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Fires & bushfires, 1954

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Federal A.L.P. Executive under fire at Vic. conference: Boycott by 36 unions

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sun.: A special meeting of A.L.P. branches and affiliated unions today protested strongly against the decision of the Federal Executive of the party to hold a special conference in February to consider the upset in the Labor Party in Victoria…

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Fire Razes Nuts, 4 Dead

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 9

HONG KONG. Sun.: Four Chinese are believed to have been killed early today when a sudden fire roared through the…

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Fire in East Albury Home

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 2

A carpet and lounge chair were damaged by fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Gilroy, Milro avenue, East Albury, last night. Albury…

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Father Xmas Has Ride on Fire Engine

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 20

The R.S.L. at Yarrawonga is disposing of a large Christmas stocking during this week. Pictured is Father Christmas with the stocking. He was conveyed through the streets on the fire engine…

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Mt. Gwynne Bush Fire Brigade

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Mount Gwynne Bush Fire Brigade recently, Mr A. J. Withers was re-elected president , and Mr…

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Grass Fire Menaces House

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Tues.: A grass fire which broke out near a council rubbish dump at Mitcham, five miles from the city, this afternoon…

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Family Loses All in Fire

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 22 December 1954 · page 9

ADELAIDE, Tues.: Mr. W. T. Liddle, garage proprietor, at Redhill, 103 miles north of Adelaide, and his family lost all their…

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Plans for Fire Dust Still Uncertain

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 19

SYDNEY, Wed.: Plana for Summer Cup runner Fire Dust are still uncertain, trainer G. Brown said today…

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Panic As Fire Sydney Theatre

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: City theatre-goers rushed frantically through/flames to safety when a fire swept through the Variety Theatre, Pitt street, today. Thousands of horrified Christmas shoppers saw the theatre…

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Woman Burnt in Car Fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: A 52 year old woman suffered serious second degree burns today when the car in which she was believed to have…

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Little girl, twin brothers die in fire looking for Christmas presents

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 3

AUSTIN (Minnesota), Thurs.: A 9-year-old girl and twin brothers, aged 5, died early lost night in a fire which started while they were using matches to ferret Christmas presents in an upstairs closet of their home…

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Border residents warned of fire danger by regional officer at Wodonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 21

Regional fire officer at Wodonga (Mr. C. H. Howe) last night warned border district residents of the fire danger during the holiday period. He outlined ways in which travellers and residents could keep the fire danger down…

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Two families lose all in fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.: Two families, comprising four adults and five children, lost everything they had and were rendered homeless when fire razed their house to the ground within 20 minutes at Upwey today…

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£10,000 Saw Mill Fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE. Sun.: A saw mill was totally destroyed by fire at Dean’s Marsh on Christmas night. The owner. Mr. F. C. Cooper, of…

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Ship an inferno 20 hours after fire starts

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 December 1954 · page 11

SINGAPORE, Sun.: Huge clouds of dense block, oily smoke rose into the sky today off Singapore as the hulk of the Danish ship Lexa Maerak burned 20 hours after the start of a fire which had swept through the ship from…

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Theatre Blaze at Its Height

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 5

ABOVE: Firemen in Pitt street, Sydney, battle through the smoke haze when the Variety Theatre blaze was at its…

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Fire destroys church

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon.: A fire this afternoon destroyed the Queen of Heaven Roman Catholic Church in Holt street, Deer Park…

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£75,000 garage fire

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thurs.: Twenty-five trucks, including five semitrailers, were destroyed when a fire burnt out a large wood…

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Fire Danger Increases in Border Districts

Border Morning Mail · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 12

Albury and border districts may be in danger of bush fire outbreaks if the hot weather, which has persisted for the past fortnight continues, inquiries revealed yesterday…

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