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 â fortunately without use during hostilities â has been given a new âhomeâ…
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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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£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…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 â in N.S.W. and Victoria â has been…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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 Perryâs Circus, at Mentone, this,…
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