Raging Fire Over 600 Men Fight Flames
A terrific bush fire raged this week in the Tarana-Rydal districts, and on Tuesday 14,000 acres of grassland were laid waste, while…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1944
575 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 9 of 29
Partly Paralysed Industry in Melbourne Result of State Electricity Plant Fire Thousands Workless
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Owing to damage done to the State electricity undertaking at Yallourn, where the open coal cut is still ablaze as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BUSHFIRES. Portland Fighters' Great Work
About forty volunteer fire fighters with Const. Newham of the local police station, left Portland on Tuesday to .assist in fighting the serious…
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On Thursday afternoon an alram of fire threw the residents of Riddell Street into a flutter, a small outbreak in the dry grass along Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Frost and Fire
A combination of heat and cold was responsible on Monday morning for a blaze which might have had a most disastrous conclusion. (The storage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Damage in Victorian Fires 13 Settlements Wiped Out
MELBOURNE, Thursday: Reports now being gleaned by the police in the Gippsland are indicate that bush fire damage on Monday was far…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Fire Fighters Warmly Thanked
Residents of the areas affected by this week's bushfires have expressed praises and appreciation for the great work done by factory volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At the Theatres. Story of Romance Under Fire
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Still Raging Bushfires Around Gallymont Many Settlers Lose Heavily
GALLYMONT, Thursday: Severe losses were suffered by farmers in the Garland district where the fire, was still raging this afternoon…
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After five of the blackest days in the district's history, the bush and grass fire menace in the Tarana-Rydal-Duckmaloi area has been brought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yallourn Fires Checked
MELBOURNE, Friday: The disastrous fires which developed in the open cut coalfield at Yallourn on Monday were extinguished today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Gaoled for Causing Fire
MELBOURNE, Friday: Convicted on a charge of having caused a fire which damaged another person's property. Albert Green, of Cembrock, was sentenced…
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The Division of Animal Industry has advised the District Veterinary Officer at Orange as follows in regard to a report by Inspector Beardwood, of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Losses Disastrous Bush Fires
The fire which raged in the Gallymont-Garland areas, Bathurst district, last week, caused great damage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Heavily Raided. Capital Ringed with Fires. LONDON
The Germans last night failed in their biggest bid since the big raids of 1941 to set London ablaze…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grasslands Swept by Fire Tribute To Fighters
Many of the properties in the Rydal, Tarana and Sodwalls' areas had the whole of their grasslands destroyed by last week's bushfires, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at Ashfield. Cause Radio Valve Shortage. SYDNEY
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Survivor Tells of St. Nazaire Raid Commandos Strike Through Hall of Fire
LONDON, Sunday: For the first time since the great commando raid on St. Nazaire nearly two years ago an eye witness account of the dock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Bushfire Fatality
MELBOURNE, Sunday: The casualty list for the Gippsland bushfires has increased to 13 with the discovery of the body of William McNair in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Relief Prompt Action by Government
SYDNEY, Monday: Having considered the report and recommendations of the Bush Fire Relief Committee I have decided to make financial relief…
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