Thurgoona Bush Fire Brigade Thanked
In appreciation of Thurgoona Bush Fire Brigade’s action in burning off Albury aerodrome free of charge, Albury Municipal Council on Wednesday…
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438 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 22
Two Small Grass Fires
Two more small grass fires were put out by Albury Fire Brigade last evening. The first was at Alma St., by Bungambrawatha Creek, and the…
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Mr. C. R. Moorse, of Mayrung had the misfortune to receive severe burns to his arms, and lose a quantity of wheat when his motor truck [?]…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Alto Gren rest Home, in French's Forest, is endangered by bush fires, which are approaching it from all sides. The…
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Terrific fires are burning at Bundeena and National Park, and cover some hundreds of square miles. Late tonight the…
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A fire fighting unit at Oaklands Munitions Dump going through its paces. A 4in. centrifugal pump working on a 1000 gallons water storage is throwing a jet a chain sideways : to the rear [?] can…
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About £30,000 worth of damage was done to the store room of the International Harvester Co. early this morning, when a fire gu[?]ted…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire in N.Z. Town Auckland (N.z.)
Thirty thousand pounds’ damage was caused by a fire which travelled for a mile along both sides of the road on the outskirts of Hastings, [?]nd…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →21 Die in Fire in Home for Aged Cleveland (Ohio)
Twelve were killed and seven severely injured in a fire which swept a one-storey frame residence for aged men and women at Garfield…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: Bush Tires are threatening the township of Cottage Point, near Cowan Creek. Forty homes are in danger. Already 15,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Volunteers Will Fight Bush Fires KATOOMBA
To prevent a recurrence of the disastrous bush fires which occurred last summer in the Blue Mountains voluntary fire brigades have…
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Albury Fire Brigade was called last night to a fire in the old showground. A quantity of paper, which was scattered about, was burnt, but no other…
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Fire today completely destroyed Boggabri’s power house and gen. crating plant. Damage is estimated at approximately £10,000…
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Army personnel will be used to fight bushfires which are still raging in Kuring-gai Chase and threatening lives and property. A high…
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Bushfires at Terry Hills. Kuringgal Chase, are still raging, but 20 homes, including poultry farms, which were menaced, have been saved. Poultry…
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Members of the Coreen Bush Fire Brigade are summoned to attend a meeting at the Coreen Hall on Saturday. February 16, at 3.30 p.m., to…
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Small area of grass caught alight in a vacant allotment in Smollett st. last night, between the skin stores on the corner of Kiewa and Smollet st.,…
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He had no doubt at all that firebugs were at work in Albury, said Mr R. Pettit, officer in charge at the fire station, last night. “I can come…
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Graham Charles Gourley aged 34 years married with 10 children, admitted starting 22 fires in Braidwood in a year when he pleaded guilty to…
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The annual meeting of the North-Eastern Fire Brigades’ Association was held at Wangaratta an Saturday evening, Captain McIntosh presiding…
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