Mathoura News From our correspondent Monday Bush Fire Appeal
There has been a splendid response to the above appeal by the residents of Mathoura and district. The amount in hand is well over £100…
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Careless Use of Fire
Ernest McGee of Cummeragunga was fined £5, with £1/14/ costs, in default 13 days imprisonment with herd labour by Messrs, W G. Marlin and H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Drought and Fire Disasters
Not once since settlement began has Australia experienced such a tragic period as during the first couple of weeks in the New Year. The drought in December was very trying and involved loss on a considerable scale. But the fires which followed were much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Royal Commission Into the Fires Appointed in Victoria Melbourne
Cabinet to-night decided to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the cause and prevention of bush fires. The [?] of reference have not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Spain. Rebels Near Barcelona. Citizens Can See Rebel Camp Fires. LONDON
Franco now claims to be within 15 miles of Barcelona, at certain points. In Barcelona, all non-military business houses will be closed in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire and Air Raid Plans District Wardens Suggested SYDNEY
The Minister for Transport (Mr. Bruxner), who is in charge of defence plans, is favorably impressed by the English scheme of appointing district…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women and Girls Digging Trenches as Rebels Near Barcelona Last Line of Defence for the Loyalists? Nationalists’ Gun-fire Heard Spectacular Air Battle Franco Gets Ready to March Into City LONDON, January 23
As five hostile armies approach Barcelona, another marched out from the city throughout the night, consisting of company after company of women and girls to the of thousands with picks and shovels on their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preventing Bush Fires
Following the disastrous bush fires in Victoria and in some parts of N.S.W., efforts are being made to educate the public to the great dangers that lie in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Fund Albury Total Almost £800 Goods Lost From Lorry
The rate of contributions to the bush fire relief fund is now diminishing, but none-the-less the total is within a few pounds of £800…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greatest Disaster Yet in Victoria Premier on Bush Fires Destruction Was Appalling Deputation Seeks Full Inquiry MELBOURNE
Following on a resolution adopted recently by the Trades Hall Council, a deputation, introduced by the leader of the Labor Party (Mr. Cain),…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Judge to Inquire Into Victorian Fires Melbourne
Judge Stretton has been appointed to conduct the Royal Commission into bush fires. Cabinet will decide next Thursday whether…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allegedly Set Fire to House Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day Mary Ann Beveridge, aged 50, was remanded to Manly Court on a charge of having set fire to a house, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →N.z.’s Winter-in-the-summer Weather Fires Also Raging Auckland
While hush Ares continue in many parts of New Zealand, midsummer frosts have followed a series of snowstorms, gales and long periods of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mixed Bill of Fare Wrestling, Boxing, Vaudeville Entertainment to Help Fire Fund
To assist the Albury Bush Fire Relief Fund, Mr. Frank Petzke, with the assistance of a strong committee, is promoting a boxing, wrestling, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yerong Creek Bush, Fire Distress Fund
At a well attended meeting convened by Messrs H. Saunders and M. Willis, it was decided to open a subscription list for the relief of bush fire sufferers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Hurray Farmers Facing Serious Problems Following Fires and Drought
At the Walwa Bush Fire Relief Committee (fodder section) meeting, reports were made that considerable quantities of fodder (wheat and chaff)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in House After Two Men Seen Leaving, Is Alleged Melbourne
Shortly before an unoccupied house in Little Tribe street, South Melbourne, burst into flames to-night, two men were seen to leave the premises, walk…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£700,000 Works Saved How Fire Was Isolated Brigade Officer Tills Coroner Sydney
The entire works of the Australian Glass Manufacturers, Pty. Ltd., at Waterloo, valued at £700,000, were saved from destruction on December 11…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barcelona Awaits Last Attack Without Food , Light and Water; Also Cut Off From the Rest of World Moors Occupy Several Suburbs French Fire on Nationalist Planes LONDON, January 25
Without food, light and water, Barcelona’s plight is terrible, as the big city awaits the final onslaught by the Nationalists. The city is cut off from the rest of the world. Press messages from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Activities of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee which was formed in 1937 has been very active in bringing before the notice of the general public the…
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