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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1959

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

Fire Hazards Vigilance in Victoria

The Pastoral Times · Friday 30 October 1959 · page 4

WHILE a small meeting of the Deniliquin District Bush fire Committee on Monday last may indicate an unduly casual attitude locally, in regard to the summer fire menace, a Victorian contemporary warning…

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Six Forest Fires

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 November 1959 · page 2

The Forestry Commission has had to fight sis bushfires in the Riverina this year, reported the Wagga District Forester (Mr…

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Prevent Fire by Reducing Risk Be Fire Sighted!

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 November 1959 · page 7

Every year bush fires cost the country many millions of pounds which, with a reasonable amount of care and commonsense could be avoided. For the 1959/60 Bush Fire…

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Proposal to Reduce Fire District Area

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 November 1959 · page 9

The New South Wales Fire Brigades is considering reducing the area of Deniliquin fire district from 50 square miles to 12 square miles, Deniliquin Municipal Council was told on Wednesday night…

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Bush fire danger

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 November 1959 · page 3

The Chief Secretary (the Hon. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A.) announced today that the method for prohibiting the lighting, maintenance or use of fires in the open air which will he followed should the need arise…

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Mathoura Calling 200 Acres Burnt by Forest Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 6

200 ACRES of Millewa National Forest was burned on Tuesday when a bush fire burning on the Victorian side crossed into New South Wales. The forest office at Mathoura…

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£10,000 Damage at Gulpa Mill Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 December 1959 · page 1

DAMAGE estimated at £10,000 was caused yesterday afternoon when fire completely destroyed Gulpa Sawmill 12 miles south of Deniliquin. Fire fighters were hampered by lack of water, and…

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Fire Danger From Drop-out Fuses

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 December 1959 · page 3

At last Tuesday’s meeting of the Murray River County Council at Berrigan there was considerable discussion as to…

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Fire Breaks Out in Schoolyard

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 December 1959 · page 8

Fire broke out in the Wandook schoolyard on Tuesday afternoon at about 3.15 p.m. The fire was first noticed by…

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