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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1962

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Fire Brigade Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1962 · page 2

Town Fire Brigade demonstrations this year are to be held in Wagga, and the Berrigan Brigade has decided to…

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Chimney Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 18 May 1962 · page 1

The Deniliquin Fire Brigade was called out at midday on Wednesday for the first time in some…

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Fire Destroys Home and Contents

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1962 · page 1

A fire which totally destroyed the residence of Mr and Mrs Hayden Barnes, in Jerilderie Street, on Saturday…

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Fire Brigade Comp

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 12 June 1962 · page 6

Winners of the above last week were: Mrs McCormick 1, Mr Harold King 2, Mr L. Roche 3…

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Conargo Shire Council Gets Bush Fire Tank Trailers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 June 1962 · page 1

Conargo Shire Council has received government approval to equip bush fire brigades in the shire with tank trailers. Captains and secretaries…

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Fire in “Royal”

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 26 June 1962 · page 1

Deniliquin Fire Brigade was called out to a fire in the basement of the partly demolished Royal Hotel…

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[?]Awdust Fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 July 1962 · page 1

[?] Deniliquin Fire Brigade [?] called to a fire in a [?] of sawdust at the rear [?]of the burnt-out…

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Cobram Man Dies in Shack Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1962 · page 3

The body of a 45 years old Cobram man was pulled from a burning shack toy Cobram Police and Fire Brigade…

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Chimney Fires

The Pastoral Times · Friday 3 August 1962 · page 7

Deniliquin—Fire Brigade was called out to two chimney fires within a short time of each other…

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Benefit for Fire Victims

The Pastoral Times · Friday 31 August 1962 · page 1

A polocrosse benefit match to aid the Jennings family of…

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Prepare now against fire

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 September 1962 · page 3

The Chairman of the N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee, Mr. A. C. Kingsmill, has written to Shire Councils in all parts of the State stressing the need for preparations for a safe…

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Brigade Called to Two Fires

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 September 1962 · page 4

Deniliquin Fire Brigade attended two fires which occurred within a few hours of each other on Tuesday. The first call was at…

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Fire Officers

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 September 1962 · page 7

The Bush Fire Brigade held it’s annual meeting in the Memorial Centre on Tuesday when the…

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Fire Brigade Competition Results

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1962 · page 8

Stanley Marsh, poultry dinner: Prince Barnes 2nd: Mrs J. M. McLaughlin 3rd. A fur competition will be conducted…

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Womboota Fire

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 September 1962 · page 5

A utility truck, a caravan, tools, harness and other equipment was destroyed when…

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Fire Restrictions Bushfire restrictions commenced on October 1

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 9 October 1962 · page 7

Open fires for cooking purposes picnics, camping etc; may be lit only in properly constructed…

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Editorial OPINION The Fire Hazard

The Pastoral Times · Friday 12 October 1962 · page 8

Weather recently has mostly had a wintry flavour, but this should not have clouded the fact that the time has arrived when precautions must be taken against the outbreak…

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Bush Fire Danger Period

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 6

The Chief Secretary has announced a bush fire danger period from Monday, October 1, 1962 until March…

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Fire Destroys House

The Berrigan Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 1

The weatherboard home of Mr and Mrs Ron. Hollywood, in Davis Street, was totally destroyed by fire on…

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Fire Equipment Delay Irks C’l

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 October 1962 · page 1

Conargo Shire Council is “fed up” with the N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee’s attitude over its attempts to have 11 new tank-trailer units manufactured in Deniliquin…

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