North Coree Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of members of the North Coree Bush Fire Brigade was held on Saturday afternoon last. There was a fair…
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£2000 for Year’s Fire Safeguard
Board of Fire Commissioners forwarded to Albury Council last evening a list of estimated expenditure in 1944 for the Albury fire district,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Harassing Mortar Fire
Mortars put over harassing fire while a patrol moves into attack Jap positions at Shaggy Ridge. Ramu Valley. Picture shows left to right Pte E. A. Durbridge of Narraco[?], SA and Pte J. Whitton of Claremont. WA…
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A spark from the exhaust of the engine at Mr. W. Barkley's dairy on Tuesday last ignited grass at about 5 o'clock, and the fire spread into Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Fire for Season at Rutherglen
Rutherglen Bush Fire Brigade had its first call for the season yesterday, when a fire broke out behind Messrs Graham Bros’ cellars. Fanned by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Correspondence Shire Council and Fire Breaks (To The Editor)
Sir,--The Coreen Shire Council have expressed their intention to prosecute is the case of holdings not fire-breaked on four sides. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Old Nitrate of Soda Bags Warning Regarding Fire Risk
In view of the large quantities of nitrate of soda now being purchased by commercial and household vegetable growers attention is directed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Prevention
Official opening of the bush fire prevention campaign in NSW will take place on Wednesday, December 1. It is planned to make it the biggest in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NE Bush Fire Brigades Association Meets at Benalla BENALLA
The half-yearly conference of the North-Eastern and Goulburn Valley Bosh Fire Brigades’ Association was held at Benalla on Saturday. The visitors were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germans Trying To Escape Through Gap Less Than 40 Miles Wide Vital Railway Line Under Fire Red Army Nearing Polish Frontier LONDON, November 18
Pressing on between the Dnieper and Soj rivers, the Red Army has pushed nearer the Polish border, and has still further narrowed the gap north-west of Gomel, through which half a million Germans are trying to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seven Good Reasons for Bush Fire Control
Twice already, about this time each year, I have written a personal appeal asking you to help the Bush Fires Advisory Committee in its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News Grass Fire in Pa[?]ne Street
La[?]e yesterday afternoon Albury Fire Brigade was called to a minor grass fire in Paine st However, when they arrived they found the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Culcairn Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Extra Equipment to Be Purchased
The President (Mr. J. A. Balfour) presided at the annual meeting of the Culcairn Bush Fire Brigade, when the election of office-bearers resulted:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire
The sounding of the fire bell on Monday afternoon for the first time this summer caused quite a stir among local residents. The alarm proved to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BUS [?] FIRE: 60 Passengers Escape Injury Sydney
A [?] school children from S[?]field this morning caught fire Sixty [?] escaped injury [?] the [?] was slightly [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of Bush Fire Campaign
The annual campaign to prevent bush fires, organised each year by the NSW Bush Fires Advisory Committee, was officially opened by the acting Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Damage by Fire Sydney
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was done when a fire broke out at Speare’s brick and pipe works at Lakemba…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires Seen 200 Miles Away Devastation of Berlin LONDON. Dec. 4
Bomber crews returning from Thursday night’s 1500-ton raid on Berlin could see the glow or the fires in the German capital 200…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leipzig Plastered by R.A.F. Fires Get Out Of Control LONDON. December 4
After a feint attack against Berlin, which drew off the main force of enemy night fighters, RAF bombers last night suddenly turned south and sent 1500 tons of high explosive and incendiary bombs crashing on to…
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