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Fires & bushfires, 1954

391 stories in Riverina's papers · page 16 of 20

Bush Fire Damage at South Gogeldrie

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

Seven hundred and fifty acres of valuable pole and mill log stands which the district can ill afford to lose were destroyed in…

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Shire Clerk Re-elected As Fire Control Officer

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1954 · page 1

The appointment of the Shire Clerk, Mr. Selleck, as Fire Control Officer, was again confirmed for the…

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Fire Destroys Junee Railway Humpy Department Loos Is Negligible

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 7

A fire broke out in Junee on Monday afternoon last in a humpy it the side of the Railway Refreshment Rooms…

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Plane Search to Aid Bushfire Prevention in N.s.w

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday—A Foprestry Commission plane is covering thousands of square miles on the South Coast and…

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Gundagai Shop Destroyed by Fire Burglars Believed Responsible

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 1

EARLY this morning the modern and well equipped pharmacy, owned by Mr. A. E. Parry, was destroyed by fire, is believed that the fire was commenced by burglars wh broke into the shop, and after ransacking the till, set…

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Power Units for District Bush Fire Brigades

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 1

Five power units for allocation to the various Bush Fire Brigades in the Tumut Shire have now arrived and the Tumut Shire…

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Best Randwick bet is Liquid Fire: "Barrier"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 12

SYDNEY, Thursday: Brilliant sprinter Liquid Fire, who will be resuming after a spell should be favored by the small field in the Buxton Stakes at Randwick on Saturday and is selected as the day's best bet, says "Barrier"…

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Gundagai Shop Destroyed by Fire Burglars Believed Responsible

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 2

Early yesterday morning the modern and well-equipped, pharmacy, owned by M. A. E. Parry, was destroyed by fire…

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Snowy News Fire. The following warning has just been issued by the Commissioner:-- WARNING

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 2

We are now entering the danger period for bushfires. The rainfall since April has been phenomenally low. In addition to this, the…

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Bushfire Brigades Meet at Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1954 · page 3

Lockhart Shire Bush Fire Brigades will ask the Postmaster-General to arrange for a mechanic to manually operate automatic exchanges during times of fires…

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Army Sergeant's Death in Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—A Regular Army sergeant died in a fire which gutted his house at Ingleburn camp early…

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Army Man Dies in Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday: A regular Army Sergant died [?] a fire which gutted his [?]use at Ingleburn Camp…

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Bush Fire Brigade Meetings Brookdale

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Brookdale Hall on Monday, October 11th at 8 p.m…

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Yerong Creek Bushfire Brigade meets

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 2

The Yerong Creek Bush Fire Brigade held its annual meeting in the public hall on Tuesday night. The…

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Fire points not yet possible

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 2

The South Wagga Progress Association will be informed by the Southern Riverina County Council that under the present high pressure main system in the…

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Oil Boring Again Held Up Fire Risk to Crop On Cullivel Land

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 20 October 1954 · page 1

Work on behalf of the Riverina Oil Boring Syndicate, which is being undertaken at Cullivel, will not…

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Fire Destroys Transport Blaze on Highway Near Jugiong

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 1

A transport and its load of wool was destroyed by fire yesterday. The blaze which held up traffic for some time,…

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Oil Boring Again Held Up Fire Risk to Crop on Cullivel Land

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 1

Work on behalf of the Riverina Oil Boring Syndicate, which is being undertaken at Cullivel, will not recommence…

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Fire Brigade Called to Attend to Burning Tar at Gasworks

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 2

Dense clouds or black smoke over the town in the vicinity of the gasworks attracted a large crowd to that area at…

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Serious Haystack Blaze

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 1

Last Friday afternoon while baled hay was being stacked on Mr. O. W. Hancock’s farm near…

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