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Fires & bushfires, 1952

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Conference of Bush Fire Brigades

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 7

The Conference of district [?]ush Fire Brigades, sponsored [?] the Gundagai Shire Coun[?] which was to be held late…

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Fire Victim's Appeal

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

The Tumbarumba Bush Fire Victim's Relief Committee acknowledge with thanks the following donations: Fodder:…

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Gift evening to fire victims

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

Recently the people of Tarcutta and district tendered a gift evening to those who had lost their homes and possessions in the recent bushfires…

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Petrol Lorry Hits Tree Fierce Fire Follows

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 1

Bursting petrol drums were thrown thirty feet into the air and tall trees ignited by soaring flames, when thirty drums of…

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Local Sporting Body Under Fire Council Critical Of Tennis Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 20 March 1952 · page 2

COUNCILLORS were very critical of the Gundagai Tennis Club at their meeting last week, when it was…

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Bush Fire Exhibits at Show

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

The exhibit of the Bush Fire Committee at the Royal Easier Show this year will attract special attention because of the…

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Dutch Plane Destroyed by Fire All Aboard Escape in Crash Landing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 1

BANGKOK (Thailand), Monday—Passengers and crew of a Sydney-bound Dutch K.L.M, Constellation airmer escaped…

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Bushfire Exhibit at Sydney Show

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1952 · page 2

The exhibit of the Bushfire Committee at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney this year will attract special attention…

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Small Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out to extinguish a small fire in rubbish and grass in a vacant lot in Docker…

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Big fire at Mildura

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 1

MILDURA, Monday: Fire caused damage estimated at thousands of pounds at the Sunraysia flour mills today…

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Lockhart [?]Cil Still Wants to See P[?]t on Bushfire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1952 · page 3

At the March meeting of [?] it was decided to approach the [?] J. A. Lawson) to see if the po[?] of the fire in the Boree Creek [?]…

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Firemen trapped in city blaze

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Flames trapped ten firemen in the four storeyed premises of Andrews Laboratories, at…

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Local Items Grass Fire in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade had two calls yesterday afternoon, one to a grass fire and the other a false alarm…

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Big Fire in Melb. Looters Ransack Homes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday—More than £150,000 worth of damage was caused yesterday afternoon in Melbourne's most…

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Spectacular £150,000 fire guts factory in Melbourne Looters Ransack Homes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: More then £150,000 worth of damage was caused this afternoon in Melbourne's most spectacular fire for many years when a paint factory was completely destroyed…

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Hoyts Raise £350 for Wagga Bushfire Fund

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 3

The recent annual charity drive, this year in aid of the bushfire fund, conducted by Hoyt's Theatres in Wagga,…

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Mills will use timber killed in bushfires

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1952 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.: About 24,000,000 super feet of pine timber in trees killed in recent bushfires at Mount…

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Four Big Fires in Few Hours

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wed.: Firemen attended four major fires within 12 hours during yesterday and early today—one of…

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Big Fire in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 2

FIREMEN POURING WATER into the burning premises of Andrew's Laboratories, at the corner of Kent and Margaret Streets, Sydney…

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Melbourne Paint Factory Destroyed by Fire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1952 · page 6

More than £150,000 worth of damage was caused on Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne's most spectacular fire for many years when a paint…

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