More Fires in Victoria But Rain Saved Day
New outbreaks of old fires In the Western district of Victoria, and outbreaks in Melbourne bayside areas, were reported on…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
454 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 23
Fire Threatened Dark Felt Stable
MELBOURNE Monday—Bushfires in the Pakenham district threatened the stables where Dark Felt, winner of the 1943…
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SYDNEY Monday.— Campus who started a fire near Menai Creek yesterday and then drove away deserved the maximum…
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Campers who are reported to have started a fire at Menai Creek, near Sutherland, on Sunday and then drove away…
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The series of tragic bush fires in Victoria during the past few weeks, involving the death of 20 people and serious injury to many more, the…
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SYDNEY Wed.—The A Premier (Mr. Baddeley) [?] tribute to-day to bush fire [?] who had rendered service…
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SYDNEY Wednesday. — The Railway Commissioner (Mr. Har[?]gan) commenting on the way in which bush[?] can be started…
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Private Albert King, of Kurri Kurri, who is serving in Victoria, writes to us expressing appreciation of the way the Camperdown Red Cross Emergency…
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SYDNEY Friday—The following bush fire warning has been issued by the State Meteorologist Mr. Mares):…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relief in Bush Fires Premier’s Instructions
SYDNEY Friday—The Premier, Mr. W. J. McKell, states that he had issued Instructions, in the event of outbreaks of bush fires…
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The series of tragic bush fires in Victoria during the past couple of weeks, involving the death of 20 people and serious injury to…
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Preparations had been made in advance by the Government to meet any emergency which might arise in consequence of outbreaks…
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Preparations had been made in advance by the Government to meet any emergency which might arise in consequence of outbreaks of bush fires…
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The Divisional Meteorologist has issued a warning that conditions at the week-end were likely to increase the dangers of bush fires…
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MELBOURNE Wed.—With the death in hospital of Miss of Miss Rebirths Wollett, 52, of Cong[?] the death roll in the recent bush…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires Blazing in Berlin Traffic Paralysed
Germany is maintaining, closest secrecy regarding: Sunday's It.A.F, raid on Berlin, says Renter's Stcckliolin correspondent, who adds that reports reaehingStockholm, which must be treated with reserve, asi no eyewitnesses have arrived to confirm…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Eight Calls To Fire In Sydney
SYDNEY Wed.—When a small fire broke out on the 10th door of the Trust Building at the corner of King and…
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CANBERRA Wednesday,— The Canberra district experienced its biggest bush fire of the season yesterday, when to outbreak…
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CANBERRA Thurs.—The State pine plantation in the Wee Jasper district is threatened by a bushfire which is now only about a…
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SYDNEY Friday — The Weather Bureau to-day issued the following bush fire wanting “Temperatures an…
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