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Fires & bushfires, 1944

620 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 31

Shepardstown Store Destroyed By Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 22 August 1944 · page 2

A fire of disastrous consequences occurred at Shepardstown one day last week when the store and post office, owned and managed by Mr. Jim Neale,…

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Bush Fires Insurance Companies Pay Claims

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: During the past year insurance companies have paid well over £1,000,000 in bush fire losses in…

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Shepardstown Store]destroyed by Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 4

A fire of disastrous consequences occurred at Shepardstown one day last week when the store and post office, owned and managed…

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Wagga War Effort W.A.N.S. Fire Brigade Parade

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1944 · page 2

The W.F.A.'s of the Wagga branch of the W.A.N.S. will meet st the Fire Station to-night at 7.30. All members are asked to…

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The Shephardstown Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 August 1944 · page 5

The store and post office, owned and managed by Mr. Jim Neale, went up in flames. The fire had its beginnings when sealing wax bubbling on a spirit…

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Bush Fires Insurance Companies Pay Claims

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 August 1944 · page 1

During the past year insurance companies have paid well over £1000-000 in bush fire losses in NSW and Victoria. said the chairman of the…

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Prevent Bush Fires Prepare Now

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1944 · page 4

In Southern England to-day the flying bomb spreads death and destruction. Is futile attempts to impair the…

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Coal Rationing Big Cuts in Industry Announced Gas Fires and Radiators Not to be Used

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Coal Commissioner (Mr. Mighell) announced to-night that it would be necessary to make a restriction amounting to…

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Set Fire to Dog

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 2

A Perth message states that Constance Birch, of Marine Parade, Cottesloe, had heard that a good way to get rid of a dog which was a nuisance…

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Bucharest Entered by the Reds "Cease Fire" Expected for Rumania

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 September 1944 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday: The Russians have entered Bucharest, says Marshal Stalin, in an order of the day…

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Huge Fire Caused by Enemy Raiders Petrol Tank Pierced Britain's Most Spectacular Blaze

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Monday (A.A.P.)—When en aviation petrol store tank burled in a hillside was bombed during an enemy air raid…

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Currawarna Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Currawarna Bush Fire Brigade will be held at the Currawarna Hall on Saturday night at 8 o'clock…

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Huge Fire Caused by Enemy Raiders Petrol Tank Pierced Britain's Most Spectacular Blaze

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 1

LONDON:—When an aviation petrol store tank buried in a hillside was bombed during an enemy air raid members of the National…

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Britain’s Most Terrifying Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 3

The story has just been released of the most terrifying fire over known in Britain. The fire started when an aviation…

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German Towns Raided by Lancasters Large Fires Started

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday: "Lancasters last night heavily attached Glandbach, a few miles southwest of D[?]berg. Large fires were…

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Bush Fire Brigades

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 3

A meeting of all members of the Bush Fire Brigades within this Shire will be held in the Council Chambers on Saturday September 30, at 2.30…

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Fire Brigade Commissioners

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales will visit Wagga on Friday to present long service medals to Sub-station…

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Shops Destroyed by Fire at Kamarah

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1944 · page 2

Fire destroyed two shops at Kamarah on Saturday night, September 2, and it was only the hard work of a volunteer brigade which saved the…

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At Wagga Fire Station Demonstration Given with Trailer Pump

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1944 · page 2

At the Wagga Fire Station yesterday morning, members ot the N. S. W. Fire Brigade, on a tour of inspection, gave a very Interesting…

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Fire Brigade Board Three Members Visit Junee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1944 · page 2

Three members of the Fire Brigade Board visited Junee vesterday morning- Mr. P. W. Walton, representing the insurance…

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