Liquid Fire and Montana to win at Canterbury (From “Glenloth”)
Liquid Fire and Montana should each win at Canterbury this afternoon. Form of candidates is as follows: 2-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP (Fillies)…
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903 stories in Murray's papers · page 26 of 46
Social Evening for Fire Victims
A social evening was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Hempel by the neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. A. Crockett, who lost all their…
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WAGGA, Wed.: A Forbes grazier flew to Wagga in his own plane today to give evidence at the bush fire inquiry here. He…
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WAGGA, Wed.: The bush fire inquiry was told today that a letter had to go half a mile for assistance when a fire broke out on January 22 near Mangoplah…
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A railway ganger, Jeremiah Miskell, told the City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) in Wagga yesterday that a bush fire started soon…
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WAGGA, Fri.: The bush fire inquiry today lasted 30 minutes and adjourned until Monday. The District Coroner, Mr. A. N…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reds worked over “swindle” over cease-fire talks, Recruiting Director says
CANBERRA, Fri.: The cease-fire talks in Korea were deliberately designed by the Communists to hold up the Allies’ advance, Lieut,-General Sir Horace Robertson said tonight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£700,00 Studio Fire
BOURBANK (Cali.), Sun.: Film stars and studio executives in sleeves joined hundreds of firemen yesterday in fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →News from Wangaratta WANGARATTA, Sunday. Reserve of Fire Equipment
There should be a reserve of at least 200 knapsacks at Wangaratta, Mr P. R. Fullerton, secretary of the Rutherglen Brigade,…
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Advice has been received from Mr. Padman, MLA. that an allotment of £300 each to Holbrook and Tumbarumba Bush Fire…
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SYDNEY, Mon.: Investigation of artificial rain-making to combat bush fires has been suggested by the State Bush Fire Committee in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Last Summer Cost N.S.W. £6½ MILLION Committee’s report to Government
SYDNEY, Mon.: Bush fires caused at least £6,500,000 damage in N.S.W. between October, 1951, and March, 1952, the State Bush Fire Committee has reported to the State Government…
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Fire brigades from Leeton and Yanco were unsuccessful in their efforts to save the domestic staff quarters at the Yanco Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clash on Tractor Fire Censure of Mayor Lapses
A recent fire which temporarily put the Municipal Council's new tractor out of commission, caused a clash at the Council meeting on…
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MELBOURNE Mon.: Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by spectacular fire which burnt out the top two floors of Bradford House, Flinders Lane, City, this afternoon…
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WAGGA, Mon.: A Mangoplah grazier, Patrick Leo Lloyd, told the Bush Fire Inquiry today that he did not know if the fire on January 22 had broken out from a point in the centre of…
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Cadet Bernard O’Regan sights at his target during Bren gun practice at Bandiana range. He is a pupil of St. Kilda Christian Brothers’ College.—Story and other pictures, page 6…
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WAGGA Tues.—The Mangoplah fire on January 24 was re-started on Grinter’s properly by sparks from a burning tree stump, Walter Mohr, of “Glengarry, said today at the Bush Fire Inquiry. The sparks fell into clover,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Aerofoil, Liquid Fire may clash in Flying on
SYDNEY, Tues.: The projected clash between Aerofoil and Liquid Fire in Saturday’s Flying Handicap at Randwick should provide the highlight of the meeting, according to…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Grazier thought fire break! were ineffective: Tells Bush Fire Inquiry
WAGGA, Wed.: Mangoplah grazier, Walter Mohr, told the bush fire inquiry today that at the time of burning[?] operations on the railway line in the district he did not consider the ploughed breaks provided were adequate to stop the fire…
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