Bush Fires Heavy Penalties
Following are important items that should be kept in mind by landowners and the public generally:—OFFENCES…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
642 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 33
Driven to Sea by Bush Fires
When the motor-ship Port Dunedin was 200 miles from Melbourne on her voyage from London to Sydney, some birds,…
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The Lord Mayor's fund in aid of victims of the New South Wales and Victorian bush fires has now reached £965…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Damage Bush Fires in N. Zealand SYDNEY
A message from New Zealand states that bush fires continue to rage in many parts of the Dominion, doing considerable damage to farm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires in Gloucester District Damage at Upper Avon
Gloucester district, like a great part of the State, had bush fire troubles on Saturday last, reports the "Advocate." With the change to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Prevention National Conference Is Suggested
A recommendation that the Commonwealth Government should place a suggestion before the States for a national conference of appropriate…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Victims. Sydney Relief Fund. Sydney
The Lord Mayor's fund in aid of the sufferers in the New South Wales and Victorian bush fires, now amounts to £965. Contributions…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sufferers in Bush Fires Lord Mayor's Fund Amounts to £965. SYDNEY
The Lord Mayor's fund in aid of sufferers in New South Wales and Victorian bush fires now amounts to £965…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fires in New Zealand Considerable Damage to Farm Property. Sydney
A message from New Zealand states that bush fires continue to rage in many parts of the Dominion, doing considerable damage to farm…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£107 SUBSCRIBED Appeal For Bush Fire Fund CESSNOCK
To date, £107/3/ has been raised by radio station 2CK, Cessnock, for the assistance of people who suffered as a result of the bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Royal Sympathy for Bush Fire Viciims Duke of Kent's Message
The Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, has received the following message from the Duke of Kent:— "I am very distressed to hear of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Last Saturday's Fires
Further losses as a result of the fires and the intense heat of last Saturday are reported from parts of the district. There were many deaths…
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The shire or municipal council may direct the owner or occupier of land to make, within a time stated, and maintain thereon, fire-breaks, at such…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Factory Blaze at Leichhardt Employees Dash for Safety
Over 90 men working in the furniture factory of Charles Dickinson Ltd., Leichhardt, yesterday raced for their lives when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Factory Blaze £25,000 Damage Nine Brigades Out Sydney
More than 90 men who were working in the furniture factory of Charles Dickinson, Ltd., at Leichhardt—one of the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Zealand's Turn. Fires Cause Heavy Losses. Auckland
Bush fires continue to rage in many parts of the Dominion, doing considerable damage to farm properties. In one area the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dividing Fences Destroyed or Damaged by Fire
If an occupier clears his land of inflammable materials for a space of 20 feet from any fence dividing his land from that of any other owner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prevention of Fire Unit Formed at Gresford
A public meeting was held in the School of Arts, East Gresford, on Monday evening, with the object of forming a unit for prevention of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rebuilding Town After Second Fire Big Insurance Claims
Settlers at Noojee, described as Victoria's hoodoo town, which was burnt out in 1926, and again last week, have already begun to rebuild their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Car Four Youths Fined NEWCASTLE
A light in a brake van at Woodville Junction last, night attracted a signal man. who telephoned the police. On the arrival of a constable, four…
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