Fire Brigades Reduction In Hours Committee's Report Attacked SYDNEY
"Worthless, ridieulous, and. fantastic" was the description applied to the report of the Parliamentary Select committee, which recommended[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 27 of 34
Shire Council Bush Fire Brigades Land Transfers
THE monthly meeting of Wyaldra Shire Council was held on Friday last. The president (Cr. D. E…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Big Ballina Blaze. BALLINA, This Afternoon
A fire last night destroyed four business premises and damaged others. The total loss is estimated at £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Haunted House" Goes Up in Flames Portland's Spectacular Blaze Relic of Sunny Corner's Boom Days
A weatherboard dwelling in 'Wang-road Portland, was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The building was the property of Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DAMAGE £10,000 Big Fire at Ballina SYDNEY
DAMAGE estimated at £10,000 was caused by a fire in the business section of Ballina at the mouth of the Richmond…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germans Launch Big Attack Heavy Losses — Slight Gains Deadly French Fire PARIS
LAUNCHING More than 100,000 men in the long awaited the large scale attack, the Germans advanced 20 miles on the western-front, only to be held up by deadly interlocking fire from the French main line…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Oberon Bushfire Brigade Meeting of Graziers' Assn
Mr. H. E. Kater presided over a well-attended meeting of Oberon branch of the 'Graziers' Association in the Memorial Hall on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£10,000 BLAZE. Destroys Ballina Shops. BALLINA
[?] estimated at £[?] was caused by a fire which leapt 100 feet into the air, destroying four buildings and searching two others. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BORENORE Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the B[?] [?] Fire Brigade will take place on Sat[?]day night. It is expected that the[?]re will be a representative…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge Blaze North Coast Town Business Section Threatened BALLINA
Damage estimated at £10.0000 was caused by a fire which leapt 100 feet [?]to the air, destroying four buildings and scorching two others…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Under Fire Militia Incident Narrow Escapes Brisbane
Members of the mi[?]a mistakenly fired on other members. fortunately without injury, at the Archerfield a[?]rome last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Western Front Germans Lured Into Fire Further Enemy Troops Massing Paris
Though the German communique claims that [?] French retirements between the Moselle and Palatinate Forests. [?] fact is that the thinned French outposts waited until the Germans w[?] advancing and then fired rockets as a sign to the artillery and m[?]ne guns which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fighters Country Preparations
THE necessity for the formation of bush fire brigades is fully recognised in the Gllgandra district, and at the last meeting of the shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preventing Farm Fires
The Careless [?] of Fire Act prescribes that every tractin engine shall be fitted with an efficient spark arrestor. Owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hall Destroyed Early Morning Fire C.p.c. Building Band and Friendly Societies. Suffer Loss
The Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's hall in Willeowa-street was destroyed by fire during the early hours of Saturday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Timber Premises Go Disastrous Fire Parkes Firm Loses Valuable Stocks Parkes. This Afternoon
The premises of Vanderfield and Reid, timber merchants, were gutted by fire early this morning, causing damage estimated at several…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Parkes Blaze Valuable Timber Destroyed Fireman Collapses PARKES
Large quantities of timber were destroyed in a fire at the premises of Vanderfield and Reid, timber merchants, Parkes. early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze Portland Hall Destroyed
THE Commonwealth Portland Cement Company's Hall was destroyed by fire recently. The origin of the fire is unknown,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mysterious Fire Near Lockheed Bomber Depot New York
Extra police were posted at S[?]en Island In New York Harbor following a mystericus fire to-night. Lockheed bombers intended for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Fire Causes Great Damage SYDNEY, This Afternoon
A fire which broke out early this morning in the Acme Woodworking Company's plant at Alexandria threatened adjacent dwellings…
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