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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1943

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Berlin Battered Unter Den Linden Wrecked. Huge Fires Goebbels' Rockets

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Son. (A.A.P.).— "The explosion of an ammunition dump in the Berlin suburb of Debelstierg during…

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Load of Charcoal Ablaze Fire Destroys Motor Lorry Big Loss for Gundagai Resident

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 20 December 1943 · page 6

Bazing fiercely as it was being driven along the highway a three–ton load of charcoal was destroyed, and the motor lorry on which…

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Another Bush Fire!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 2

It Mr. Bob. Dear, manager of the Cootamundra baths, is missing from his post now and again, it is not his fault. He has had three fires on his…

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GILMORE Bush Fire Brigade

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 2

A meeting of the Gilmore Bush Fire Brigade was held on Thursday night last (prior to the children's concert) with Mr. T. Sullivan, J.P., in the…

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Bush Fires 200 Acres of Grass Burnt at Paynter's Siding

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last s fire, started in the vicinity of the hut near the satelite aerodrome at Paynter's siding, and quickly swept through…

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Fires on River

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 3

The danger of visitors to the river leaving fires burning after boiling the billy was exemplified last week, when a spark from one of these fires…

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Brigade Called to Grass Fires

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 December 1943 · page 2

Rubbish and grass caught alight early yesterday afternoon at the rear of the Church of England Rectory. The Fire Brigade was summoned and…

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Prevent Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 2

Fisheries inspectors, police and large forces of honorary rangers will be on duty over the holiday period to detect breaches of the conservation…

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Items of News Fire Extinguishes Set Working

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1943 · page 2

Some prison entered the Junee and Railway Institute Public Hall and took the chemical Ore extinguisher from the wall, where it was hung. It was…

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Devastating Bush Fire Beechworth-wanga-ratta District Three Burnt to Death

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 2

Two men and a vouth were burnt to death last evening in the worst bush fire ever known in the Beachworth-Wangaratta…

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Devastating Bush Fire in Beechworth-wanga-ratta District Three Burnt to Death

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 9

Two men and a youth were burnt to death last evening in the worst bush fire ever known in the Beechworth-Wangaratta district…

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[?] STREET Blaze Quickly Controlled [?]

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 3

A grass fire which could have ca[?] untold damage broke out at t[?] rear of Messrs C. P. Donovan’s g[?] age on Tuesday afternoon last…

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[?]Int of an Early European Invasion Lucky Save [?]arly Hour Blaze at South Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 1

This morning at 4 a.m. a grass broke out on Messes Lindley [?] property at Jackalass, in the [?]k adjacent to the shearing…

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Grass Fire Near Jugiong 200 Acres Destroyed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 9

A grass fire broke out on “Widgeongully” on Tuesday afternoon last and before the blaze was under control 200 acres of grassland had…

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Load of Charcoal Ablaze Fire Destroys Motor Lorry Big Loss for Gundagai Resident

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 23 December 1943 · page 2

Bazing fiercely as it was being driven along the highway, a three-ton load of charcoal was destroyed, and the motor lorry on which…

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Junee Mayor Sympathises With Bush Fire Victims

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

The Mayor of Junee, Ald. W. J. Hobbin, has sent a wire of sympathy to the Mayor of Wangaratta, in the…

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Wangaratta Bush Fire Death Roll of Ten Timber Areas Threatened

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday: The disastrous bush fires which broke but yesterday in the Wangaratta district blazed out again to-day with…

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Lorry and Contents Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 2

A lorry owned ana driven by on Passlow, of Gundagai with a load of about three tons of charcoal, was completely destroyed by fire at the foot of…

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Load of Charcoal Fire Destroys Motor Lorry Big Loss for Gundagai Resident

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 24 December 1943 · page 1

Blazing fiercely as it was being driven along the highway, a three-ton load of charcoal was destroyed and the…

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Victorian Bush Fires Now Under Control

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday: It is estimated that damage totalling £50,000 was caused by the Victorian bush fires, in which nine persons lost their…

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