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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1957

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Was Security behind bogey on this fire? Fire Officer, Arson Squad debunk it

Tribune · Wednesday 11 September 1957 · page 3

SYDNEY: Was it "Security" in Canberra, 200-odd miles away, who cooked up last…

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Fire Brigade Social Presentation on Eve of Marriage

The Biz · Wednesday 11 September 1957 · page 10

Guests of honour at the successful social held by Fairfield Volunteer Fire Brigade members their wives and friends last…

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Police Probe on Fire Union Man's Garage and Car Burned at Fairfield

The Biz · Wednesday 11 September 1957 · page 7

A message from Canberra says that the Commonwealth is pressing N.S.W. police to make a full-scale investigation into…

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Fairfield Bakery on Fire

The Biz · Wednesday 18 September 1957 · page 11

Miller's Bakery, 23 The Crescent, Fairfield, was damaged by fire last Sunday. Mr. Penna, who conducts the fruit shop…

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Fairfield Shop Has Close Call with Fire

The Biz · Wednesday 18 September 1957 · page 8

Another few minutes would have meant disaster for the shops in Nvdegeer Arcade. Ware Street, Fairfield, at 11 o'clock on Monday…

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Bush Fires

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 September 1957 · page 9

There are nine bush Are brigades in operation in the Penrith Municipality. The bush Are committee suggested that…

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Fairfield Fires

The Biz · Wednesday 25 September 1957 · page 14

Fail-field Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a call to a grass fire in Wilga Street, Fairfield, at the rear of Bill Kearns'…

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Fire Sirens (To the Editor)

The Biz · Wednesday 25 September 1957 · page 12

Sir,--I live in Sackville Street, between Fairfield and Cabramatta and an utterly fed up with the noise caused on the…

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Bush Fire Brigades

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 26

Department of Local Government advised Fairfield Council that, in accordance with the information submitted by…

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Fairfield Fires

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 18

The fire bell continues to ring and grass and scrub fires continue to be the centre of attraction for the volunteer fire…

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Bush Fire Brigade Message from the Minister for Local Government, Hon. J. B. Renshaw, M.L.A.:--

The Biz · Wednesday 2 October 1957 · page 20

"It is most gratifying to know that in the State of N.S.W. there are now more than 2000 voluntary bush fire…

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Fire Danger Blue Mountains brings Proclamation

Nepean Times · Thursday 3 October 1957 · page 8

Advice has been received of the proclamation of a bush fire danger period in the Blue Mountains City area, from October 1, 1957, to March 31, 1958. Following are the main…

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Fires

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 October 1957 · page 9

Fires arc still about the lower mountains, and they are got under control. Then the men return home believing they'll…

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The Fire

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 October 1957 · page 6

On the eastern face of the Blue Mountains, a fire which has been burning for eight days, covering Blaxland, Warrimoo, and…

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B0ssley Bits Fire Hazard

The Biz · Wednesday 16 October 1957 · page 2

We have been lucky at Bossley. No serious fires, while the surrounding country is losing lives and homes…

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£1000 Fire at Liverpool Hospital

The Biz · Wednesday 16 October 1957 · page 18

Fire early on Monday destroyed more than £1000 worth of washing machines and bed linen at Liverpool State Hospital. The…

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Cahill Ignores Offer to Help Fire Victims

Tribune · Wednesday 16 October 1957 · page 12

SYDNEY: NSW Premier Cahill did not even reply to an offer by the Building Workers' Industrial Union to erect homes for the fire victims if the Government would arrange supply of materials…

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CPA plan to avoid bushfires

Tribune · Wednesday 16 October 1957 · page 12

SYDNEY: The New South Wales State Committee of the Communist Party has asked the Cahill Government…

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Bush Fires (To the Editor)

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 October 1957 · page 9

Sir,—Residents south of the main Western Highway have two gentlemen of Emu to thank. They are John Jackson and Les…

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Fire Organisation discussed at Blaxland P.A.

Nepean Times · Thursday 17 October 1957 · page 1

There was a very good attendance at the monthly meeting of Blaxland Progress Association. Due to the menace of bush…

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