Council Under Fire
Deniliquin council received two very unwelcome communications at a recent meeting. One was from the…
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37 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2
Fire on Conargo Road
At about 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, a small fire broke out on the side of the road in the 6-mile reserve on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Total Ban on Fires
The Chief Secretary has advised that the total ban on the lighting of open air fires applies from 9 p.m. on Wednesday,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Action Wanted on Fire Fighting
Concern has been expressed at the difficulties sometimes encountered in a spread-out municipality such as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger Still Great
Bushfire danger is still very great, reports the Barham P. P. Board Agronomist (Mr. R. A. Williamson), in his December…
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Any person who voluntarily engages in fighting a bush fire without payment will receive compensation from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Destroys Caravan
A caravan parked at Windouran Shire Caravan Depot about 171 miles from Deniliquin, was completely destroyed when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at “Rhyola” Station
Mr. Garry Daly was quickly on the scene with his fire fighting equipment when he noticed a fire on Rhyolaâ…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No New Fire Station At Moama
No grant money is available for the erection of a new fire station at Moama, the New South Wales Board of Fire…
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Prompt action by Mathoura fire brigade and the Forestry Commission quickly extinguished a small fire which broke…
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The Deniliquin fire brigade was called out yesterday evening to a small grass fire in the vicinity of Millerâs timber yards…
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Following the complete destruction of Leura Public school by fire last year, Deniliquin school - children…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rejects Council Contr[?] Of Fire Brigade
Two motions suggested by the president of Murray Shire Council, Cr. T. Bremner, were rejected by a sometimes heated public meeting at Mathoura on Monday night before it was agreed to re-form the Mathoura Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Brigade Captains and Councillor Meet Permits for Fires on 1st March South of Billabong Only
A well attended meeting of Shire Councillors and Bush Fire Brigade Captains of the Shire was held in the Council…
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Deniliquin Fire Brigade rushed to the north area yesterday afternoon to answer a fire alarm, and on arrival…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Argoon Bush Fire Brigade
A meeting of the Argoon Bush Fire Brigade was held at "Utona" on Sunday, 30th March…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dept. Advises On Bushfire Matters
The engineer (Mr. K. Monk) told Murray Shire Council on Monday that he had visited the Local Government Department…
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Oswald Busch, Glen Iris, and Charles Davey, Moorabin - (Victoria), were charged at the court of Petty Sessions last…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Utility Destroyed By Fire
A Mainline utility, owned by Mr. Jim Conroy of Merrivale, was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of last…
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Veteran Alderman R. J. Edwards related an amusing incident at a special meeting of Deniliquin Council recently…
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