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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1959

29 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

Bush Fires [?]G Fire at Rave[?]nar

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1959 · page 1

[?] hust was [?] [?] the holiday [?] Do Monday [?] on at than [?] b [?]…

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Whittier Park Has Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1959 · page 5

Caldwell Bush Fire Brigade was called out yesterday morning to a bush fire on Whittier Park…

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Roadside Fire Quelled in Its Infancy

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 January 1959 · page 8

WHAT could have been a serious bushfire was quelled in its infancy by two Deniliquin men travelling south from Pretty…

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Radio’s Part in Fire Fighting To the Editor

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1959 · page 8

Sir,— An observer at the “Auburn” fire, reports that field radios operated by Messrs Martin Smith (Oakview), Norman…

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Will Auto Exchange Help or Hinder Fire Fighting?

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 January 1959 · page 3

Cr. H. Coppinger, of Murray Shire Council, is opposed to automatic telephone exchanges, and suggested to Murray Shire…

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Open Fire Ban

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1959 · page 1

A four-day emergency fire ban for large areas of New South Wales ending at 9 p.m. tonight applies to Deniliquin…

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Our Top Three: 108 110.2 107.5 Under Fire From Scorching Sun

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1959 · page 1

IT now appears likely that Deniliquin’s extreme heat-wave which has lasted a full week will give way tomorrow to a weak cool change moving in from the west. The first century at the Deniliquin Post Office for…

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Fire Patrol Officers

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 February 1959 · page 6

NEW honorary fire patrol officers, appointed under the Bush Fire Act: Gordon Blair Culross, “Nyang,” Moulamein,…

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Fire Danger Check

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1959 · page 2

FIRE control officer of the N.S.W. Forestry Commision (Mr. R.H. Luke) inspected district forests this week as part of a…

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Blown-out Fuses Cause Bush Fires

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1959 · page 7

Blown-out high tension fuses had started four small bush fires recently in the Murray River County…

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“Daylesf0rd Park” Had Grass Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 February 1959 · page 1

YESTERDAY afternoon members of the Morago-Pretty Pine Bush Fire Brigade attended a grass fire on Mr. J. Holschier’s…

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How to Protect a House Against Bushfire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1959 · page 6

Letters received by the C.S.I.R.O. Building Research Liaison Service have asked what special precautions can…

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Oakands Bush Fire Brigade

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1959 · page 5

The last meeting of the Oaklands and district Bush Fire Brigade, held recently, was well attended by a representative…

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Reports Delayed On Two Fires

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 3

TWO instances of communications breaking down in the district limit fire organisation. last summer were given at a meeting m the Deniliquin Town Hall on Wednesday…

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Frig Believed To Be Cause Of House Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 1 May 1959 · page 6

A kerosene refrigerator is believed to have bees responsible for the fire which destroyed the home and belongings of Mr. and Mrs. John Bryan McGrath An appeal was launched Short, Caser. Des Duggan…

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Cressy Street Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 May 1959 · page 3

Intense heat from a hot water boiler caused a small fire In the tome of Mr. G. Coulter In Cressy Street an…

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Midnight Fire Damage; Family Safe

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 July 1959 · page 2

Extensive damage was caused early Wednesday morning when a fire broke oat in a house in Edwardes Street…

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Sunday Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 September 1959 · page 3

The Fire Brigade was called to the Wellington street lagoon [?]dge last Sunday afternoon t[?]r several planks had caught…

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Bush Fire Season

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 October 1959 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A) has announced that a bush, fire danger period will be in force throughout the…

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Few attended Bushfire Meeting: action urged

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 October 1959 · page 1

ALTHOUGH 20 representatives of shires and associated services attended the inaugural meeting of the Deniliquin Bushfire Committee in April, only 14 delegates were at the first half-yearly meeting yesterday…

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