Air Patrol of Bush Fire Areas
A recent suggestion for the formation of air patrols of bush and forest areas as a means of preventing bushfires should gain strong support as…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
168 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 9
Bank Gutted by Fire. Sydney
The Bank of N.S.W. at Leeton was gutted by fire yesterday. Three firemen collapsed and were carried from the premises in a serious condition…
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Proceeds from the dance held at Nambucca Heads last Saturday night, supplemented by individual donations, totalled £713-, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lord Nuffield's Bushfire Donation. Melbourne
Lord Nuffield notified Mr. Lyons last night that he had contributed £10,000 to the bushfire relief fund, adding that he left it to the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Relief Lord Nuffield Gives £10,000. SYDNEY
Lord Nuffield has contributed £10,000 to the bush fire relief fund. The Federal Government will decide how the money should be distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bank Destroyed Blaze at Leeton. Sydney
The Bank of N.S.W. at Leeton was gutted by fire yesterday. Three firemen collapsed and were carried from the premises in a serious condition. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Fighting Demonstration. 100 Brigades at Katoomba
A demonstration of the methods used to fight bushfires, in which over 600 men from all parts of the State will participate, will take place at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japs Threaten Liner. "Halt Or We Fire."
Japanese warships stopped the Brazilian liner Santarem off Chekiang under an order of "Halt or we fire." A boarding party locked up the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Heat and Bushfires Kill Trout. Streams Depleted
Trout fishermen in New South Wales are perturbed at the depletion of some of the best trout streams during the recent heat wave, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Report
Capt. A. B. Lake reported: In answer to yours of the 4th instant re Brigade attending fires outside are: Attendance of Fire Brigade on fires outside…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Bush Fire Claims. Sydney
Bushfire claims amounting to £103,000 have already been received by members of the Fire Accident Underwriters' Association in N.S.W. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfire Claims 160 Applications for Relief Sydney
Bush fire claims amounting to £103,000 have already been received by the members of tho Fire Accident Underwriters Association in N.S.W. The full…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forest Wealth and Bush-fires
The idea of taking both sides of asp economic question -- more, all sides -- and building up a dramatic conversation, may not be new. The "Men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Victims £50,000 Insurance. Was Skin Buying in Gloucester Last Year Auckland (N.z.)
Gordon Thomas McKay, 43, Sydney, skin merchant, who was burnt to death, on February 12, was insured for approximately £50,000…
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The idea of taking both, sides of an economic question—more, all sides—and building up a dramatic conversation, may not be new. The "Men Talking"…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Nuns Run a Fire Station
The convent of Ursberg in Germany is a veritable city of 2000 inhabitants and one of the strangest things about it is its famous fire station. Like ever…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Essendon Aerodrome Melbourne
A fire at Essendon aerodrome early this morning destroyed seven planes belonging to Ansett Airways. The damage is estimated at £50,000, most…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Fires in Five Days. Narromine Stores Burnt, Incendiarism Suspected. Narromine
The biggest fire seen in Narromine for many years --and the sixth in five days --destroyed the Macquarie Stores early this morning. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£50,000 Fire Seven Aeroplanes Destroyed at Essenden Aerodrome Sydney
Melbourne: A fire at Essenden airdrome early this morning destroyed seven planes belonging to Ansett Airways. The damage is estimated at…
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A fire at Essenden aerodrome, Melbourne, early on Tuesday morning, destroyed seven 'planes belonging to Anaett Airways. The damage is…
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