Truck Destroyed by Fire
A 1937 British Bedford Utility truck was almost completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night…
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Fire Regulations Were Apparently Flouted
Regulations governing the lighting of fires in the open were for the public good and experienced bushmen should know and realise the necessity for them…
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The Mayor [?] promised Ald Matthews at the meeting of the City Council he would give consideration to opening a fund to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Big Tennis Opens With Blaze Of Colour
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Davis Cup inter-zone final at Kooyong today opened in a miniature United Nations…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Review of Illawarra "Fire Protection"
There will be a general review of the fire protection in the Illawarra district by the Board of Fire. Commissioners…
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Members of the Farm borough Bushfire Brigade and civilians have been fighting to control a fire which has ravaged three…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Hundreds of firefighters were battling tonight with a huge bushfire which flared up at…
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ISMAILIA, Tuesday (AAP).—Four British Centurion tanks exchanged fire with Egyptian terrorists before dawn today…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fires today destroyed the Austral brickworks, in Prince's highway, St. Peters. The fire will cause…
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A large bushfire, which raged about 12 miles due west of Wollongong yesterday, caused a dense pall of smoke, which…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A sudden change in the wind direction this afternoon increased the serious bush fire…
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The Bulli Bush Fire Brigade was reformed at a public meeting, at which new officers were appointed…
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The Water Board was anxious that fishing should be stopped in the catchment are having in mind the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warrawong Men Fined for Carrying Fire-arms
Four Warrawong men, charged with carrying firearms on a Sunday were each fined $1/10/- with 10/- costs…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →One Fire at Dapto Led on to Another
The danger from bush fire outbreaks was aptly illustrated at Dapto when in a car containing riflemen, ash from…
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A tribute to the members of the recently formed Farmborough Bushfire Brigade, others who helped and their women folk was paid at Monday night's meeting of Wollongong Council's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Failed To Put Out Fire; Fined £2/8/0
Machel Malouf, was fined in the Wollongong Court yesterday for not thoroughly extinguishing a fire lighted in the open air at…
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A member of the Kiama Volunteer Fire Brigade said to-day that there is a grave danger of fires until heavy rains occur. He likened the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grass Fire Burns at Keira Colliery
Coal skips were burnt in a fire at the Keira Colliery screenings, Keiraville, yesterday, as the result of a grass…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Fire tonight destroyed 10 rooms in the staff quarters of the Hydro-Majestic at Medlow Bath…
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