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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1953

601 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 31

News Items Bright Fire at Bells on Park

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

Fire broke out at Billson Park Shortly before 10 o’clock last night. only a small area of grass was destroyed before the fire was put…

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Two Fires in Same Area

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade extinguished two grass fires within the same area yesterday, but no damage was caused. The first…

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Fire at meatworks

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sun.; Fire gutted the skin section of W. Angliss and Co. Pty. Ltd. meatworks at Footscray yesterday morning,…

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Disastrous Fire at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

Damage estimated at £5000 was caused when a fire broke out at the Yarrawonga Ice Works last Friday night. The…

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Fire, car crash kill 18

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 16

DALLAS (Texas), Mon.: Two tragedies, a fire and a car crash, killed 18 persons in Texas last night…

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Fire destroys stables : racehorses saved

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Fire destroyed most of the stable owned by the well known racehorse trainers Messrs Jack and Eddie…

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Gundowring family lose their home in fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 3

A family of three, whose home at Gundowring was destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning, are staying with a neighbor, Mr. E. T. Arundel, until other arrangements for them can be made…

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Unicipal Council Under Fire [?]M Area Director Letter For Tonight’s P. & C. Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 1

[?] forthright letter, which blames obstruction in [?]quin for the delay in erecting four infants’ class[?] at the old Harfleur Street sportsground (in other [?] by the Municipal Council), has been…

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Items of News Small Grass Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade, attended a small grass fire on the Howlong rd., near the Horse-shoe Lagoon, yesterday morning. No…

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Blazing motor cycle fires grass

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

When a motor-cycle ridden by a young man named P. Costigan backfired and burst into flames on the Yundool road near…

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Fire Patrol

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 4

The following district residents have been gazetted as hon. Fire Patrol Officers under the Bush Fires Act. Messrs. James…

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Fire Destroys Grass

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

Several acres of grass were destroyed in a fire which broke out in Grafton st. at 1.45 p.m. yesterday. Several panels of fencing…

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Golf Links Fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 2

Several acres of grass were destroyed last night, when a fire broke eat on the western side of Albury golf links. The flames…

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There Is Still Danger of Fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 February 1953 · page 10

Despite the cooler weather earlier this week and the occasional showers, there is still a distinct danger of bushfires in…

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Two Fires Yesterday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade was called two fires in the city yesterday. The first was received at 1.10 p.m., when some grass at Noreuil…

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Fire Destroys Fencers' Camp

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

Mr. Frank Dolan and his employees were heavy: losers, as the result of a fire which totally destroyed their…

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Prompt action checks fire at Jindera

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

What could have been a serious conflagration last. Friday afternoon at Jindera was cheeked be fore it got at chance to spread…

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Lit fire without permit; man fined £3

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 7

In an effort to protect his property and that of his neighbours Keith H. Gould, Schuback st., had burned the grass…

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American Jets Open Fire on Russian Fighter Planes

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 1

TOKIO, Mon.: Two united states jet fighters opened fire on two Russian built La-11 lighters over Ho kkaido, Northern Japan, today before the intrudres escaped into the Russian-held Kurrile Islands. The United states Air Force, announcing the engagement said the…

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Fire on French Liner

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 3

NAPLES, Tues.: The French liner Ferdinand de Lesseps with 460 passengers aboard made an emergency call here early today…

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