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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

642 stories in Murray's papers · page 25 of 33

Tax relief for bush fire sufferers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 8

CANBERRA Wed.: Persons who suffered losses in the NSW bush fires would not have their plight aggravated by taxation demands,…

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Booroobanilly Fire Brigade

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 6

At a meeting of the Booroobanilly Fire Brigade, held recently at Mr T. Sleeman's residence, there was a large attendance of members…

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Child Falls Into Fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

Four-year-old Brian Coleman, of Glenly street, Albury, was burned on the arm yesterday afternoon when he fell into a fire in the…

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Fire sets off explosions

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 3

BUENOS AIRES, Wed: When an Argentina customs warehouse caught fire yesterday the Buenos Aires port was rocked by a series…

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Fire threat to Glen Davis

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.; The township of Glen Davis is nearly ringed by bosh fires and huge oil plants are threatened. The position in…

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Bush Fire Danger Discussed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Carrathool Shire Council at its meeting on Monday night, discussed at length bush-fire precautions, particularly means of…

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Council Concerned Over Bush Fire Danger

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Councillors of Murray Shire congratulated the shire clerk, Mr. J. Parker, individually and collectively on the splendid job he…

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Bush Fire Danger Alert by Shire Councils

The Observer · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

The Lockhart and Urana Shire Presidents (Mrs. W. K. Day and J. M. Smith, respectively) made a joint appeal to…

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Bush Fire Risk Warning By P.P. Board

The Observer · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

The bush fire risk in the Albury P. P. district is increasing rapidly, and will be high by December, the Stock Inspector (Mr. E. J. McBarron) said in his report to the monthly meeting of the Board last Friday…

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No Open Fires Until November 27

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

The Chief Secretary’s Department has issued a statement prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air until midnight,…

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Fire Safety First

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 4

Heat wave conditions are likely [?] spread over the state with a consequent high fire risk. Waradgery Shire Council appeals for…

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Council Deals with Fire Hazard

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

The Corowa Municipal Council has invested in an electric mowing machine for clearing roads and footpaths…

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Fire Destroys Stack of Firewood

The Observer · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

A fire which occurred on the property of Messrs. Schulz and Wilson on Tuesday last, destroyed approximately, 8 to 10…

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Fire Makes 25,000 Homeless

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 3

HONG KONG, Thurs.: Upwards of 25,000 persons were left homeless by another fire which raged through the “squatters’ colony” by…

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Fire hazard high to-day

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Increased winds tomorrow morning will cause a serious bushfire threat throughout the State, a Weather…

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Big port fire now under control

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 7

BUENOS AIRES, Thursday: A spectacular waterfront fire which injured 32 persons and caused damage estimated at [?]…

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Items of News Small Grass Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 2

Albury fire brigade was called to Cosser st. late yesterday afternoon to extinguish a small grass fire. With the aid of a knapsack,…

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To the Editor the Fire Menace

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 8

Sir,—The suggestion in your leader of November 19, that full use should be made of roads as fire-breaks, is commendable. Grass…

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Fire Threatens to Wipe Out Small Town

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The small mining town of Angus Place is threatened with complete destruction by bush fires…

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Wangaratta News Wangaratta, Friday Car and £95 lost in fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 4

Two Sicilians lost their savings when a fire destroyed a shed in which they were living on the Greta road…

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