Coramba Careless Use of Fire Charge
At the Coramba Court of Petty Sessions Lewin Sheppard Secomb, Dairyville, appeared before Mr. A. J. Bryant, P.M., on a charge of igniting…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Forest Timber Losses Through Bush Fires. Questions in Parliament. Sydney
Victoria lost two-thirds of its forest timber and New South Wales about 84,000 acres out of a total of 5,000,000 acres in the bush fires of January the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Novel Fighting Units
Novel "bush fire-fighting units operating west of Moree were described to Moree Rotarians by Cr. H. A. Flood, of Kurrabooma Station, Moree. Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£10,000 Damage Timber Mill Fire. MELBOURNE,Monday
Wm. Cooks timber mill at Preston was destroyed by fire to-day, the damage amounting to £10,000. The fire was most spectacular, the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Insurance S. Grafton Classification Described As "Absurd" Request to Chief Secretary
South Grafton Municipal council last night decided to enter an emphatic protest to the Chief Secretary against the municipality's fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Fund
The joint honorary treasurer of the Lord Mayor's New South Wales Bush Fire Disaster Relief Fund has forwarded a letter of thanks to the hon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.Z. DROUGHT Worst For 50 Years Grass and Bush Fires. Auckland
Farmers m all parts of New Zealand continue to face severe drought. Reports from Marlborough Province say it is the worst drought for 50 years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Incendiarist Ballarat Fires. Ballarat
For the third time this year the Sunshine Biscuit Co's. factory was visited by an incendiarist. Early this morning with the aid of kerosene, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£2000 DAMAGE Fire At Sawtell Outbreak in Main Street. Coff' S Harbor
Damage estimated to exceed £2000 was done at Sawtell, when a fire completely demolished three buildings in the main street, shortly after 3 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Fighters
Mr. R. Blunkett brought before the notice of banana growers at Saturday's meeting of Coffs Branch of the B.G.F., the excellent work which had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AFTER 23½ YEARS Fire Captain Resigns
Mr. Tom Rainey has resigned his position of Captain of Coffs Harbour Fire Brigade after 23½ years as a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£2000 DAMAGE Fire at Sawtell Three Buildwings Gutted
Damage, which is estimated to exceed £2000 was done when a fire completely demolished three buildings in the main street at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ballarat Factory Third Fire in Few Months. Melbourne
The theory that a man with a grudge was responsible for the fire which caused considerable damage to the Sunshine Biscuit Company's store, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accident Deaths Heavy List In Victoria 72 in Bush Fires. Melbourne
Between January 1 and March 31, road accidents in Victoria resulted in the deaths of 122 persons, Or an average of 19 every fortnight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Bulk Store
A fire occurred shortly before 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning in a bulk store at the rear of Messrs. Kwong Sing and Co.'s premises in Barker…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prince Street Fire Brigade's Great Save Sutton's Photographic Premises Tenant Away on Holidays
A remarkable fire save was made by the Grafton Fire Brigade in the photographic premises of Mr. F. H. Sutton, Prince street, Grafton, early…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire-fighters Win House At Tucabia Saved Shower of Rain Assists Neighbors. Ulmarra
A prompt and ready response by neighbors saved Mr. Gordon Collett's house at Tucabia from being completely destroyed by fire between…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Timber Salvage After Fire Damage Problem for Victoria Scientific Methods Outlined
The salvage of fire-killed timber made necessary by the fires in January, 1939, in the Victorian "ash" eucalypt forests is a problem of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Evidence At Inquest Private Detective Engaged. Melbourne
When the inquest was resumed today on the deaths of 17 persons who were burned to death at Fitzpatrick's mill at Matlock on January 13…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Station at Uralla?
The Board of Fire Commissioners advised the Uralla Municipal Council at its last meeting that the Commissioners would visit Uralla in the course…
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