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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1952

903 stories in Murray's papers · page 19 of 46

Five Children Die in Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 March 1952 · page 12

NICHOLSVILLE, (Newfoundland), Mon.: Five children were burned to death yesterday when fire destroyed their wooden home…

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Bush Fire Relief Committee’s Request

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 9

Wodonga Bush Fire Belief Committee wants the Victorian Government to obtain fencing materials from the…

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Many victims of recent bush fires interview tax officers at Albury

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 13

Many victims of recent bush fires which swept border districts yesterday conferred with taxation officials at Albury. The officials were…

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Lightning Causes Fires

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

On the last two successive Fridays fires have been started in the Corryong- district by lightning. A fire broke out in a stump…

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Fire Held to Small Area

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 9

Lightning struck a tree on Mr. J. Northey’s property, Wodonga West, on Saturday afternoon, setting it alight…

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Items of News Monument Hill Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

Albury fire brigade yesterday afternoon was called to a grass fire on Monument Hill shortly before three O’clock Six-men under…

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Menzies Government Faces Revolt Homes Policy Under Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

CANBERRA, Tues.: The Menzies Government is facing a serious challenge within its own ranks over changes in war service homes policy…

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May Fight Bush Fires with Bombs

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wed.: The State Government would be prepared to test an English engineer’s scheme to fight bush fires with…

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Move for Probe Into Bush Fires

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Legislative Assembly tomorrow will consider a motion that a Royal Commission be appointed to enquire into the causes and steps…

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Bush Fire Relief Committee Formed

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 6

Measures to alleviate hardships of bushfire sufferers, to re-establish primary production in the devastated areas, and to guard against…

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RUTHERGLEN Help For Fire Victims

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 9

Members of Rutherglen RSL volunteered to assist bush fire victims in the Barnawartha area to re-fence their burnt-out…

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Gundowring votes £10 for fire relief

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 15

At its February meeting at the home of Mrs Gordon Barton, Gundowring CWA voted £10 to the Red Cross for bush fire…

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Saturday's Storm Lightning Starts Grass Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1952 · page 9

Lightning started a grass fire on "Dudley Park" the property of Mr. Henry Jukes, on Saturday afternoon. The fire started at about 12.45…

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Bush Fire Relief

The Observer · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1
Also in The Riverine Grazier

Henty Bushfire Relief Committee gratefully acknowledge the following additional donations: Anonymous, 10 bags…

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£1875 for Bush Fire Relief -

The Observer · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 3

The grand-daughter of a Riverina pioneer has sent £1875 to the M.V.D.L. Headquarters at Albury to assist its work of…

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£1875 for Bush Fire Relief

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 6

The grand-daughter of a Riverina pioneer has sent £1,875 to the Murray Valley Development League headquarters at Albury…

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Bush Fire Relief : Picture Show Tonight to Aid Fund

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 2

The film “Tea for Two,” which will be given its preview at Hoyts Theatre tonight in aid of the bush fire relief fund, is a…

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Fire At Hay Road

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

About two acres of grass was burned yesterday afternoon when a fire broke out on the property of Messrs, Barnes Bros. of…

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Move to Include Railway Department in State-wide Fire Ban

The Observer · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

After dealing with resolutions from, Henty Holbreok and Yerong Creek brandies asking that the Railway Commissioners be brought under the provisions of the Bush Fires Act, Culcaira District Council of the F. & S…

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