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Fires & bushfires, 1954

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South Gundagai Fire Store Badly Damaged

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

A fire at South Gundagai yesterday afternoon badly damaged Mr. Charlie Butcher's store, and destroyed practically all the…

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Mangoplah Fires

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 2

Many local and district residents will recall that the prosecution of the claims arising out of the fires at Mangoplah some two…

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Fire at The Rock

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 2

A fire cawed about £200 worth of damage in a garage at The Rock late on Tuesday night…

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Fire Destroys Gundagai Store Total Loss Of Stock and Fittings

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 1

FIRE completely destroyed the South Gundagai Department Store of Messrs Butcher and Co. on Monday night last, and the damage and loss will run into several thousands of pounds…

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Rescuers find man dead in blaze

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 July 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Rescuers found a 44-year-old man lying dead on his blazing bed early today. Police believe the man…

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Gunman Fires on Neutral Nations Commission Men

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 1

SEOUL, Monday: A gunman fired on four Czechoslovak members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission as they…

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Jews Murdered by Moroccan Rioters Shops Sacked and Set on Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 1

RABAT (French Morocco) Wednesday—A number of Jews, one only a boy of 12, were beaten to death with iron bars in Moroccan rioting yesterday at Petit Wean, 100 miles from Rabat…

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Fire Destroys Freighter

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 3

KARACHI, Sun. (A.A.P.): The 5316 - ton Japanese freighter, Asahisan Maru, was reported a total loss after…

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Family Has Close Call in Blaze

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—When flames engulfed their 12-roomed house early this morning a family of seven escaped…

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Broadcast on Tarcutta Bushfire Bde

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

The summer bush fire season is not far off, and over station 2WG Wagga on Friday, August 13 at 6.13…

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Valuable Horses Burned to Death in Qld. Blaze

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday—Valuable horses screamed in fear and pain and galloped madly along streets with blazing rugs…

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7 die in fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 2

BOWLING CREEK (Virginia), Tuesday: Seven Negro children, first cousins from four families, died yesterday…

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Bush Fire Regional Conference To be Held Here

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

The President of the Jindalee Shire Council, Cr. A. S. Donaldson, announced today that, in conjunction, with the New South…

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Four Valuable Horses Destroyed Scared beasts in fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Four valuable horses were trapped and incinerated and two others killed by a train in their frenzied flight from a blazing stable at…

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Convicts Start Prison Fire But Riot Quelled

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

KINGSTON (Ontario), Monday—Rioting convicts touched off a big fire at Kingston Penitentiary in an escape…

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Fire Could Have Destroyed Home Owner Smelt Burning, Excellent Save Made

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 3

Mr. L. McIvor almost lost his homestead "The Levels", in the Barmedman district, by fire a few days ago…

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European Army Plan Under Fire Alterations May Upset Treaty

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday—Britain last night urgently recalled Sir Gladwyn Jebb, her Ambassador to Paris, for consultations on the…

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Bush Fire Conference at Cootamundra

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 5

The Jindalee Shire Council, Cootamundra, has informed the Tumut Shire Council that in conjunction with the Bush Fire…

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Bush Fire Brigade Conference Is Planned Attempt to Increase Inter-Area Co-operaion

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 6

Attempt to Increase Inter-Area Co-operaion…

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Fire at Ganmain Theatre

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

The plastic screen at the Empire Theatre, Ganmain proprietors, Messrs. Warran Bros., was destroyed…

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