

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Waradgery Fire Truck

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 3

It was announced at the meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council yesterday, that Cr. M. Rutledge had made available a…

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Man Killed: 23 Homes Destroyed in Worst Fires on Record

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A man was killed and 23 homes destroyed in disastrous bushfires in the Sydney and Newcastle area today. A fire which swept through a…

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News From Myrtleford Fire Equipment and Maintenance School

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 12

Victorian Forest Commission’s annual divisional instructional school—fire equipment and maintenance—commenced on the banks…

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Bush Fire Risk Is Growing

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 10

The bush fire risk in the Albury [?] Board district is in[?] rapidly and will be high by December, in parts…

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Bush Fire Position Eases; a Week of Tragedy

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Death, destruction and injury have followed bush fires which have swept great areas of the State this week. However, tonight most serious blazes were under control, or had…

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Two men fined for lighting fires

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Fri.: Two men were fined today—one £50 and the [?] £10—for branches of the Bush Fires…

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Bren Carrier on Fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade was called to the workshop of Wilson Win-stanley Townsend st., at 12.20 yesterday afternoon to [?]…

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[?] progress at cease-fire talks

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 3

TOKIO, Fri: The Korean truce [?]b-committees conferred for [?]ore than live hours today with [?] tangible results” on a…

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