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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1954

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Air raid siren will now warn of bush fires in Lavington district

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 3

The air raid which was installed on top of the Albury Hotel during World War It and had remained there until a few days ago — fortunately without use during hostilities — has been given a new “home”…

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Items of news Small Grass Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade yesterday put out a fire in a small area of grass at Alexandra Park. Knapsack sack pumps, sprays and beaters…

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Lavington Fire Siren

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 7

Members of Lavington Rural Fire Brigade are asked to contact headquarters at Mac's Cafe and not the captain…

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All join in fire fights

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 10

VICTORIAN Conservation Minister, Mr Enticknap, said yesterday that Forestry Commission employes co-operated…

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£30,000 mansion fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Fri.: Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused when fire gutted a 19-roomed mansion home owned by…

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Man delayed to dress: dies in house fire

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Fri.: A 50-year-old man who delayed his escape from a burning house in order to get dressed was incinerated in an inferno early today…

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Items of news Two Small Fires

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

Albury Fire Bridge was called to two small grass fires during the weekend. An outbreak occurred in Old Sydney road at…

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Fire destroys house

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Fire destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard house occupied by 75-year-old Patrick Marinan and his wife…

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Man to be prosecuted following costly fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Sim.: A bush fire yesterday swept about 430 acres of country at Salisbury West, 14 from Inglewood, including 80 acres of wheat and 30 acres of barley…

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Bush fire near Wangaratta fought by hundreds of men

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 3

Hundreds of men fought and beat a serious bush fire which raged yesterday afternoon in properties along the Wangaratta-EIdorado road. Later, about 6.45,…

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Exhaust From Engine Causes Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 4

Sparks from the exhaust of a diesel engine falling on dry floor boards are believed to have caused a fire which destroyed a…

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Items of news Small Grass Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade extinguished a small fire in an area of grass on the Old Sydney road about 6.30 last night…

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Bush Fires

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

People who have lived in the border district for two years or more will not have forgotten the stark tragedy of…

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Border Fistricts Are Ready to Fight Bush Fires

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 16

The whole border district in and around Albury — in N.S.W. and Victoria — has been…

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Small Grass Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade yesterday attended a fire in a small area of grass in Nathan avenue. Knapsack pumps and one…

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New radio equipment help in fighting bush fires

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 4

Latest low frequency radio equipment will be installed in Wangaratta shortly, to be used in the event of serious bush fire outbreaks. This was revealed last…

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Three Grass Fires in City

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

Albury Fire Brigade was called to three grass fires yesterday afternoon, but none was of a serious nature. The outbreaks…

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Cabaret Destroyed by Fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

HEALESVILLE, Wed.: A building which was remodelled only two weeks ago as a cabaret was burnt out at Healesville early today…

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Fire Destroys Cottage

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

A cottage was destroyed by fire about 4.30 yesterday, about four miles south west of Yerong Creek…

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Fire Under Lionesses’ Cage

Border Morning Mail · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thurs: Four lionesses in a cage were pushed to safety through blazing straw at Perry’s Circus, at Mentone, this,…

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