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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1946

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Prosecutions May Follow Bushfires

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: If the bush fires which destroyed valuable forests and other areas last week had been caused through carelessness…

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Planes Will Aid Bushfire Lighting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Aeroplanes will be used in the fight against bushfires during the summer, it was announced…

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Warning Re Fires

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 2

Lockhart Shire Council fully supports the Bush Fire Advisory Committee in asking both adults and children to take every care that a…

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Jindalee Shire Discussions on County Matters Wallendbeen P.A.'s Wants It and Stockinbingal to Get Park Improvements Eight Bush Fire Hydrants

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting were Councillors Donaldson (president), Morrow, Bennett, Davidson, Dillon, Moore, and Ralph Ward…

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Fire in Horse Float

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 10

SYDNEY, Tuesday: When a horse float caught fire on the road from Richmond to-day, the well-known horses Bragger, Eagle Star and…

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Rubbish Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1946 · page 2

Wagga Fire Brigade attended a rubbish fire on a vacant allotment in Albury-street yesterday. The fire was put out with buckets of water…

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Duke's Appeal in Bush Fire Prevention

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 1

CANBERRA, Sunday: A warning against lighting fires where the fire, danger existed, and an appeal for the co-operation of everyone,…

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Culcairn Shire Bushfire Brigade Officers

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1946 · page 2

At the meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council several district bushfire brigades notified their officers for the year…

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Bush Fire Prevention

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 2

The Jindalee Shire Council is to be commended for its practical Interest in the prevention of bushfires, and in dealing with outbreaks when they do…

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Gilmore Bush Fire Brigade

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 2

A special meeting of the above was held at the Bureau Hall, on Thursday night last with Mr. T. Sullivan presiding…

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Ancient Church Damaged by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1946 · page 1

LONDON , Monday: The ancient university church of St. Mary the Virgin, one of the architectural beauties of Oxford, was damaged by…

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Fire-lighting Restrictions Repealed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Restrictions on the lighting of fires has been repealed, following reports from the Bush Fires Advisory Committee and…

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Bushfire Radio Demonstration in Wagga Soon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1946 · page 2

Bushfire radio demonstrations are to be held to-day at Mudgee, and later at Wagga. Grenfell, Orange and other centres…

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Bush Fires

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 4

Reported outbreaks of bush fires last Summer totalled 223 and the total estimated damage from these fires was £71,000. In 1944-45 the estimated…

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Kyeamba Bush Fire Council Officers Unchanged

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 2

Kyeamba Shire Bush Fire Advisory Council at its annual meeting yesterday afternoon, re-elected its retiring members without…

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Five Separate Fires on Ship

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: Five fires in widely separated parts of the ship were discovered aboard the Asturias, 22,000-ton liner, early this morning…

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Gaol For Setting Fire to Price Official's Home

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 November 1946 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday: For having set fire to the house of the Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. W. F. J. McCann). Maurice Wilbur Albert…

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Man Charged with Setting Fire to Liner

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 November 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Detectives this afternoon arrested a man aged 21 and charged him with setting fire to the liner Asturias…

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Many Bush Fires Caused by Farm Machinery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 4

Last summer there were 223 reported bushfires. The total estimated damage from these fires was £71,000…

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Fire on Navy Transport

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1946 · page 1

Police have been investigating a sudden outbreak of fires on the Royal Navy "Asturias." This picture shows a cabin which was damaged by one fire…

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