House on FiRE! Brigade and Volunteers Do Good Work
On the scene a few minites after the fire bell had been rung, the fire brigade yesterday put in good work in saving from total…
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Bush Fires
The season's first bush fire in this district occurred on Wednesday afternoon of last week, when there was an outbreak on Moonbria. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Owners Worried [?] Danger of Bush Fires
The supply of grass in Riverina is the heaviest for about ten years, and in places it is fence high. Land owners are worried on account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Yownsville. Corner Business Block Gone. SYDNEY, Thursday Night
A disastrous fire took place at Townsville, late last night. A business block at the corner of Flinders and Stokes Streets was completely…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →State Parliament Some Important Bills. Bush Fires and Moratorium. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon
A Bill conferring on the Councils of Shires and Municipalties, further powers for the prevention and mitigation of bush fires, passed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Near Yarrawonga
A six-roomed house owned and occupied by Mr. D. Darcy was destroyed by fire about 9 o'clock on Monday morning. Nobody was in the house…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires Several Outbreaks Yesterday Extinguished by Rain
Several grass fires occurred yesterday on properties west and south west of Mathoura. with a strong gale of wind blowing from the west the fires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Grass Fire Burning Near Hay
At 2.30 this afternoon, Captain Jack Cox got word that a grass fire was burning in the vicinity of Pine View, about 16 miles from Hay, and the big…
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THERE is at present before the State Legislature a very useful measure called the Local Government (Bush Fires) Amendment Bill, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires and Telephone Exchanges
As a result of representations made by Mr. H. K. Nock, M.H.R. requesting that, where services are not continuous, arrangements be made with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Outbreaks Instructions to Post Masters
Mr. H. K. Nock, M.H.R., has received the following letter from the Postmaster-General’s Department :— “Referring to your representations of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Cattle Truck Racing Mares Injured
When a goods train arrived at Seymour from Melbourne on Wednesday night last, a cattle truck containing two horses was found to be on fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Grass Fire Friday's Outbreak. Pine View, Kyeema, Kywong, Rose Vale
Further particulars of the grass fire which broke out on Friday afternoon, and of which mention was made in our last issue, disclose that it broke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire-fighting Plants Exempt From Sales Tax
Mr. H. [?], M.H.R., has been notified that are carts, as well as smaller pumps and tanks designed to be carried by the person operating…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Grass Fire 1500 Acres Burnt Near Hay
A serious grass fire occurred in Hay district on Friday afternoon. It started 15 miles south of Hay, on Pine, View, the property of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lighting Causes Fire
Lightning is believed to have started a grass fire on Monday afternoon mile or two on the west side of Barratta back station (Kirrrbirri.) There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Grass Fire. South-West of Hay. Good Work Done by Fire Carts
As stated in our "Country Edition" on Wednesday, a serious grass fire broke out near the Jerilderie Road, about mid-day that day, but some of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Queen Street. a Cottage Destroyed
This morning, at 2.45, a weather board house of four rooms, situated in Queen-street, was discovered to be on fire, and burning throughout its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Smaller Fire Well Stopped. Outbreak on Sunnyside
On the same afternoon, Messrs. Alex. Symons and Mick Breen were in a car in the vicinity of Croidon, when they noticed smoke. They drove to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Mungadal. 400 Acres Burnt
A fire broke out on Mungadal Station before lunch about 12.45 p.m. Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd. got word of the outbreak reported to…
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