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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Bush fires cause damage in the Yarrawonga district

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 6

Value of excellently organised rural fire brigades throughout the country areas was demonstrated on Friday when a bush fire broke out on the property of Mr. W. Hargreaves, about 12 miles from Mulwala…

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14 fires at Lavington

Border Morning Mail · Monday 7 December 1953 · page 9

Lavington Central Fire Brigade attended 14 fires yesterday afternoon, One took two hours to bring under control…

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Grass Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 3

At about 2.15 a.m. yesterday (Monday), the .Corowa Fire .Brigade received, a call to a grass fire adjacent to the Corona truck…

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Fought grass fire‘

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 16

A grass fire broke- out in a paddock adjacent to the Mulwala explosives factory on Friday. Members of the factory staff assisted in fighting the blaze. The fire confined to about 40 acres of grass. Picture (left to right): Messr, M. Woodward, John Russel and R. Grayson members of the factory staff who fought the fire…

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Fire at Coolamon Park

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 6

Damage earned by the fire on Friday at “Coolamon Park,” property of Mr. and Mrs Frank Berryman on the highway, about…

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Working See Burns Fire Breaks

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 6

Bands of local citizens with the Forestry Fire Cart and the Mathoura Fire Brigade truck, commenced last week to burn…

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£20,000 Mattress Factory Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused when fire destroyed half the factory of Mattress Products, Pty…

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Council told of fire danger period

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 10

Country Fire Authority notified Wangaratta Shire Council yesterday that the bush fire danger period in Region 23 commenced on December 3 and would remain in force until March 31…

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Detached Power Line Started Grass Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 8 December 1953 · page 5

When a power line became detached on the Echuca road on Sunday night, it fused, igniting grass on Mr. J. Leetham’s…

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Boomanoomana Bush Fire Brigade

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 10

At the annual meeting of the Boomanoomana Bush Brigade, the following captains and Nice-Captains were appointed…

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Minimising fire hazard

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 9

Wodonga council employes yesterday burnt off dry grass along High street south of the water tower to reduce the fire hazard…

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“Co-op.” Bill under fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 9 December 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues. : The Labor Government’s Co-operation Bill could fee called the Union of Soviet-Socialist…

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Bush Fire Conference

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 6

Te Shire President, Cr. A. F. Crockett presided at the conference of Bush Fire Brigade Captains, Secretaries and…

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Bush fires threaten many Sydney homes

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: Serious bush fires threatened homes in many suburbs today. Firemen and home-owners fought a desperate day-long battle to control the fires…

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Urana Shire Bush Fire Danger

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 1

The President of the Urana Shire Council, Councillor J. M. Smith, make an appeal to all citizens of the Shire for…

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Small Grass Fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 December 1953 · page 2

A small area of grass was burnt in Forest Hill ave. yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Albury brigade extinguished the…

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Four Fires [?]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 11

The Deniliquin Fire [?] was called to four [?] Wednesday, and one [?] At one a.m. Wednesday [?]…

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Truck Damaged by Fire

The Observer · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon last members of the Henty Fire Brigade were called to extinguish a fire about three miles out…

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£600 hay stack fire at Rutherglen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 18

A fire yesterday destroyed almost £600 worth of newly baled hay in a stack at the farm of Mr. George Tafft at Rutherglen…

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Obscured Water Hydrants Main Reason For Henty's High Rate of Fire Insurance

The Observer · Friday 11 December 1953 · page 1

The president of the Henty and District Chamber of Commerce (Mr. A. R. Barrie) submitted a report to the monthly meeting of the Chamber, held in the Memorial Hall on Monday night, of a recent interview with Mr…

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