Bush Fire Danger Urana Shire leader’s appeal
President of Urana Shire Council (Cr. J. M. Smith) yesterday appealed to all to cooperate in taking precautions to…
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Night blaze destroys big home at Mulwala
The ten-room home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter McPherson, son, “Clearview,” Mulwala, was destroyed by fire fate Friday night. The home was one of the show places of the district and had recently been renovated…
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No damage was done by a fire at the rear of Stow’s timber yard, Mate street, last night. The fire, in a pile of rubbish, was beaten…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: Thousands of volunteer firemen baffled to save homes, bush and grasslands throughout N.S.W. today. Big fires ore raging on the North and South…
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The Presidents of the Urana and Coreen Shire Councils make an appeal to all the citizens of the Shire for their…
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At the annual meeting of Walbundrie North Bushfire Brigade those present were: Messrs. W. N. Fowler (pres.), H. T. Webb (sec.),…
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GRAFTON, Mon. : The first death of the 1953 bush fire season occurred at Dorrigo tonight…
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BORDEAUX, Mon.: The crew of the 10,763-ton French [?]ker Caltex Bordeaux, helped [?] a naval fire fighter, yesterday mastered a…
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Some stimulating and arresting information was given last week in Melbourne by the Honorary Minister, Mr Scully,…
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A small grass fire broke out in Corona Lane a quarter of admits from the main Berrigan road on Saturday afternoon at about 1.30…
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Burning of a protective fire break from Bolga to Tallandoon, near Tallangatta, was continued by the Victorian Forestry…
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When a kerosene refrigerator exploded in staff quarters adjoining the 10-room homestead of Mr. and Mrs. Peter…
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First fire of this summer occurred in the Rand district yesterday and burned about 20 acres of grass…
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Yesterday, for the first time in Deniliquin, a fireman was buried with full Fire Brigade honours…
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In the Wangaratta district the bush fire danger will fee high this year. Growth of grass was yesterday described as…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: In sweltering heat wave conditions today, bush fires in many parts of the State gained impetns, but forestry…
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WAGGA, Tues.: The Forestry Commission office in Wagga has evolved a plan to link by radio all State forests and plantations…
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As the result of a decision at Friday's Council meeting, a conference between Council and district Bush Fire Brigade…
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A grass fire at Mr. John Christie's property, "Pine, Hill", last Friday, should serve as a warning to the…
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Holbrook Shire Council and district fire brigades are determined to prevent another disastrous bush fire similar to that which ravaged the countryside early last year…
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