BURRUMBUTTOCK Bush Fire Brigade
A meeting of the Burrumbuttock Bush Fire Brigade was held last Saturday, afternoon, when Messrs. W. H. George and F. W. Jacob were elected…
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Burrumbuttock News Bush Fire Brigade
At a meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade to discuss a letter from Coreen Shire Council, concerning a conference at Corowa, Messrs. F. W. Jacob…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Serious Fire at Swan Hill Whole District "Blacked Out"
A fire severely damaged Swan Hill power house on Tuesday night and "blacked out" the whole Swan Hill district. The cause is unknown…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japanese Fire-eater Attacks Britain-u-s. Tokio, August 21
A Japanese army spokesman in Toki[?] ([?]l Mabu[?]), In an interview with the Press, said that Britain and America were no longer seeking to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wood for House Fires Shortage of Labor Main Trouble Melbourne
Shortage of labor is attributed as the main cause of householders finding it difficult to obtain wood. The secretary of the Firewood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wood for House Fires Shortage of Labor Main Trouble Melbourne
Shortage of labor is attributed as the main cause of householders finding it difficult to obtain wood The secretary of the Firewood…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspicious Timber Yard Fire Defence Plants and Material Destroyed Philadelphia. Au[?] 2[?]
A million dollar fire last night destroyed a lumber yard housing defence material, adjoining plants and workers homes. The watchman said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspicious Timber Yard Fire Defence Plants and Material Destroyed Philadelpha. Au[?]. 2[?]
A million dollar fire last night destroyed a lumber yard housing defeme[?] material, adjoining plants and workers’ homes. The watchman said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.R.P. NEEDS Fire-fighting Equipment Lacking, MELBOURNE
The general need for additional fire fighting equipment was emphasised at the conference today of the State and Federal A.R.P authorities,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many Large Fires German Towns Bombed London, August 28
Mannbeim and Karlkruhe , In Western Germany, which have on many occasions felt the weight of British bombs, were again the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News B[?]b Fire Conference
With the object of discussing ways and means of preventing' bush fires, the Shire of Cor[?]n has called a conference of bush fire brigades and Interested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire Wheat Field Dublin, August 27
Dr. Ryan, Minister for Agriculture, broadcasting, announced that Eire had Produced the largest wheat yield since 1846. Other cereal crops were also a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire Off Gulf of Finland London, August 27
The Vichy newsagency in a despatch rom Helsinki says that a huge fire; steadily increasing in intensity, has been raging since last night on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hauled Comrade On Shovel Three Hours Under Fire; Awarded V.C.
Alfred Potts, youngest trooper in the Berkshire Yeomanry, who has been an engineer at Reading, had not advanced 30 yards in an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cork Forest Set on Fire Swordfish Operate From Ark Royal London, August [?]
A corresponded aboard the Ark Royal says that Swordfish from the aircraft-carrier again demonstra[?] the [?]surrection of the Ark Royal from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Films
In connection with the Bush Fire Conference which is to be held at Corowa on Friday of next week, September 5, arrangements have been made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Stops Work in Big Colliery Cessnock
Owing to a fire which broke out in the nillars of No. 1 tunnel last night, the Bellbird Colliery, one of the largest pits on the northern coalfield, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →School's Narrow Escape From Fire
A fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon, about 5.30 in the woodwork room of the Narandera Intermediate school. The fire alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cars Catch Fire After Collision MELBOURNE
Two motor care which collided at the intersection or Collins and Queen [?] city, on Saturday night, caught fire, and were seriously damaged before they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fighting in Iran British Nurses Caught Between Two Fires, LONDON, August 30
Elizabeth "Macavoy, an Australian, was among seven British nurses who were caught between two fires in the British attack on Abadan. They…
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