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Fires & bushfires, 1950

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Bush Fires, Heat Wave, Hit State

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Ca[?] bushfires and heatwaves swept New South Wales today, and in Sydney abnormally high tides…

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Plan for Cease-Fire Presented

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tues. (A.A.P.): Thirteen Asian and Middle Eastern nations have decided to present their plan, calling for a…

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Police Fire at Car in 80 M.p.h. Chase

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: In an 80 m.p.h. chase early today, police fired at three men in a stolen car and wounded the driver in…

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Hopes for a Cease-fire Fade: Chinese Terms Hard Formosan Question

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday: Hopes for an early cease-fire in Korea began to fade yesterday as it become apparent that Communist China intended to exact a stiff price for temporary peace…

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The Bushfire Menace

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 December 1950 · page 2

A large-scale bushfire has already broken out in the far southwestern part of the State as the first hot spell of [?]er is upon us. Ironically, the fire coincides with the declaration of almost the whole of New South Wales…

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Shock Treatment in Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 2

Heat waves in several Australian States will, no doubt, bring their usual accompaniment of bush fires in some areas…

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Cease-Fire Moves Disheartening; Formosa's Future

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday (A.A.P.): Preliminary diplomatic efforts to arrange a cease-fire in Korea had made little or no progress, James Reston, "New York Times" diplomatic correspondent, said today…

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Russia Rejects Cease Fire Plan U.S. and Britain Criticised

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Thursday — Russia has rejected the Arab-Asian plan for a Korean cease fire on the ground that the U.S…

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Whole State Proclaimed Bushfire Area

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 6

The whole of NSW with the exception of the coastal area from Nambucca Shire to the Queensland…

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State Proclaimed Bush Fire Area

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 4

The whole of New South Wales, with the exception of the coastal area from Nambucca Shire to the Queensland border, has been…

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Big Fire in Launceston Half Million Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1

LAUNCESTON, Friday — The worst fire in the history of Launceston last night gutted two buildings and damaged…

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Cease-fire Move Planned by U.N. BODY Russia Says Allies just Waiting to Regroup Army

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Rejecting opposition from the Soviet group, the United Nations Political Committee has approved the…

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Whole of State Proclaimed Bushfire Area

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 15 December 1950 · page 4

The whole of New South Wales, with the exception of the coastal area from Numbueea Shire to the Queensland border, has been…

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State Facing Serious Fire Danger

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: New South Wales faces one of the grayest fire dangers in its history, and a bushfire danger proclamation has been issued for the whole of the State, the Chief Secretary (Mr…

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Cease-fire Move; Talks with China

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 December 1950 · page 1

FLUSHING MEADOW, Fri (A.A.P.): The United Nations General Assembly, by 52 votes to five, yesterday approved the…

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Bush Fire Warning Signs to Be Erected in Gundagai Shire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 1

The Gundagai Shire Council at their meeting last week authorised the erection of several bush fire warning…

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Red China Calls Cease-fire Request a Trap; Wants Recognition and Ide Talks on Far East

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 1

LAKE SUCCESS, Sunday (A.A.P.): The Chinese People's Republic yesterday virtually rejected the Korean ceases fire proposal, which it called "a trap." At the same time China declared its willingness to strive for a peaceful solution of "the problem of the Far East."…

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Menace of Rabbits and Bushfires

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 December 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Almost all the pastoral areas in New South Wales are deep in pastures, though some districts in the…

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First Bush Fire Little Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 2

At lunch time today the bush fire bell tolled out for the first time this summer for a fire on Mr. Len Hope's property, on the…

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Boree Creek Bush Fire Brigade Active

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1950 · page 4

A fire broke out in the rubbishtip on Thursday, which might have had serious consequences , were it not for the timely arrival…

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