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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Cornishfawn has modern fire brigade

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 2

Recently-formed Cornishtown Rural Fire Brigade is now equipped with modern fire-fighting apparatus and has set the example…

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Amusements Forest Fire Drama at Hoyts

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 10

Blazing with spectacle and afire with rugged action. “Red Skies of Montana” presents Richard Widmark as a daredevil smoke-jumper in a…

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Grass Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

Last Saturday a fire broke out in grass in n paddock adjoining Mr. S.R.E. Loveridge's home in Guy Street. Neighbours…

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Early Morning Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 8

Deniliquin Fire Brigade [?] called our the [?]…

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Grass Fire at Hopefield

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 3

On Tuesday afternoon a .fire broke out in a paddock opposite the Hopefield Silos where sports were formerly held.The…

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Grass and Rubbish Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

A fire in grass and rubbish behind the Albury tennis courts in Mitchell st. was extinguished by the fire brigade at 7.50 a.m…

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Queensland jockey for Liquid Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 15

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Prominent Queensland Jockey J. Standfield will ride Perth-owned Liquid Fire in Saturday’s Challenge…

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Utility truck damaged in fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Shortly after 10.30 last night a truck in the blacksmith’s shop of Mr. J. W. Whitlock, at Henty, for panel beating repairs was…

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Dr. Merrylees Under Fire at Wagga Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 2

Dr. W. A. Merrylees, president of the Riverina Councils' University League was criticised at a meeting of the…

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Real fire danger in Border districts (By a Staff Reporter.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 January 1953 · page 16

There is a real fire danger at present in the districts that comprise the border area and unless…

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Grass Fire at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 2

Twenty acres of grass and some timber were destroyed in fire which broke out on the property of Mr H. Inchbold,…

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Grass Fire in East Albury

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 January 1953 · page 2

Grass caught alight on a vacant block in Electra street East Albury, early yesterday afternoon. The fire brigade…

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Two Grass Fires Yester- Day

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 January 1953 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade attended two grass fires yesterday. The first destroyed a small area of grass near Billson Park. At 9.30…

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Rankin's Springs Bush Fire Brigade

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

It was stated at Monday's meeting of the Carrathool Shire Council that the recently formed Rankin's Springs Bush Fire Brigade…

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More Grass Fires in Albury

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 2

Albury fire brigade was called to three grass fires yesterday, but only small areas of grass were destroyed. They were extinguished…

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Three Fires at Corowa Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 7

Corowa had three fires yesterday, none of which, was considered serious. The fire brigade quickly…

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The Fire Alarms on

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 1

Yesterday the Fire Brigade was called out three times to fire outbreaks, but fortunately they, were not of a serious…

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Liner Gutted at Docks in One of Britain’s Worst Shipping Fires

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 12

LONDON, Mon.: The 20,000 liner Empress of Canada this morning began to settle in the water at Liverpool docks after firemen had fought a losing nine-hour battle agqinst a raging inferno in the £2 million (stg.) ship…

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Two Grass Fires Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

Albury fire brigade had two calls yesterday to grass fires, but only small areas were destroyed. The first broke out shortly after…

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Bush Fire at Tarcutta

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 January 1953 · page 1

WAGGA. Wed.: Hundreds of acres of natural pasture homesteads, wheatfields and stock were threatened when a bush fire…

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