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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1957

78 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 4

Fire Near Aerodrome

The Pastoral Times · Friday 29 November 1957 · page 1

At the time of going to press there was an extensive grass fire burning in the vicinity of the aerodrome…

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Fires Ravage Large Areas of District

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 December 1957 · page 1

The worst fires experienced for many years swept through Deniliquin district on Friday and burnt upwards of 35,000 acres of valuable grassland, 3,000 acres of State forest, and destroyed thousands of sheep and…

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Heavy Losses in Tocumwal Bushfire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1957 · page 1

A bushfire which brake out at Maree[?] East Station shout midway between To[?]mwal and Donll[?]quin on Friday afternoon,…

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Early Morning Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1957 · page 1

Residents were awakened at twenty minutes to four on Monday morning by the scream of the fire siren. The…

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Heavy Losses in Tocumwal Bushfire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1957 · page 1

A bushfire which broke out at Moroca East Station about midway between Tocumwal and Deniliquin on Friday…

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Fire Destroys Barham House

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 December 1957 · page 2

A house in Niemur Street, Barham, owned by the Barham-Koondrook Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, was…

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Fire Fighters Are All Insured

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 December 1957 · page 1

Any person who voluntarily engages in fighting a bush fire without payment will receive compensation from the Bush Fire Committee, Sydney, for any injury suffered or any damage caused to his vehicle, even if such…

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Bush Fire Appeal

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1957 · page 3

"The heavy damage from Bush Fires on the Blue Mountains is a tragedy which has shocked us all, and must call…

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Scouts Warned On Fires

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 December 1957 · page 1

The Boy Scouts Association had requested all members to be particularly careful in the matter of bushfires…

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Total Fire Ban Throughout State

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 December 1957 · page 2

A total ban has been placed the lighting of fires in the open from last Friday to 9 p.m. on January 3…

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Apex Launches Bushfire Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 December 1957 · page 1

The National. Service Director of Deniliquin Apex Club (Mr. Allen Wilson) said today that Apex had launched an…

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[?]Bush Fire Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 December 1957 · page 3

The heavy damage from Bush [?] on the Blue Mountains is [?] agedy which has shocked us and must call forth our…

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Fire-Fighters Protected

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 December 1957 · page 8

Following many enquiries, this paper published a statement last Friday, to the effect that all volunteer firefighters who were…

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Fire in Crop

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 17 December 1957 · page 3

A fire started in a wheat crop being stripped on the property of Messrs I and J. Dickens late on Thursday afternoon…

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Bush Fire Victims' Appeal Local Appeal Opened by Council

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 19 December 1957 · page 1

A local appeal for donations to the Blue Mountains Bush Fire Victims' Fund was opened at last Thursday's Council…

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Council Will Aid Bushfire Victims

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 December 1957 · page 7

Alter a heated and lengthy discussion, Deniliquin council decided on Wednesday night to open an appeal fund to assist bush fire sufferers in lie Blue Mountains. The main point of contention was whether this…

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Co-Ordination of Bush Fire Activities

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1957 · page 1

"We have been hearing a lot lately about Civil Defence, Flood Mitigation, and Bush Fire Prevention, being placed…

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Bush Fire Relief

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 December 1957 · page 5

The Executive Committee of the local [?] relief organisation, after consulting with officials of the C.W.A. and Red…

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