Fire on Quat Quatta
On Tuesday afternoon a fire occurred on the river flats on "Jona," below the woolshed. The cause of the fire is unknown. The station fire…
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Fire Brigade's Good Save
The Henty Fire Brigade was called out on Monday afternoon to extinguish a tree which had, caught afire on the stock route on the western…
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Calm weather has given Gippsland a truce in the battle against bushfires, but the danger of fresh [?]breaks lingers, in a score of…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr Baddelcy. strongly advises shire councils to use the emergency powers conferred upon them under the Notional Security Order…
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For having caused a fire which damaged property. Albert Green, of Gembrook. was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment today at the Fe[?]tree Gully court…
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The Premier (Mr Dtyistan), on his return from a tour of the Gippsland fire areas tonight, stated that the fires at the open cut at Yallourn had now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Bush Fires Terms of Yalloum Inquiry. MELBOURNE
Terms of reference were approved today, and Judge S[?] was formally appointed Royal Commissioner to Investigate the cause…
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The severely burned body of William McNair, aged 52, of Morwell, who had been missing in the Jeeralang district since the bushfires on Monday, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Small Grass Fire
Only call received by Albury Fire Brigade at the weekend was to a small grass fire in Hovell st, between Olive and David sts. No damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heavy Raid on London Capital Ringed by Fires LONDON, Feb. 19
The Luftwaffe on Friday night made its greatest bid since the big raids of 1940 and 1941 to set London ablaze. At one stage tile capital was ringed…
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Shire councils are strongly urged to use the emergency powers which have been given under the National Security Regulations concerning the…
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At its meeting yesterday the Carrathool Shire Council discussed amending regulations concerning the Burning off of stubble, grasses and…
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At a meeting of the Albury Lutheran Young People’s Society at St. Luke’s, it was decided to donate £1 to the Wangaratta Bush Fire Relief Fund. The…
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Total of donation towards the Wangaratta Bush Fire appeal at Albury is now £562 9/3. The previously acknowledged total was £561 4/3. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.S.W. Bush Fire Warning SYDNEY, Wednesday
The State Meteorologist (Mr Mares) [?] issued the following warning: warm to hot and dry conditions with northerly winds during the next 24…
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Albury Are brigade men have given up counting the times they have been called to attend fires in Nathan avenue. Last night’s call to this area…
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A new fire engine (or to be more correct, a reconditioned vehicle) has been delivered to Deniliquin Fire Brigade. The old engine has been in use for…
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Albury Fire Brigade was last night Called to a fire in a 12-ton stack of baled hay in the yard of Permewan, Wright’s produce store in Dean st, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →B.A.A.F. Strikes at Japanese in New Britain Large Fires Visible for 15 MILES
Roaring across the targets at a height of only 50 feet, Boston bombers crewed by the RAAF recently made two successful attacks on enemy Installations at Vovosl…
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The weather Bureau today issued a warning to all people in eastern and south-eastern NSW to be prepared for bushfires…
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