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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1966

18 stories in Sydney's papers

Death of fire station chief

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 18 January 1966 · page 5

The NSW Fire Brigade last week honoured a man who made his last "call" in the Holroyd district recently. The brigade appointed…

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Fire Hydrants Warning Issued

The Biz · Wednesday 19 January 1966 · page 1

In the current fire danger period, Fairfield Fire Brigade is warning residents to ensure they are protected against a sudden outbreak. A Fairfield fire officer…

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Askin under fire over police "tribunal"

Tribune · Wednesday 19 January 1966 · page 12

SYDNEY: Following a year in which serious allegations of brutality and corruption were levelled against New South Wales police, the Askin Government is coming under heavy fire for its blatant attempt to fob the whole matter off by appointing…

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Mayoral Warning; Bushfire Dangers

The Biz · Wednesday 19 January 1966 · page 2

Mayor of Fairfield, Ald. Frank Calabro, this week appealed to local residents to take every precaution to prevent outbreaks of fires in tinder dry scrub and bushland throughout the municipality. He warned that…

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Fire Destroys Couple's Home

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 25 January 1966 · page 3

An elderly couple have lost all their possessions in a fire which' gutted their home at Granville last week. The man, an invalid…

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Vandals blamed for school fire

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 25 January 1966 · page 3

Vandals are believed to have started a fire at Bonnyrigg High School last Tuesday which severely damaged two doors and black-ened brickwork…

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WA Govt. under fire from teachers

Tribune · Wednesday 2 February 1966 · page 12

Many lecturers at Perth Technical College and the University will sense a threat in Education Minister Lewis' statement that lower pass rates at the University than at…

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$25,000 Damage by Motor Spares Fire

The Biz · Wednesday 25 May 1966 · page 1

A fire at Cabramatta Spares on the Hume Highway last Tuesday night caused damage officially estimated at $25,000. The building and contents were…

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Let us keep his fire burning

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 5

MR. PHILLIP BARG, whose sudden death shocked his many friends in the community, was a man of deep convictions and an all too rare awareness of the decline in Jewish learning and appreciation of true Jewish…

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Modern France Arts and Techniques a Better Fire-extinguishing Chemical

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 22 July 1966 · page 4

A just name Lussagnet near Mont de…

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More “strange fire”

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 2 September 1966 · page 7

The last sacrificial ceremony I attended was on Sunday, 18th October, 1942, at 10.30 in the mornin. It took place at the Training Depot of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) in Abbotabad, North West India (now…

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On the Industrial Scene Arbitration Under Fire From A.C.T.U. GMH verdict consequence

Tribune · Wednesday 5 October 1966 · page 10

IN a strongly worded attack on certain aspects of arbitration the Australian Council of Trade Unions Interstate Executive has asserted some fundamental trade…

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Fire Brigade's Warnings on Danger of Bushfires Could break out any time

The Biz · Wednesday 2 November 1966 · page 5

The Fairfield Fire Brigade this week warned local residents to take extreme care with open fires during the bushfire period which began this month. The period extends un[?]…

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Buddhist Lifts Election fire on Holt Govt. Conscription Is the Voting Issue

Tribune · Wednesday 2 November 1966 · page 1

THE crux of the Federal election is: For or against conscription for a widening Vietnam war. Australians now face the fact that return of the…

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Fire Board nomination

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 22 November 1966 · page 1

Holroyd Council aldermen will give their first preference vote for the Board of Fire Commissioners election to Fairfield alderman, Harold Schofield…

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On the industrial scene Govt. Under Fire for 'No' to Margins Lift "Skullduggery'' alleged

Tribune · Wednesday 14 December 1966 · page 10

SYDNEY: The NSW Teachers' Federation last week strongly condemned the Federal Government for its opposition to an interim increase in margins. This protest followed last…

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Vietcong cal cease-fire for Christmas

Tharunka · Tuesday 20 December 1966 · page 8

SAIGON, The Presidiu[?] National Libra[?] the politic[?]…

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Women, children under U.S. fire Bullets Answer Ship's Good Deed

Tribune · Tuesday 20 December 1966 · page 1

AMERICAN troops recently fired warning shots by machine-gun around Vietnamese women and children receiving gifts from Australian merchant seamen in Saigon harbour. Mr. Mick Fowler, a crew member of the Australian motor…

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