Bush Fires
On Wednesday, of last week, while conditions were hot, and a strong wind was blowing dust about, a fire started on Mr. W…
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Bush Fire Damage on Roads
The damage to bridges and culverts on Rat’s Castle road, in the Wodonga Shire as a result of the bush fire earlier in the year, has been estimated…
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The Albury Fire Brigade was called to the property of Mr. Peter Allen, in David street, at noon yesterday, when a heap of debris in the lane behind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railways Take Precautions Against Fighting Fires. MELBOURNE
The precautions token by the Victorian Railways Department to guard against fires being caused by sparks from locomotives may be divided…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →13,000 Acre Blaze Merriwagga Fire
A fire which started near Merriwagga on Friday last, destroyed 13,000 acres of grasslands, several miles of fencing, a home, sheds, livestock…
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One of the largest fires that has occurred in Wangaratta for some years broke out in a stack of flour at Messrs W. and P. Smith's mill on Tuesday…
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Cricket and tennis matches which were to have been played at Blighty on Saturday last were postponed because players were engaged in…
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A stubble fire on Woodbury Estate, near Deniliquin, n Saturday last was blown out of control by the strong wind, and destroyed between 200 and…
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The President of the Wodonga Shire Council has received the following letter from Mr. V. F. O’Sullivan, manager of the Wodonga branch of the…
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A most interesting and attractive event is to be staged at Beechworth on Saturday next when the annual conference at the 99…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Fire Coroner’s Inquiry Yesterday “Blaze Maliciously Started by Persons Unknown”
At the Wagga Coroner’s Court yesterday [?] Inquiry was held by the District Coroner (Mr. [?] into a fire which, in the early hours…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Royal Air Force Planes in Raid on Wilhelmshaven Base Warships Believed to Have Been Damaged All Planes Arrive Home Safely After Meeting Intense Anti-Aircraft Fire French Air Force Also Active British Pilot’s Thrilling Story of North Sea Fight LONDON, April 7
Machines of the Royal Air Force yesterday raided the German naval base at Wilhelmshaven and bombed one warship. Further south they sighted four other warships, which were bombed. Heavy anti-aircraft…
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A Berrigan district farmer had an experience which was unusual and demonstrated that no matter how careful one may be, things can go wrong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor. Berrigan Bush Fire Brigade
Sir,—We wish to draw the attention of landholders of the Berrigan district, more particularly those who have not yet subscribed to the funds,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coal Strike Fire in Bulli Collieries Suggestion That It Was Sabotage Other Important Developments in Dispute SYDNEY
Destruction of the power house at Nattai Bulli Collieries yesterday is considered by the managing director (Mr. J. W. Clinton) to have been…
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Two youths who set fire to a tree at Riddell, Victoria, while rabbiting, were, each fined £15, in default two months' imprisonment, for…
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Councillors present at the monthly meeting of the Chiltern Shire Council were Crs. C. D. Martin (president). E. A. Keller. J. B. Bell. T. Peake, J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Western Front Blaze Up? French See Indications of Attack PARIS. April 11
The High Command is reported to have observed indications of a German attack on the western front. Fighter planes brought down, two…
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Messrs. R. C. Buchanan and J. Hamilton Smith will represent Tallangatta at the annual conference of the Victorian Bush Fire Brigades’ Association,…
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Few regions are more remarkable than those near the Caspian Sea. The waters of this [?] once stretched far north and joined the Aretic…
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