Careless Use of Fire
Special attention is directed to the two following sections from the "Careless Use of Fire Act":--Section 1: Any person or persons…
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192 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 10
HOWLONG. Monday. a Bush Fire
The first bush fire of the season broke out at Mr Henry Thomspon's farm, Bungowannah, to-day. The fire started in a stock a few yards from…
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At a recent meeting of the Ovens and Murray Agricultural Society at Wangaratta, to discuss what means might be adopted to minimise the danger of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This Bush Fire Fiend. Lamentable Apathy of Local Farmers
While the people in the wheal-growing districts of Victoria are bestirring themselves to take all necessary precautions to guard against the terrible…
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Mr. Taverner in reply to Mr. Mitchell, on the practicability of fire breaks in State forests, said they would minimise bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. a Street Fire
One of the telegraph poles in Lonsdale-street was discovered to be on fire this afternoon. A crowd soon gathered to witness the rather…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. Inter-state. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. the Fire at Greta Colliery
Rumours are current that the fire in the East Greta colliery was not caused by spontaneous combustion…
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Already reports are coming to hand of small fires and narrow escapes of outbreaks. The most serious one to date was one which occurred at Mr. Alex. Angus's…
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Away to the north on Sunday night was seen from Corowa the giare of a bush are and enquiry located it at Brookong station…
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On Sunday last a fire broke out in one of Mr. Howard's grass paddocks at Wahgunyah but a number of willing hands succeeded in beating…
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The Premier Proh[?] aid, in order to prevent bush fires, from the revenue…
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SIR,—Kindly permit me to attempt to rectify what I consider an incorrect and discreditable impression, which has gained public credence, through the report in…
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Shortly before 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening the fire-bell rang out an alarm and threw the townspeople into a state of excitement for some…
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The great danger arising from men being permitted to smoke whilst engaged on the harvest field was amply demonstrated at Clear Hills last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Fiend. Two Outbreaks Occur
On Saturday last whilst a farmer named Alex Angus was engaged in carting in his bay at Clear Hills, an outbreak of fire occurred on the load,…
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At the Rutherglen Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr Beavon. P.M., Richard Kelly, a man about 80 years of age, was charged by the police with careless use of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →A Terrible Fire. Thirty-five Lives Lost. London, November 22
A shocking tragedy occurred last night at Altoona, a railway town at the eastern base of the Alleghany Mountains, in Pennsylvania. A number of Italians, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Fire at Woolwich. Narrow Escape of the Barracks. London, November 18
The military barracks at Woolwich have had a narrow escape from destruction by fire. The theatre attached to the barracks and the reading and recreation rooms were…
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The members of the Albury fire brigade, under the captainship of Mr. T. Ryan, are actively practising for the forthcoming competition to be held at…
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Two thousand children residing at a board school in Eastham had a narrow escape from what would have been a fearful death…
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