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Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 166

Four More Deaths in Victorian Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Four more persons have died in the last 24 hours as a result of the Victoria bushfires, bringing the etotal this summer to eight Michael Tanner (43) and Edwin Girdler (75) died…

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Bushfires Insurance

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 24

CANBERRA, Thurs.-- The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) said in the House of…

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Four More Deaths in Victorian Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--Four more persons have died in the last 24 hours as a result of the Victorian bushfires, bringing the total this summer to eight. Michael Tanner (43) and Edwin Girdler (75) died…

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Brigade Blamed for Fire Mountains Hydro blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 11

Fire Brigade officers and police blame Sydney Fire Brigade officials for the forest fire that destroyed part of the…

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Blaze at the Hydro

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 11

A FIREMAN checking the burnt ruins of an outbuilding at the Hydro-Majestic Hotel at…

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Started fires for pleasure

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 8

A 31-year-old poultry farmer, who started bushfires for pleasure, was described in Penrith Court…

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Big Bourke Fires Out Of Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 8

The biggest bushfires seen in the Bourke district are blazing out of control over hundreds of…

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Big Bourke Fires Out Of Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 8

The biggest bushfires seen in the Bourke district are blazing out of control over hundreds of…

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Big Bourke Fires Out Of Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 8

The biggest bushfires seen in the Bourke district are blazing out of control over hundreds of…

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Fires threaten two towns; position grim

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

Outbreaks at Kandos and Katoomba have made the bushfire position in NSW once more grim. At Kandos (near Lithgow) a huge fire which…

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13 Farmers Fined £223 Over Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

KYOGLE, Fri.-- Thirteen Urbenville district farmers who pleaded guilty to 25 charges…

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Big Bourke Fires Out Of Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 8

The biggest bushfires seen in the Bourke district are blazing out of control over hundreds of…

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13 Farmers Fined £223 Over Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

KYOGLE, Fri.-- Thirteen Urbenville district farmers who pleaded guilty to 25 charges…

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Big Bourke Fires Out Of Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

The biggest bushfires seen in the Bourke district are blazing out of control over hundreds of…

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Big Bourke Fires Out Of Control

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

The biggest bushfires seen in the Bourke district are blazing out of control over hundreds of…

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13 Farmers Fined £223 Over Fires

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 21

KYOGLE, Fri.-- Thirteen Urbenville district farmers who pleaded guilty to 25 charges…

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F.S.A. Help For Fire Sufferers

The Land · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 35

Koorawatha F.S.A. branch has despatched six truckloads of pressed lucerne hay for…

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Heavy Fire Loss At Medlow Bath Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

KATOOMBA, Thursday. — A fierce bushfire destroyed buildings and equipment valued between £15,000 and £20,000 at the Hydro Majestic Hotel, Medlow Bath, to-day…

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Fires Limit Cattle Entries at 64th Berry Show by Our Special Representative

The Land · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 9

EXTENSIVE bushfires in the Shoalhaven district limited dairy cattle entries at the 64th annual Berry Show last week. The fires prevented many…

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Disastrous Fires Play Havoc With Dairy Production Early Rain The Only Cure

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 7

BUSH fires ringed Nowra, on the South Coast, late last week. Fires had swept through Hall's Crook area destroying eight homes and a building workers' camp. Appeals were made us fires…

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