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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1960

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

Bush Fire Danger Period Comes Into Force in N.s.w

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 October 1960 · page 11

The N.S.W. Chief Secretary (the Hon. C: A: Kelly, M.L.A) has announced that a bush fire danger period is now in force throughout the whole of the State until March 31, 1961…

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Kitchen Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 October 1960 · page 1

The fire brigade was quickly on the scene of a kitchen fire this morning. The outbreak occurred at 146…

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Captain of Bush Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 October 1960 · page 7

Mr. R. Danckert has been elected captain of the Mundiwa North bush fire brigade with Messrs. H. F. Landale and H…

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500 Acres of Grassland Burnt 24 Hour Watch Maintained At Scene if Blaze

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 November 1960 · page 1

A 24-hour watch is still being maintained mm burning timber left by a fire which on Saturday burnt out about 500 acres of grassland and light timber on Gool[?] Station, near Jerilderie…

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New Fuse May Prevent Bush Fires

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1960 · page 4

Action by Murray River County Council is believed to have caused the development of a new type of fuse which…

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Berrigan Shire Council Bush Fire Danger Period, 1st October 1960 to 31st March, 1961

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1960 · page 4

The effect of a bush fire danger period is to bring into operation the provisions of certain sections of the Act…

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Railways Implementing Comprehensive Fire Prevention Campaign

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 December 1960 · page 8

As in previous years, the Victorian Railways are implementing a comprehensive fire prevention programme to safeguard not only Departmental property, but that of landowners, too…

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Lightning Believed to Have Started 100 Acre Grass Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 6 December 1960 · page 1

Lightning striking a tree daring Friday’s severe thunderstorms is believed to have caused a fire which burnt through is more than 100 acres of grassland on the Wanganella- Windouran road on Saturday…

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Two Fire Calls

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 December 1960 · page 10

The Deniliquin fire briga[?] was called out twice yesterday within three hours, but neither of the fires was serious…

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Spark Believed to Have Started Grass Blaze

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 14

A spark from a track owned by Mr. G. Richardson, of Echuca. is believed to have been the cause of a fire on Saturday morning. The fire started on the…

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Murray Shire Brigades Busy Lightning Bolts Start Fires On Two Properties

The Pastoral Times · Friday 16 December 1960 · page 1

Bush fire brigades in the Murray Shire were out in force yesterday when bolts of lightning from a severe storm struck on two properties within the space of half an hour…

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Bush Fire Aux

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 December 1960 · page 6

A Bush Fire Auxiliary was formed last week, at a meeting held in the Memorial Centre. Mrs. H. Coppinger was…

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Grass Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 December 1960 · page 1

Deniliquin firemen were called out yesterday morning to put out a small grass fire which sprang up near the footpath in…

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