Bush Fires Manfred Station Outbreak
At 10.8O o'clock on Saturday night Sergeant Canning, of Menindic, telephoned Inspector Gibson that a ganger on the railway at the 582-mile peg had…
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Fires & bushfires, 1932
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Incendiary Fires on Property Near Grenfell Blacktrackers Called on Sydney
Following the recent fires on the properity of Victor Smith, 12 miles from Grenfell, mounted police with blacktrackers are trying to clear up the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waste Oil Catches Fire at Electricity Works
Some hot carbon falling from an exhaust pipe on to waste oil at the Municipal Electricity Works at 3.35 o'clock yesterday afternoon caused a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Lismore a Hotel Destroyed Sydney
The Terminus Hotel at South Lismore was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The building and contents Were insured. The damage is cstimated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Many Reported in N.S.W. One Fire Fighter Dies Sydney
Bush fires and grass fires were reported yesterday as having occurred in many parts of the State. Some of them were caused by lightning. Nearly all…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Young Fire Fighters Burned Near Rosewood Sydney
Great heroism was shown by two young men during fire-fighting operations on Friday, near Rosewood, in the Albury district. One of them,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town of Walhalla Menaced by Fire Houses in Danger Melbourne
The town of Walhalla in the Gippsland hills, was seriously menaced by fire to-day Portion of the hospital caught fire and the only patient had to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Woman's Narrow Escape Melbourne
Mrs. Leslie, wife of the Rev. E. G. Leslie, of Vermont, had a fortunate escape from being burned to death in a fire which threatened Walhalla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Adelaide Fires a Factory Destroyed and Wool Store Damaged Adelaide
The factory of R. Gray and Co., wood turners, of Frederick-strete, Maylands, was destroyed by fire last night. Damage estimated at £1500 was done. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires in South Australia Fire on Five-mile Front 11 Miles From Port Pirie Farmhouse Menaced Port Pirie
Breaking out suddenly at 1 p.m. to-day, when the temperature was 113 degrees, a serious grassland fire threatened the farmhouse of Mr. J. Horne,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Dwelling
Some bedding in the back room of a dwelling at 115 Argent-street was damaged by fire last night. The house was occupied by Guiseppe Falzon and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Adelaide Fire Fleeing Woman Burned Adelaide
A woman was slightly burned as she ran to safety from a blaze which did £1100 damage at Miller's Court, Wright-street, city, to-day (as reported in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Echuca Hotel Badly Damaged Melbourne
A fire at Echuca yesterday destroyed an auction room, a billiard saloon and a tobacconist's shop. Seven rooms of the Commercial Hotel were burnt, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Got Under Control Lucky Escape of House Port Pirie
In the bush fire which at one time on Wednesday menaced all the country between the River Light and Port Pirie a homestead on the estate of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Post Office Slogan for Bushfire Warning Melbourne
Following representations made by Mr. Williams, the Victorian Minister for Forests, the Postmaster-General has agreed to have a stamp installed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire on a Steamer Now Under Control Wellington (N.Z.), January 29
The steamer port Fremantle arrived at Wellington this morning from Wanganui with a fire among her wool cargo. When the outbreak was observed, all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Victorian Outbreaks Reported Under Control Melbourne
Reports from centres where bush fires were causing anxiety-during the week end state that to-day the fires were under control. Generally cool,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires a "Practical Joke" Party of Motorists Have Narrow Escape Mount Gambler
A party of Mount Gambier men who spent the week end at the Glenelg River had an exciting time when a bush fire swept the scrub country…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Cooling Chamber at Freemasons Hotel
The Centrer Fire Brigade received a call at 11.30 o'clock last night to the Freemasons" Hotel where a fire had broken out in a cooling chamber. Owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Chalet at Mt. Buffalo Encihcled by Flames Fire Fighter Injured by a Filing Tree Melbourne
George Stephens, an employee of the Council R[?] B[?] narroway escaped death yesterday while fighting flames on Mount Bahalo, Without warning…
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