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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1956

13 stories in Riverina's papers

Strange Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 13 January 1956 · page 1

The son shining on a bottle of methylated spirits its believed to have been the cause of…

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Fire at Ardlethan Hotel

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 8

A fire at about midday on Saturday last which could have done more good than harm, started at the…

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Lightning Sets Fire to Stubble

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 20 January 1956 · page 8

On Tuesday, at 5.30 p.m., lightning set fire to stubble on Mr. Jim Carroll’s farm about…

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Ganmoin Re-organises Bush Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 2 March 1956 · page 7

During January last the Ganmain Bush fire Brigade was re-organised. Mr. G. J. Pizarro…

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Lucky Fire Escape

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 March 1956 · page 1

On Saturday at about 10.40 p.m., Mr. H. G. Tokley, captain of the Coolamon Fire Brigade,…

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Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 September 1956 · page 4

The wall of the fire siren, at about 11.45 a.m. on Friday last was thought by most to be heralding…

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Compulsory Fire Breaks

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 September 1956 · page 3

The attention of landholders is directed to an advertisement in this issue the Shire of…

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Ganmain Bushfire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 19 October 1956 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the above was held at the Literary institute on Tuesday, October 2,…

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Matong Bushfire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 26 October 1956 · page 2

The Annual meeting of the Matong Bushfire Brigade was held in Mr. R. A. Smith’s office on…

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Rannock Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 9 November 1956 · page 4

The Annual meeting of the Rannock [?] Brigade, was held on 1st October, only twelve…

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Kinilibah Bush Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 16 November 1956 · page 8

The Annual meeting of the Kinilibah Bush-Fire Brigade was held on Friday night last…

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Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 December 1956 · page 1

Early yesterday afternoon, the Coolamon Fire Brigade was called to the property of Mr. Vic…

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Fire Hazards

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 7 December 1956 · page 1

No burning off to reduce fire risks can be undertaken without a permit from a shire…

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