Fire at Bulga 48 Tents Destroyed SINGLETON
A fire at Bulga at about 8 o'clock last night destroyed 48 tents. Only two of the tents had been erected and these, together with 46 that were…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Modern Methods Fighting Bush Fires Cypress Forests Sydney
To protect the valuable cypress pine trees in the Pilllga National Forest, the largest congregation of trees of this species in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BUSHFIRES Prevention Campaign
Reports from country districts recently received by the Bush Fires Advisory Committee and from field officers of the Rural Bank indicate…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Bush Fire Menace
THE bitter experiences with bush fires in this State last summer, and in particular the experiences of Victoria, are recalled by a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Forestry Act Bush Fire Prevention
State Cabinet is to consider bringing in an amended Forestry Act, whereby far-reaching powers will be given to the Forestry Commission to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Mudgee Mudgee
Damage estimated at £1000 was done by a fire at Mudgee, which started in W. Patmoro's duce works, behind G Knight's joinery works. The premises…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£5000 DAMAGE 6 Shops—2 Cottages Destroyed Blaze at Moree Moree
On the eleventh anniversary of the fire which wiped out practically the whole of Moree's shopping centre, another disastrous fire destroyed six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →200 Men Fight Disastrous Wheat Fire Sydney
A message from Coonabarabran states that 200 men fought a disastrous fire yesterday for 4 1/2 hours. For a time it raged on a five-mile front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →200 Men Fight Fire. 400-Acre Wheat Crop Destroyed. COONABARABRAN
Two hundred men fought a disastrous fire here yesterday for 4½ hours. The outbreak was caused by boiling the billy for the harvesters, and wind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Oil Fires Rumanian Outbreaks BUCHAREST, December 5
The Rumanian Government is investigating a series of oil fires and train wrecks. Some political circles allege that…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£7000 DAMAGE Spark Causes Fire SYDNEY
A fire which did damage estimated at £7000 in the workshop of the Mechanical Rubber Co., Gertrude-street, Arncilffe, apparently' was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Moree Six Shops and Two Homes Destroyed
Damage estimated between £5000 and £6000 was caused by a fire which broke out about midnight on Sunday m Balo Street, Moree. Six business…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Warning
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, appealed to the public to exercise the greatest care when in the bush to prevent the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Fighting
Mr. C. B. Foster told the members of the Urban Committee at the last meeting that his company (Aust. Pines) had installed a fire-fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lorry Destroyed by Fire
Harry Smythe, well-known Cessnock butcher, had a lively experience last week-end when a motor lorry owned and driven…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Spit-fire" Fighters From Britain
According to a Stockholm despatch, Finland has ordered 100 "spit-Axe" fighters from Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Germans Halted in Face of Intense Fire. Dislodged from Trenches. PARIS
French advanced positions withstood repeated shocks from the Germans, particularly along the eastern front…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£15,000 DAMAGE Fire Destroys Kalsomine Factory SYDNEY
Damage estimated at £15,000 was done by a fire which destroyed the kalsomine factory of Wesco Proprietary, Ltd., Granville, on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Burned Fire at Greta
The Greta district hud He first fire of the season last night when dry grass in the vicinity of the old Excelsior colliery caught alight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Boomerang Street. Only Slight Damage Done
An outbreak of fire, which was quelled before any serious damage was done, occurred at the home of Mr. A. J…
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