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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1955

175 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 9

Fire Brigade Activity

The Biz · Wednesday 3 August 1955 · page 7

Fairfield Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a call to a cottage fire at 252 St. John's Road. Cabramatta, on Tuesday, July 26, at…

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Grave Bush Fire Hazard in N.s.w

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 August 1955 · page 28

The Chief Secretary, Mr. C. A. Kelly, this week warned that a survey of State-wide reports had indicated a dangerous fire season for the coming Summer months…

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Bush Fire Hazard

The Biz · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 22

The Chief secretary (Hon. C. A. Kelly. M.L.A.) has warned that a survey of Statewide reports had indicated a dangerous fire,…

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Fairfield Fire Brigade

The Biz · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 7

The Brigade answered a call to Welseley Street, Fairfield on Wednesday, August 5, when a small area of bush alight was…

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Town Hall Proprosal Under Fire

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 10 August 1955 · page 10

Granville aldermen were always "crying out" about the need for money for roadworks in their area, yet…

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Grave Risk Of Bush Fires This Summer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 August 1955 · page 1

New South Wales will be at the mercy of the bush fire lighter during the coming Summer, the chairman or the Bush Fire Committee, Mr. Messe said yesterday…

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Fairfield Fire Brigade Social Activities

The Biz · Wednesday 24 August 1955 · page 14

Firemen of Fairfield Volunteer Brigade, their wives and families, assembled at the Fire Station in William Street, on…

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Fire Brigade's Prompt Action

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 August 1955 · page 2

The prompt notion of the Glenbrook Bush Fire Brigade under Capt. George Bunyan saved a home and garage in Ross…

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Big Tanker Fleet Ready For Fires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 August 1955 · page 1

The Forestry Commission expects to have a total of 98 fire-fighting tankers ready for the coming fire season. The Minister for…

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Fire Risk At Mydgee

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 August 1955 · page 12

Following the heavy February rains and the prolific grass growth, Mudgee district now carries a dense cover of…

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Fairfield Fire Brigade

The Biz · Wednesday 31 August 1955 · page 2

The brigade attended a fire at McCall's bakery, Smithfield, on August 25, at 1.36 p.m. On Friday, 26th, at 2.45 p.m…

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Motor Cycle Destroyed by Fire

The Biz · Wednesday 31 August 1955 · page 6

The motor cycle of Neil Bryce, of Rose Avenue, Mt. Pritchard, was destroyed by fire when it caught alight at Fairfield…

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Federal Govt. Under Fire Over Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 1

CANBERRA: The Federal [?]vernment's handling of Aust[?]lian wheat sales came under [?]e n the House of…

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His Job Will Be To Forecast Bushfires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 September 1955 · page 4

BRISBANE: Scientific bushfire forecasting research aimed at saying pastures and forests started in Brisbane this week. The deputy-director…

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Fairfield Fire Brigade

The Biz · Wednesday 7 September 1955 · page 7

On Wednesday August 31. Fairfield Fire Brigade attended a call to a home in Matthes St., Yennore at 5.50 p.m…

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Proposal On Fire Hazard

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 September 1955 · page 5

"Shire Councils consider there should be a blanket bushfire danger proclamation over the…

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Fire Hazard Is Claimed

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 21 September 1955 · page 10

Undergrowth along the banks of a stormwater canal in Granville is a fire hazard, the local Chamber of…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 6

Bush fire danger period has already been proclaimed and will remain in effect until early next year…

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Fairfield Fire Brigade

The Biz · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 16

Fairfield Volunteer rive Brigade answered calls to five localities last week, four being false alarms. The only genuine call was…

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Groupers under fire in ALP

Tribune · Wednesday 28 September 1955 · page 3

INDIGNATION is growing in the Australian Labor Party at threatened sabotage of the Labor Party's Federal election…

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