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Fires & bushfires, 1944

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Smell of Bush Fires Hangs Over M.i. Areas

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

A smell as of many bush fires has been hanging over the M.I.A. during the past few days, due to the farmers taking advantage of the…

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Bush Fire Relief Action by State Government

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

"Having considered the report and recommendations of the Bush Fire Relief Committee. I have decide to make financial relief available at…

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Bush Fire Relief Prompt Action by Govt

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

Having considered the report and recommendations of the Bush Fire Relief Committee, I have decided to make financial relief available at once…

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Fires at Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 2

For the second time in 15 months the Lutheran Church in Victoria street, Temora, has been damaged by fire. The last outbreak occurred…

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Forest Fire at Yanco Tragedy Narrowly Averted

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

Tragedy was narrowly averted in a forest fire at Yanco on Sunday night when a blazing tree fell almost on top of Mr. Paddy Grace, his wife,…

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Pine Forest Blaze

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Tuesday: About 800 fire fighter hastened from the city to-day to a blaze which menaced the big Government pine forest at Kuitpo…

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Yallourn Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: The Royal Commission which opened its inquiry to-day into the cause of the fire at the Yallourn open…

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Junee Fire Brigade Busy

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 2

The Junee Fire Brigade, under Captain W Edwards, had a busy day on Monday. At 1 a.m. it was called out to a fire at the railway loco sheds., and…

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Bush Fire Damage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 4

The Bush Fire Relief Committee which last week interviewed landholders and inspected areas devastated by bush fire in the Muttama-Bethungra…

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Coastal Artillery Fires at Enemy Ships

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 6

LONDON, Wed.— South Coast artillery opened fire at enemy shipping in Dover Straits early this morning, firing approximately 40 rounds. The…

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Suspicious Temora Fire Lutheran Church Damaged

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1944 · page 2

For the second time in 15 months, the Lutheran Church in Temora has been damaged by fire. The last outbreak occurred shortly before 3 am…

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Bush Fire Warning

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

The Weather Bureau last night issued a warning to all people in eastern, southern and south-eastern NSW to be prepared for bush fires…

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Bush Fire Fighting Equipment

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Fuller, in the House: In view of the danger which still exists from bush fires, will the Acting Minister for Supply and Shipping give…

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£22,319/12/ Damage in Recent Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 2

The Bush Fire Relief Committee which last week interviewed landholders and inspected areas devastated by bush fire in the…

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Starting Bush Fires Is Cigarette Butt Dangerous?

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 7

Recently a paragraph appeared to your journal where a well-known president, of a shire said a cigarette bumper would not…

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Bush Fire Prevention Restriction on Sale of Wax Matches

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: Following[?] the recent bush fire outbreaks' [?] various parts of the State a [?]vised list of the only areas [?]…

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Fire on Junee Golf Links

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 4

The Junee Fire Brigade, under Captain W. Edwards, was called out to a grass fine yesterday evening on the golf links close to…

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Bush Fire Roars at Reno Flames Sweep Through Heavily Timbered Country Big Number of Fighters. Check 800 Acre Blaze

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 6

Driven by a strong wind, a fire yesterday roared through the heavily timbered country at Reno, eight miles from Gundagai. In all, an area of approximately 800 acres was destroyed, before a large number of fire fighters checked the onrush of the flames…

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Fiv[?] Fires at Albury During Week-end

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 2

Albury police are investigating five fires which broke out within close proximity of each other at Albury over the week-end The first fire…

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Rabbit’s Trail of Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 February 1944 · page 5

GEELONG: How a rabbit spread a fire was told in Geelong Court when John S. Clifford Rogers 18, of Mt. Moriac, was charged with…

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