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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 16

Fire Stations Closed by Commissioners in Metropolitan Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 2

Although the Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) had asked the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners on…

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A Clash at Saigon Exchange of Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 25 September 1945 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Tuesday: Reports reaching here from Saigon say that some Indo-Chinese nationalists were killed and ninny rounded up after the…

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Galore Bush Fire Brigade Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1945 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Galore Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Galore Hall on Tuesday last. The president (Mr. N…

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Police Fire on Bombay Rioters

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1945 · page 2

BOMBAY, Friday (A.A.P.): Police opened fire in two places to-day when the riot situation took a new and violent turn, says…

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Costly Blaze at Sugar Factory £100,000 Damage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1945 · page 2

MARYBOROUGH (Q.), [?] Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused on Saturday the when the Maryborough sugar mills were…

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Historic Station Homestead Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1945 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday: Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused when the historic Victoria Downs, Station homestead, sis miles from…

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Ship On Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 October 1945 · page 4

CAIRO, Sunday: Fire broke out aboard the Empire Patrol, a 10,000 ton ship repatriating Greek refugees from Abyssinia and East…

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Cease Fire Pact in Indo-china

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 October 1945 · page 1

HANOI, Wed.: According to: Nguyen Hai-Chan, leader of the new "Political Party Union of the Revolutionary Parties of…

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Bush Fire Causes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1945 · page 4

When a bush fire sweeps across the country, destroying crops, homes, timber and soil, killing stock and perhaps human beings…

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Wagga Fire Brigade Change

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 4

The Wagga Municipal Council has received a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W., advising that, following…

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The Right to "Hire and Fire" May Soon Be Restored in Industry

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1945 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Frid.: All manpower controls over Australians will probably be removed by the end of next…

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The Right to 'Hireand Fire' May Soon Be Restored in Industry

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 6

All manpower controls over Australians will probably he removed be removed by the end of next month and certainly before the end of the year…

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Bush Fire Causes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 4

When a bush fire sweeps across the country, destroying crops, homes, timber and soil, killing stock and perhaps human beings, don't suppose it…

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Items of News Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 2

The official opening of the campaign for the prevention of bush fires will be on November 19. advises the Chief Secretary (Mr…

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Galore Bush Fire Brigade Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Galore Bush Fire Brigade the President (Mr. N. J. Hull) reported that there had not been any fires within…

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Bush Fire Causes

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 October 1945 · page 4

When a bus [?]ire sweep c. cross the country, destroying cups. homes, timber and soil. killing stock and perhaps human beings…

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Dutch Marines Fire on Indonesians

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 3

BATAVIA, Thurs.: Three Indonesians were shot dead and three wounded when a car in which they were speeding through the…

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A Temora Home Destroyed by Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 5

The Iron and plaster residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. Feckner was destroyed by fire about 11 at night, about a mile out of Temora, on the Trungley…

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Theatre Fire Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Friday: October 29 has been fixed for the coroner's inquiry into the cause of the Tivoli Theatre fire, and the deaths…

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Mobile Canteen for Bush Fires Relief

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 16 October 1945 · page 4

The N.S.W. division has obtained from national headquarters a fully equipped mobile canteen which was set aside by the executive for bush…

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