Coolah Shire Council Important Road Matters Piambra to Weetaliba Volunteer Fire Brigades
THE adjourned monthly meeting of the Coolah Shire Council was held on Friday, 3rd February. Councillor R. C. Stephen…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 34
Victorian Bush Fires Safety Precautions Inadequate Evidence at Inquiry Melbourne
An allegation that proper safety recautions had not been taken in connection with the fire which destroyed Fitzpatrick's mill in Matlock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Expenses Total Subscriptions Now £40
The subscription list to defray the expenses of sending a team from Lithgow to take part in the fire brigades demonstration at Katoomba on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not Observed. Safety Precautions in Fire. MELBOURNE
An allegation that proper safety precautions had not been observed in connection with a lire which deserved Fit[?]lek’s mill in Matlock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Strange Case Valuable Pearls Thrown Into Fire Wellington (N.z.)
Elizabeth Ellen Goodhue was sequitted at the Auckland Court on a charge of having stolen a pearl necklace valued at C265 the property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Outbreaks at Wattle Flat Wattle Flat
Although no meeting has been called as arranged by the Council to organise a fire-fighting squad the response was wonderful when the call came; two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victorian Bush Fires Judge's Suspicions Hint of Collusion Melbourne
"For the purpose of supporting each other to the utmost, certain bodies are working together in this inquiry" said the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tasmanian Fire Dancer Hobart
Back of train is increasing the bush fire dangers in the Derwent Valley A change of wind today checked outbreaks which threatened to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighting Display. 100 Brigades at Katoomba
A demonstration of the methods used to fight bushfires, in which over 600 men from all parts of the State will participate, will take place at…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Bush Fire Experiences
As a result of their experiences with the recent bush fires on the properties of "Bathampton" and "Te Koona," a meeting of the lately…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Binnaway Blaze Considerable Damage Done
DISASTROUS fires occurred recently on Mr G. Roper's property at Binnaway. The first outbreak took place in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →600 ENDANGERED Town Hall Fire MELBOURNE
A FIRE was reported from the Melbourne town hall last night. Six hundred people were in the hall at the time listening to a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£3000 DAMAGE Fire at Manly SYDNEY
A fire early this morning in a furniture warehouse at Manly owned by William Hart caused £3000 damage. The building was seriously damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chapter House Fire in Basement SYDNEY
A FIRE occurred in the basement of the chapter house of St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday, but the blaze, although serious for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bomb Outrages Fire on Steamer Narrow Escape at Portsmouth LONDON
Detectives can find nothing at the moment to show that the Irish Republican Army was connected with a fire which gutter Manchester's largest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Lord Nuffield's £10,000 Gift MELBOURNE
The Federal Cabinet to-day decided to allocate the gift of £10,000 by Lord Nuffield for Bush Fire relief in the same proportion as the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Fires Believed to Have Been Deliberate MELBOURNE
The statement that he was inclined to agree with forestry officers that fires were deliberately lighted was made today by the City Coroner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coroner's Statement. Fire Deliberately Lighted ? MELBOURNE
A statement that he was inclined to agree with a forestry official that fires were deliberately lighted was made to-day by the City Coroner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brothers Quarrel Both Fined at Dubbo Assault and Careless Use of Fire DUBBO
"It is stirprising that brothers will come to court on this kind of matter. It is a pity that they cannot live together amicably," said Mr. S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Fires Unfortunate Family
A VICTORIAN family, having less their home in the disastrous bush-fires in that State, cleared to make a new home in northern New…
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