Fire Fighting Demonstration 100 Brigades at Katoomba
A demonstration of the methods used to fight bush fires, in which over 600 men from all parts of the State will participate, will take place at Katoomba…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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N.Z. Fire Meatworks Damaged. Wellington (N.z.)
Many thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by a fire which destroyed a portion of Thomas Borthwick's freezing works at Wairarapa…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Victims Fed. Govt. May Give £25,000 HOBART
Cabinet will consider to-morrow the question of assistance to bush fire victims and rumors are that the sum will be £25,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shilling Fund Bush Fire Distress Relief
Yesterday the sum of 22 was received at the "Daily Examiner" office for the Shilling Fund opened in connection with the Lord Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Relief Federal Government Gives £19,000. HOBART
The Federal Cabinet to-day allocated £19,000 for bush fires relief. Victoria will receive £10,000, New South Wales £3000, South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£425,000 for Bush Fire Damage. Melbourne
The associated fire and accident insurance companies operating in Victoria have received claims aggregating £425,000 in respect of losses caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pathetic Scenes Victorian Bush Fires Visitor Relates Experiences Red Cross Fund Opened in Grafton
"Friday, January 13, was Victoria's blackest day," stated Mr. R. Page, of Warragul, Victoria, who, together with Mrs. Page, is visiting Grafton. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Blazing In Tasmania Four Townships Threatened. Launceston
Four townships some miles from here are in danger of being swept by a disastrous bush fire, and in efforts to save them a large party of volunteers left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in Rubicon Forest "Every Man For Himself" 28 People Burnt to Death Melbourne
A graphic story of how, in the recent Victorian bush fires, it had been a case of "every man for himself" was told to-day at the inquest into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Relief Clothing for Sufferers
Mesdames G. Morrison and A. E. Harris will be at the Grafton Red Cross depot at Post Office Chambers from 9 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dugout at Mill Would Save Lives Bush Fire Precautions Evidence in Victoria Melbourne
The allegation that proper safety precautions had not been observed in connection with the fire which destroyed Fitzpatrick's mill in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Heat and Fires Teachers Abandon Trip
Messrs. A. Price and D. Capp, two Dorrigo Public School teachers were members of a party of teachers who set out in the former's car on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fighting Demonstration Dorrigo Represented 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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Pearls Worth £265 in Fire. Wellington (N.z.)
Elizabeth Ellen Goodhue was acquitted at Auckland court on a charge of having stolen a pearl necklace valued at £265, the property of Lady…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ULMARRA Red Cross Afternoon for Bush Fire Relief Fund
The ladies of the Ulmarra Red Cross were delighted with the success of their meeting on Thursday afternoon, at which a special effort was being made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Caused By Lightning Evidence at Inquest. Melbourne
Further evidence relating to the disastrous bush fires which resulted in heavy loss of life in the Toolangi, Rubicon and Matlock areas, was given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Left Fires Burning Two Men Fined at Boggabri. Boggabri
James Clark, drover, who pleaded guilty at the Boggabri Police Court to a charge of failing to extinguish a fire, was fined £20…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DESTROYED Manchester's Largest Store Mysterious Fire. London
Detectives say there is nothing at the moment to show that the I.R.A. is connected with the fire which gutted Manchester's largest five-storey one-acre…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£3000 Damage Big 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 4 →Three Fires Discovered On Steamer Work of I.R.A. Rebels. London
Three fires, believed to be the work of the I.R.A., broke out in the Great Western Railways steamer, St. David, after its arrival at Fishguard, bringing…
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