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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

346 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 18

Blaze at Sydney Fibro Works

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Fire severely damaged the Apex Fibrous Works in Wilson Street, Newtown, to-day…

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Air Pilots co-operation in fighting bush fires Police to Lecture Children

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Leeton Shire Bush Fire Brigades committee held at the Council Chambers on Saturday…

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Week's Work for Squad in Fire Probe

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Arson Squad detectives believe it will take more than a week to complete investigations into the fire…

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Fire Destroys 146 Acres of Wheat Near Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 1

When fire destroyed the areas of Beneubbin wheat on Mr. W. Folton's property at Fivebough, last Sunday afternoon, a further [?]…

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Cazna Theatre To-night & Saturday “Blaze of Noon”

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 2

“BLAZE OF NOON” is Paramount’s grand and romatic epic of the daredevils who pioneered the air mail for Uncle Sam. This…

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Batlow News Fire At Batlow

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 4

On Saturday night last a fire broke out In Wakehurst Hotel and caused damage estimated at about £200…

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14 Die in Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1950 · page 10

NEW DELHI, Friday: Eleven children, three women and one man were burnt to death yesterday in a camp on the banks…

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Costly Fires in American Cities

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 1

MINNEAPOLIS, Monday: At least four persons were burned to death when a fire swept an old four-storey hotel yesterday…

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Back Yard Fire at Richards Store

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 2

About 4 p.m. yesterday the Fire Brigade was called to the back yard of Richard's store in the lane at the rear of Pine Avenue. On arrival of…

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Gillenbah Station Homestead destroyed by fire Children Saved by Brother

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 2

Gillenbah Station, seven miles from Narrandera, was totally destroyed by fire in the early hours of Sunday morning and…

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Parents and Child Burned Fire In Bedroom At Goulburn

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 1

A man his wife and their 7-months-old daughter suffered severe second degree burn when a methylated…

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Communication in Time of Bush Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 1

The [?] Post Office will as [?]…

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Wallacetown Dam Erosion Probim Fire Can't Get Meeting Despite Urgency

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 1

The Illabo Shire Council dark, [?] S.B. Nugunt [?] morning's meeting that the [?] should "forget" the [?]…

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Police Warning on Bushfires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 2

Now that the harvesting season is in progress, and with warmer weather, the Police Department agate draws attention…

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Bushfire Danger Stressed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 6

WEST WYALONG, Thursday: With the return to hot, dry weather, West Wyalong and other parts of the Southwest are faced with the possibility of the most serious bushfires in history unless every precaution is…

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False Fire Alarm

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 2

At 9.45 a.m. yesterday, the Wagga Fire Brigade, was called to North Wagga. The alarm, which proved to be false, was…

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Bush Fires May Be Grave Threat to Landowners

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 December 1950 · page 7

All brigades in the Gundagai district are now in full swing. If you have not already sent them your…

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Fire in Cars

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 5

The N.R.M.A. urges motorists to keep in mind the hazards of fire in their cars. Mr. C. H. Napthali, chief engineer, says fires…

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Fear of Second Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 1

After a fire was put out on a barge loaded with copra at No. 7 wharf, Walsh Bay, firemen had to strip to the waist and move every bag on the barge to make certain that there was no "chance of the fire breaking out again…

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Fire in Palm Plantations

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 December 1950 · page 2

A grass fire broke out in the palmi plantations along Palm Avenue, near the Leeton Cricket Ground about, half past one last Friday afternoon…

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