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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1961

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News Flashes From Mathoura Bushfires and a Robbery

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 January 1961 · page 6

Apart from a couple of bush fires and a robbery the Christmas period passed off quietly iin the Mathoura Village. The usual influx of visitors on fishing and camping holidays was as marked as usual…

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Safety Fuse Cuts Fire Risk

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1961 · page 1

Quick installation of a new type of safety fuse throughout the Murray River County Council reticulation area was praised…

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Fires Under Control But Watch Retained in Case of Outbreak

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 January 1961 · page 1

Relays of men are still keeping watch today over several fires which in the past two days have gives the Murray shire its worst first period for many years. More than 1,600 acres of grass and timber country…

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Hartwood Fire Burnt About 30 Acres Grass

The Pastoral Times · Friday 13 January 1961 · page 3

The second fire to break out at Hartwood Station in the past two weeks burned about 30 acres of grass before it…

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Depot Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 January 1961 · page 1

A spectacular fire at a Jerilderie petrol depot early yesterday morning caused damage estimated at £1,000…

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Total Fire ban In Murray Shire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 20 January 1961 · page 5

The Murray Shire Council has imposed a total ban on the lighting of fires in the open within the shire area…

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Fire Destroys Young Couple’s Home

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 24 January 1961 · page 3

A young couple married only a few mouths ago lost most of their possessions when their new home at Mayrung was burnt to the ground on Saturday. They are Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Sefton, of Winnona…

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Fires This Week Cause Damage

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1961 · page 3

The tee al fire brigades were [?]alied to a number of fires in the Murray Shire this week. Mr. Sage’s pump and tank…

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Disastrous Wakool Fire Burned Out P.o., Bank & Shops

The Pastoral Times · Friday 27 January 1961 · page 1

Four people fled for their lives when the shop they were occupying as a residence at WakooI caught fire early today. The fire raced through three shops and aided by a strong wind reached the nearby Post Office, but good…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 5

A bushfire which started on, Mr R. Searby’s property about 6 miles east of Berrigan on Saturday last, was quelled by the…

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Jerilderie Oil Depots Under Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 8

Concern was expressed by Jerilderie councillors at last council meeting regarding the situation of petrol depots in…

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Total Fire Ban in Murray Shire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 31 January 1961 · page 6

The Murray Shire Council has imposed a total ban on the lighting of fires in the open within the shire area…

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Bush fires

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1961 · page 8

A large number of grass fires have broken out during December and January, mostly due to electrical storms. Good…

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Total Ban on Fires

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 7 February 1961 · page 8

The total ban on the issue of permits for the lighting of fires in the Murray Shire bas been extended until the end of…

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Grass Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1961 · page 4

The sounding of the fire siren at lunch time on Wednesday caused townsfolk to hurriedly leave their meal and take action…

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Three Local Fires This Week

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 February 1961 · page 1

[?] grass fire at North Deniliquin [?]yesterday afternoon burnt [?] to a house before it was [?] under control by the…

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Fire Razes 150 Acres of Forest

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 March 1961 · page 5

Lightning is believed to have caused a fire in the Millewa State [?]rest last week which wiped out 150 acres of forest. The “Pastoral Time” Mathoura correspondent said the tree appeared to have been struck by lightning and…

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Blaze Destroys 2,000 Acres and 200 Sheep Perish at Mathora News From Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 8

Over 2,000 acres of valuable feed was destroyed and about 200 ewes and lambs perished in a spectacular blaze on Mr. P. Hanson’s Gulpa property on Tuesday afternoon. The “pastoral Times” Mathoura…

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Council Slates Exchange Service Here [Phone Directory Also Comes Under Fire]

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 March 1961 · page 1

The Post Office telephone exchange service was strongly criticised by the Deniliquin Municipal Council aldermen on Wednesday night…

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More Fires At Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 28 March 1961 · page 3

About 80 acres on Mr. Peters’ property at Mathoura were burnt out by fire last week. Small part of…

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