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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1962

59 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 3

Mayrung [?] tonight to bushfire ap[?]

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 2 January 1962 · page 8

A dance at [?] tonight to [?] Melbourne [?] or’s bushfire [?]…

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Boxing Day Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 January 1962 · page 1

BOXING DAY FIRE: The scene of desolation following the disastrous fire…

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Couple lose everything in Mathoura house fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 January 1962 · page 8

A young married couple lost all their possessions when their house was razed to the ground by fire at Mathoura lost Friday. Mrs. G. Sutcliffe, living in a weatherboard…

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Fire Claim for £6000

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1962 · page 6

A bush fire at Lowersdale on November 14 last year had been caused by trees touching a main Murray River…

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Half acre burnt out

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 January 1962 · page 6

The fire brigades were called to a fire in the Gulpa State Forest near Cranes bridge on Monday…

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Fire Brigades’ Demonstration at Wagga

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1962 · page 3

The Fire Commissioner of NSW (Mr J. Mallam) has officially confirmed that the 1962 State Volunteer Fire…

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Dance to aid fire appeal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 January 1962 · page 5

A dance to raise funds for the Lord Mayor’s Bushfire Appeal in Melbourne will be held in…

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Red Gum Destroyed by Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 February 1962 · page 10

A fire at the Moira State Forest destroyed five acres of densely growing red…

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Mayrung Dance Nets £156 for Fire Appeal

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 February 1962 · page 9

A cheque for £156/6/-, tie proceeds of a big [?] in the Mayrung Hall on Friday night, was forwarded to the Melbourne Lord May[?] Bushfire Appeal on Tuesday…

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Red Cross members hear report on bush fire, work

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 February 1962 · page 1

A report on the excellent work which Red Cross had carried out during the recent Victorian bushfires was read by the secretary of the Deniliquin branch of the society to their first…

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Shire Wants Decision on Fire Equipment Application

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1962 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, Mr. C E. Kelly, will be asked to intervene an application by the…

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Sum Asks for £3,000 Bosh Fire Equipment

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 February 1962 · page 5

Bush fire brigades in the Murray Shire have requisitioned equipment totalling…

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Armchair bureaucrats under fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 23 February 1962 · page 1

Deniliquin Municipal Council does not want to be told what it wants and does nut want by city bureaucrats who have probably never been out of Sydney, an alderman said on…

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Big Bush Fire at Mathoura

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1962 · page 1

A fire which broke out in the Moira State Forest near Mathoura about midday…

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Letters to the Editor Open Fires in Homes

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 March 1962 · page 10

Sir,- Apropos of your report of last Wednesday’s council meeting when Housing Commission homes…

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Blaze at Rear of Cressy St. Building

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 March 1962 · page 10

The Deniliquin Fire Brigade had its first call for more than five weeks when a blaze started at…

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Brigade Prevents Big Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 1

Deniliquin firemen and the forestry officer fought for more than an hour on Sunday to…

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Local Fire Chief On Demo. C’tee

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 27 March 1962 · page 3

Deniliquin fire brigade captain, Mr. F. Quinlan, has been elected to the…

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Council to Seek Additional Bush Fire Grants

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 5

A special meeting of the Shire Council was held on Friday night to receive equipment requisitions from the…

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Fire at Boat Club

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 May 1962 · page 1

Valuable club records were among destroyed In a fire at the Deniliquin…

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