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Fires & bushfires, 1953

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District Bush Fire Brigades to Be Alerted Present Council Has Purchased 17 Power Units

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 1

Realising rthe danger of being not prepared for an early summer, Councillors at Tuesday’s Shire meeting decided to contact all bush fire brigade in this district and request them to hold annual meetings, and to make a…

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Fire Danger Forestry Commission Prepares

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 3

The Minister for Conservation (Mr. A. G. Enticknap, M.L.A.) has announced that the Forestry Commission has taken advantage of the dry…

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Coolamon Bushfire Conference

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 3

The Coolamon Shire Council is holding a conference on September 30 with district fire brigades and the…

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Fire control exercise

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

SHOWN ABOVE is the flight deck control and rescue crew of H.M.A.S. Vengeance in action. The procedure is employed in the case of a plane crashing on the deck. The whole ship's company carried oat the exercise In their respective branches…

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Bushfire Danger Period

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 3

The Bushfire Committee decided to recommend the proclamation of a bushfire danger period on the New South Wales coastal…

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Coolamon Bush Fire Conference

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 4

The Coolamon Shire Council is holding a conference on September 30 with district fire brigades and the Railways Department. A motion to…

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Bush Fire Brigade Formed at Birrego

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1953 · page 3

At a recent public meeting convened by Mr. M. L. McLean, at Birrego, Mr. McLean pointed out that the district was a big one, being…

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Americans Buying Company Stock. Shares Range From Fire Dollars Up

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 16 September 1953 · page 3

One out of every nineteen Americans now owns stock in United States companies and the proportion is growing…

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Bring Railways Under Bush Fire Act

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 1

The Bush Fires Act should be amended immediately by the N.S.W. Labor Government to bring public authorities, such as…

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Fire Destroys Block at Bonegilla

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 September 1953 · page 2

ALBURY, Thursday: Early this morning a fire broke out at Boneglila Migrant centre, and destroyed a block…

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Set fire to house

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Police said in Campsie Court today that a man had admitted setting fire to a house because…

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Fire at Woomera Village

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: The Minister for Supply (Mr. Beale) announced today there had been a fire in one of the…

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Fire Threat to Skymaster

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: The Queensland Premier, Mr. Gair, Government Senate Leader, senator Neil…

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Agric. College Bushfire Brigade Meets

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 September 1953 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Wagga Agricultural College District Bush Fire Brigade, held recently, Mr F…

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Say goods trains caused fires

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 2

Heavily laden goods trains pulling into Bomen station had caused many fires, it was claimed at the annual meeting of the Eunonyhareenyha bush fire…

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Prohibition on the Lighting of Fires

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 1

The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed, should the need…

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Prohibition of Open Fires. Changed System of Notification

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 21 September 1953 · page 3

The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed, should the need arise…

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Scheme Prohibiting Lighting of Fires Is Outlined

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 September 1953 · page 8

The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed, should the need arise during the coming summer was announced this week by the Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. J. F. McGrath, M.L.A.)…

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Prohibitions on the Lighting of Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 6

The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed, should the need arise during the coming…

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Evatt Under Fire: Means Test Speech

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 September 1953 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday: The Leader of the Opposition (Dr. Evatt) is reported to have come under heavy fire from rank-and-file members at a…

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