Blighty Bush Fire Brigade Meets
The Blighty Bush Fire Brigade met recently and the following officers were elected: Captain, Mr. M. G. Bouchier; vice—captains, Messrs. G. Cowie,…
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Big Sydney Fire
SYDNEY, Tues. — A large hardware factory at Marrickville was gutted by fire tonight. Damage is estimated at £100,000…
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CANBERRA, Wed.: The battle against the Banking Bill, which threatens to be the most bitter in Federal political history,…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: Destruction by fire of the factory of R. B. Davies Ptv Ltd at Marrickville last night will set housing work in Australia…
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LAKE, SUCCESS, Wed.: Seven Co[?] who investigated the situation in Indonesia reported to the UN Security Council…
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LONDON, Sun.—A fire in a bonded warehouse at Goole, Yorkshire, containing whisky, sugar, dried eggs, coco beans,…
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Waradgery Shire Council is taking action to guard against the outbreak of bush fire, which may be expected in the course of…
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In the most tragic fire which has occurred in Echuca for a number of years, a boy , Ian Gibson, aged four years, lost his life, and his sister, Joy Gibson, aged seven years, died later in hospital as the result of her injuries…
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CANBERRA, Tues.: Government’s new prices of butter for producers came under fire in the House of Representatives today…
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SYDNEY, Wed.: With westerly winds and warm to hot weather expected to continue for the next 24 hours at least,…
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NEW YORK, Wed.—A fire which began in a forest raged through Kennebunk (Fort Maine) last night causing at least one death…
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PORTLAND (Maine) Fri.— The lire within the town of Bar Harbor, which residents evacuated when it was threatened by…
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SINGLETON, Fri . A seven-months-old baby was suffocated and damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire which…
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SYDNEY, [?]Mystery [?] the original of a fire which raged for four hours early thus morning at Clyde causing £15,000…
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ADELAIDE. Fri Through a normal finger-print check on men the City Watchhouse cells today. an arrest has been made over…
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WASHINGTON, SUN.: President Truman today proclaimed the entire State of Maine a disaster area as forest fires…
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Kergunyah Rural Fire Brigade held a well-attended meeting at Kergunyah and the following office-bearers were re-cected:—…
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A fire which broke out in the rear of the Riverina Hotel late Sunday afternoon, was subdued by…
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PORTLAND (Maine), Mon.—Hundreds of armed citizens were on the roads tonight in fire ravaged Maine seeking persons suspected of incendiarism. Sheriff Everett Knight, of Alfred, said a condition bordering…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Harvest Special Precautionary Measures Against Fire
Special precautions to protect the record harvest against fe arising from, tractors and other vehicles were announced by the chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) today. The precautions take the for of a direction under section, [?]B of the Careless Use of Fire Act an apply…
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