Govt. Bushfires Grant
CANBERRA, Wednesday—The sum or £20,000 had been made available for relief of bush fire victims in NSW…
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£20,000 Govt. Bushfires Grant
CANBERRA, Tues: The sum of £20,000 had been made available for relief of bushfire victims in New South…
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Shire presidents of Lockhart and Urana Shire Councils (Councillors W. K. Day and J. M. Smith) over the weekend made a joint appeal to citizens of their shires for their co-operation…
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Bushfire Brigades and interested Government departments and other organizations are invited to be…
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The Minister for Social Services. Mr. F. J. Finnan, last Friday night estimated that last week's bush fires had cost New South Wales £5…
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SYDNEY, Thursday—Residents of Coonabarabran and Glen Davis are still fighting bush fires with menace both…
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Fare Prevention Week opens throughout NSW on 28th November. This week will be dedicated to preven…
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The Federal Government has approved an immediate giant of up to £10,000 on a pound for pound basis with the New South Wales…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: The township of Glen Davis is nearly ringed by bushfires, and huge oil plants are…
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An employee of Mr. Colin Preston riding through one of his paddocks on the Ardlethan Tallimba road last week, cigarette smoking,…
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The annual meeting of the Matong Bushfire Brigade was held on the 17th inst. Mr. R. Richardson tendered his…
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Fire Prevention Week opens throughout New South Wales in Monday next. The week will be dedicated to prevention…
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WELLINGTON (N.S.W.). Friday.—A Jeweller threw his entire stock valued at more than £3000 Into the street when a fire…
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WELLINGTON (N.S.W.) Thursday: A jeweller threw his entire stock valued at more than £3000 into the…
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BRISBANE, Friday—Two elderly men were burned to death in their tent at a pensioners' camp a Rockhampton…
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A shocking accident took place at Bareilan yesterday which ultimately caused the death of two and a half year…
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At the annual meeting of the Wagga Agricultural College District Bushfire Brigade, the College principal (Mr. B. Doman) was elected president for the period 1951-52. Messrs. R. J…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Increased winds tomorrow morning will cause a serious bushfire threat through the State, a Weather Bureau spokesman said tonight. The main danger points…
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Mr. H. E. Messer, Chairman of the Bushfire Committee and guest speaker at the Bushfire Conference held in the Council Chambers yesterday, stressed upon an audience of approximately 60 people, including Bushfire Brigade Captains, Shire delegates and representatives from the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The small mining township Angus Plate is threatened with complete destruction bushfires. The fires have completely encircled the township…
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