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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Grass Fire Near Junee Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a grass fire on Mr. J. C. Maloney's property North Park Temora road…

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New Fire Engine Coming Presidential Minute

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 3

At Tuesday night'n mooting of tlio Council, the following Presidential Minute was read and adopted:—"On the 6th Instant I wrote to Fire…

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Lightning Starts Fires SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 16

Many Such fires, which did considerable damage are reported from Balranald and other districts. Several outbreaks, which were fought by…

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Grass Fire Near Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

The Wagga Fire Brigade received a carl yesterday morning from the vicinity of the Wagga District Hospital. A small patch of grass at the…

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Haystack Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 4

A fire on wednesday evening destroyed about £250 worth of property owned by Mrs. Hoskins, of Ashbridge, near Ganmain. Chaff was being cut…

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Local Ans General Fire Near Hospital

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 2

Early yesterday morning, the Warga Fire Brigade received a call to a gass fire near the District Hospital. The brigade bad no difficulty in…

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Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 2

The Cootamundra Citizens have played a prominent part this year, as in previous years, in fighting bush fires. It is a handy centre in which to…

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Bush Fires! Four in One Night

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

The lightning during Friday night's storm was responsible for tour fires starting in the Cootamundra district…

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Bush Fires Extensive Damage Near Hay 6000 Acres Burnt HAY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 1

Thunderstorms of unprecedented violence caused many grass fires, extending 25 miles to each side of Hay. Firefighters frequently saw lightning…

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Bush Fire Brigades Illabo Shire Organises to Fight Menace

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 2

There was a representative gathering at the Illabo shire offices, Junee, on Thursday to attend a meeting called by the Illabo Shire Council with the…

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Fire Near Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 3

Mr. A.R. Martin, of the Narooma Jersey Stud Farm, was the loser of an oaten hay stack, a considerable amount of fencing, and about 300…

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The Rain and the Wind Gundagai Gets Wet, and Fires Go Out. Electricity Supply Fails

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 23 January 1933 · page 2

It came this time ! On Friday the wind commenced to blow, and kept doing so until, during the night it reached gale force…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Meeting of Council Water Resections Bush Fire Brigade Control

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 6

A meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held yesterday. Those present were Crs. J. H. Balfour (president), P. H. Paech, J. M. Crawley,…

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Fire at Osborne

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

A fire occurred on Mr. Arthur Adamson's property, "Runnymede," Osborne, on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Adamson were in Lockhart when…

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Forest Fire 2000 Acres Burnt

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

On Wednesday morning last residents of Tumbarumbla awoke to find the whole town enveloped in a thick haze of smoke, indicating the…

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Fire at Henty

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Residents of Henty were somewhat alarmed when, at 10 o'clock on Friday night, the fire bell rang. A fire nod broken out in the loose boxes…

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False Fire Alarm

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

The Wagga Fixe Brigade received a call from the vicinity of Darlow and Murray streets yesterday afternoon at 4.15 o'clock. The call poved to be a…

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Fire at Muttama On

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 2

Members of the Muttama Bush Fire Brigade were astounded on Monday when told that there was a fire on Mr. Charlie Manwaring's property…

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Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

If a bush fire brigade is to function effectively it must be properly organised and adequately equipped. The following extracts from an…

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Bush Fire Brigades Authority to Burn Breaks

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Yass Bushfire Brigade, held to discuss the local application of the Local Government Bushfires Amendment Act…

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