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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1951

3,866 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 194

Hoard in Fire Hard To Check

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 4

A five hours' check by four officers of the Manly Commonwealth Bank yesterday failed to reveal the total value of the…

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Big Crowd Attends Camp Fire Concert

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 3

A section of the crowd of about 7,000 people who attended last night's Jubilee Camp Fire Concert in Centennial Park. Members of the Boy Scouts' Association, which organised the concert, led the audience in camp songs around the huge bonfire…

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Tractors Fight Bushfires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 February 1951 · page 11

BRISBANE, Mon. -- Six hundred firefighters are using tractors and graders in a desperate bid to cut…

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Rain Stops Fire State Forest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

A bushfire in the 153,000 acre Goonoo State Forest near Dubbo was put out yesterday afternoon by a sudden…

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£20,000 fire at Burrinjuck

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 5

A fire yesterday destroyed the main store shed at Burrinjuck Dam, 47 miles from Yass…

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Sheep Worth £150,000 Die In Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday.— Sheep valued at £150,000 have been burned to death in a fire which swept through…

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Fire menaces town of 2500 Valuable Property Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 7

BRISBANE, Tues.--More than 100 firefighters tonight fought to save the town of Barcaldine, with a population of 2500…

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£50,000 Damage in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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£50,000 Damage in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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£50,000 Damage in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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£50,000 Damage in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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£50,000 Damages in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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£50,000 Damage in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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£50,000 Damage in Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Stock, fencing and fodder valued at more than £50,000 have been destroyed in bushfires in the Charleville-Wyandra districts in the past few days…

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Lightning Starts Grass Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 8

BOGAN GATE, Wednesday. —Fire started by lightning destroyed about 500 acres of grass and stubble near Yarrabandai…

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Burrinjuck Fire Loss Damage May Be £100,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 4

YASS, Wednesday.—Workshops at the Burrinjuck Dam construction project were destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Kerosene Fire Warning

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 15

TOOWOOMBA. — Several fires and burning accidents, one fatal, have occurred in the Toowoomba district…

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Stud Man Injured When Fire-Fighting

The Land · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 26

Bruce, son of famous Merino breeder Walter Merriman of Merryville, Yass, is recovering from severe burns sustained…

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Transition Period Reached In N.S.W. Immediate Need Is Rain To Combat Fire Menace

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 February 1951 · page 3

A TRANSITION period has been reached throughout N.S.W. states the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia in a report on pastoral conditions. Immediate requirements are seasonal showers to minimise the bushfire menace, which is increasing…

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Heroine, 8 In Blaze

Daily Mirror · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. -- Golden-haired Margaret McKenna (8)--eyes and ears of her deaf and…

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