Blue Mountains Fires Now Under Control SYDNEY--Thursday
A message received this morning stated that after a fight lasting through the night fireman succeeded in getting the Blue Mountain bush…
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Mysterious Fires Two Buildings Burnt Irrigation Area Losses
Two mysterious fires—one on Sunday night and one on Monday night —destroyed fruit-packing sheds at Griffith. Night patrols have been…
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The extensive bush fire which broke out on the Blue Mountains was under control to-day, a detachment of firemen having worked all night before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£12,000 Fire at Maitland Maitland
A fire which broke out in a easy and carry store this afternoon caused damage estimated at £12,000. Within a few minutes of the outbreak being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girl's Dress Catches Fire Burnt From Neck to Knees
Burns extending from her neck to hor knees were suffered by Barbara M'Court, aged 18 years, at a house in Perth (W.A.), when her dress caught…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →Car Overturns Near Chiltern November Rainfall Wodonga Fire Brigade
A new sedan car, driven by Mrs. Amelia May Kruise, of Caulfield, overturned when it encountered some gravel on the Hume Highway about three…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Flour Tax Raises Bread Price Penny Increase Federal Government Under Fire
Housewives in Australia are now paying metre for bread. The increase generally is 1d. a 2-lb. loaf, and it has been brought about by the action of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prisoners Fight Fire Oil Penal Department’s Land Blaze Quelled at Beechworth
Men from the Reformatory Prison at Beethworth in charge of warders and under the personal supervision of the Superintendent (Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Slaughteryards
Albury Fire Brigade received its second call last evening to a blaze at Colley’s slaughteryards at Newmarket. Embers from a fire under coppers…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Rutherglen Several Properties Swept More Than 200 Acres of Grassland Destroyed
But for the prompt attendance of about 201 fire-lighters, a fire which broke out at Kutherglen yesterday in closely settled country may have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Disastrous Fire £150,000 DAMAGE Million Pound Plant Thousands Attracted to the Blaze Sydney
The whole of the Australian Glass Company’s work’s at Waterloo, valued at a million pounds, were threatened to-day when a fire gurtted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Damage 20 Houses Destroyed Women Have to Fight Flames to Save Children SYDNEY
A check of the damage done by bush fires during the week-end showed that 20 houses had been destroyed between the Hawkesbury river and…
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Two mysterious fires last week destroyed fruit packing sheds on the Murrumidgee Irrigation area the premises of the Yenda producers…
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Shortly before 1 p.m. on Saturday last the fire atren was sounded. The outbreak was in MoMahon's [?] paddock, in Edward,street The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Fire. Mrs. Hill's Residence Destroyed
The most spectacular fire which has occurred in Hay for twenty years broke out just before 11 o'clock on Friday evening, at the…
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About five acres of dry grass was destroyed by a fire which broke out shortly after noon yesterday on the No. 2 sports ground on the corner of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hay destroyed by Fire at Gerogery
Sparks believed to have come from a chaffcutting plant working in a large bay paddock of Messrs Maddox and sale at Gerogery yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grass Fire Comes to Town
Albury firemen were called upon to fight a grass fire which broke out on No. 2 sports ground in Wodonga Place on Tuesday morning. Wet sacks were used in the attack on the flames, and dense smoke from the burning grass enveloped portion of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Albury Council Too Many Fires at Tip Requests for More Water
The new Mayor (Ald. D. G. Padman) presided at a meeting of the Municipal Council for the first time since his appointment, last evening…
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Sparks from a chaff cutting plant working in a hay paddock of Messrs. Maddox and Sale at Gerogery on Tuesday set fire to several…
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