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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Fire Captain Fined for Lighting Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

Ronald Stanley Howard, captain of Burrinbar Bushfire Brigade, was fined, £30, at Murwillumbah, for lighting a fire on his property…

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Eagles Fight Lac[?] Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 8

At a bushfire on [?] a pair of wed[?] joined in the fight [?] Bushfire Bulletin. The [?]…

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Small Fire on Monument Hill

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade extinguished a small fire on Monument Hill yesterday afternoon. The fire occurred at 3 o’clock…

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Good Save by Fire Brigade

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 2

A fire which broke out on the verendah of a cottage in Cadell Street on Thursday, did a lot of damage to the western side and…

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Four children, mother die in fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 12

NEW YORK, Mon.: A mother, and four of her 10 children were burned to death yesterday when fire swept…

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Prairie Fire Ran Good Albury Gold Cup Trial

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 10

Prairie Fire ran on excellent Albury Cup trial in winning the Albury St. Patrick’s Cup yesterday. Leading all the way, Prairie Fire easily beat Gale Queen and Photon…

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State Will Aid Burnt-out Family

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tues.: State relief will be forwarded to the family of Stanley Robert Braddy, a 22-year-old laborer, of…

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Police Probe Fire at Guest House

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.: Police are investigating a fire which burned down a guest house in Upper Burragorang on Sunday morning…

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Grass Fire on Forrest Hill

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade yesterday received a call to attend a grass, fire in Forrest Hill ave A large area was burnt out before the…

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Wangaratta News Items Fire—£3000 Damage

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 5

WANGARATTA, Wed.: On Tuesday Wangaratta Fire Brigade was called three times to a fire in the main street, which…

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Short circuit causes fires in 20 houses

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 6

MELBOURNE. ,Thurs.: Fires were started in many houses in Dudley street, Brighton, today when a short circuit…

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Eagles Eight Lachlan Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 2

At a bushfire on the Lachlan, a pair of wedge-tailed eagles, joined in the fight, reports the Bushfire Bulletin. The fire had…

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The Fat in the Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 8

Deniliquin Fire Brigade was called out at 3 p.m. on Monday to the home of Mr. L, Derrin, in Mann Street…

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Fire Destroys House at Corowa

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 April 1953 · page 12

At 8 o’clock last night an old house at South Corowa was burned to the ground. The fire lasted about an hour…

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Fire in Tourist Bus

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 April 1953 · page 20

A number of fire extinguishers were used by Albury Fire Brigade to put out a fire in a tourist bus in Swift street yesterday morning…

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30 fires in N.E. Victoria this summer

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 2

Bush fire brigades attended 30 fires during the summer in the stretch between Baddaginnie and Chiltern. Regional Fire Officer…

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£150,000 fire at Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 April 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sun.: One of the worst fires in Canberra’s history yesterday swept through the city block, causing damage estimated…

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Troops Fire on Red Mob

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 6

TEHERAN, Tues.: Troops fired today to break up a Communist-dominated mob that surged in front of the Parliament building,…

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Cars Must Keep Off Fire Plugs

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 April 1953 · page 10

Notices will be painted on the gutters in Yarrawonga to stop motorists parking over fire-plugs in the streets…

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Prairie Fire for H’cp

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 April 1953 · page 14

Prairie Fire may take the mile President's Handicap, main event on the last day of the Albury Gold Cap meeting today…

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