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Fires & bushfires, 1952

3,308 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 166

Apiarists Hit by Bushfires

The Land · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

SERIOUS losses of bee colonies are reported from a number of the bushfire ravaged areas. Many commercial apiarists have been severely affected…

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Three official parties survey bushfire areas

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

THREE N.S.W. Government parties made a detailed tour of the southern bushfire ravaged areas this week. Object of the inspectors…

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Bushfires cut attendance at A.B. conference

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 4

EVERY puff of smoke on the horixon— and there were many— on Thursday and Friday of last week draw anxious glances from delegates who were gathered in Bathurst for the annual…

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Bushfires, Drought Could Not Daunt Berry Cattlemen Stock Showed No Sign Of The Difficult Times

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 6

LAST Friday's showing of dairy cattle and other exhibits at Berry's 64th annual show, under the auspices of the Berry A. and H. Association, was an excellent proof of the resilience of the primary producers of the South Coast and, in particular, the dairy…

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Two girls die in bushfire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Thurs.--A Canadian war bride today gave birth to a stillborn baby boy a few hours after her two daughters died from bushfire…

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Death-Roll Ten In Vic. Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri. -- The death-roll in Victorian bushfires reached 10 last night when four…

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Death-Roll Ten In Vic. Bushfires

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Fri.-- The death-roll in Victorian bushfires reached 40 last night when four…

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Threatening fires checked

The Sun · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

Firefighters have checked serious bushfires that threatened Kandos and Katoomba…

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Fires Held, But New Danger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

Most of the bushfircs in New South Wales were under control yesterday, but the Weather Bureau…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 5

The C.I.B. has been called in to investigate an attempt to set fire to the Canberra Private Hotel…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 5

The C.I.B. has been called in to investigate an attempt to set fire to the Canberra Private Hotel…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 5

The C.I.B. has been called in to investigate an attempt to set fire to the Canberra Private Hotel,…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 5

The C.I.B. has been called In to investigate an attempt to set fire to the' Canberra Private Hotel,…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 8

The C.I.B. has been called in to investigate an attempt to set fire to the Canberra Private Hotel,…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

The C.I.B. has been called in to investigate an attempt to set fire to the Canberra Private Hotel,…

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Police Probe Hotel Fire

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 5

The C.I.B. has been called in to investigate an attempt to set fire to the Canberra Private Hotel,…

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Kandos threatened by fires 50 Homes in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 9

Late last night fires fanned by a 40 miles an hour wind had ringed Kandos on three sides. The fires threatened 50 homes…

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Slavs Set Fire To Bishop

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 2

ROME (A.P.).--A Catholic bishop was attacked by a group of unidentified Yugoslavs who…

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Search for Couple After Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 9

Two people are missing from a city private hotel, which a firebug last night tried twice…

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Mysterious Disease in Fire Areas

The Sun · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 3

LITHGOW, Saturday.--Continued searing weather and bushfires have caused an…

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