Albury Fire Chief Worried Dry Grass Danger; Warning Not Heeded
Albury Ore chief (Mr Pettitt) said last evening: that he was anxious for the safety of some parts of the town where a heavy growth of grass had…
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Hat-trick to Miss Prim at Valley Last Stride Victory Over Flash Of Fire
Miss Prim recorded her third successive victory when she caught the favorite, Flash of Fire, in the last stride in the St Vincent’s Handicap at Moonee Valley today. Miss Prim was again well ridden by the apprentice, W. A. Smith, who has been associated with her three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Prevent Bush Fires Observe These Primary Precautions
Nine out of ten bush fires are man-made, points out the New South Wales Bush Fires Advisory Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£8000 Damage in Wagga Fire
Residents living within half a mile of Wagga’s cool stores were [?] early yesterday morning by explosion and looked out to see the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bungalows Lost in Blaze Spirit Lamp Danger MELBOURNE
When a small methylated spirit lamp was overturned in a bungalow behind a boarding house at Albert Park today, four, bungalows and a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New British Liner on Fire
Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused when fire broke out in the new cargo and passenger liner Corinthic while being fitted out in the Cammel Laird yards at Birkenhead. The Corinthic, of 15,000 tons, was launched in May, 1946, and was due to make her…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Awoke to Find House on Fire Sydney
Mrs. Annie Fogarty, aged 57, awoke in her home at Lideombe this morning to discover the house filled with smoke and a fire blazing. She…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Storm Fires Pastures EUROA
Electric storm which broke over Euroa today started seven grass fires in the district which quickly spread in tinder dry pastures until they were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Toys Destroyed by Fire MELBOURNE
Fire which broke out today at the Nurseryland Plastic Playthings factory, adjoining the Tooronga gasworks, destroyed several thousand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire at Cemetery
In the last three years there have been almost 60 fires at Albury cemetery Outbreaks are believed to have been caused by fire bugs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Oilfields Set on Fire Port of Spain
Because of the recent acts of sabotage in Trinidad’s oilfields, which are reputedly the British Empire’s largest source of petroleum, the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£20,000 Fire Damage at Pottery Works Melbourne
Damage estimated at 120,000 was done by a fire which wiped out a section of the Sunshine porcelain and pottery works in Derby road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Scores of Bushfires in Victoria MELBOURNE
Victoria’s sudden burst of heat today brought scores of bush fires, but fortunately none of them was serious. However, the Weather Bureau to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Destroy Six Houses Sheep Also Perish in Victoria Melbourne
Firefighters had a bad day in Victoria today when temperatures soaring above the century mark and strong northerly winds, allied to dry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire in Sackville Street
About an acre of grass and scrub was burnt in a fire which broke out on “Loma Loma” estate in Sackville st. late yesterday morning. The fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Keep Matches Away From Children Albury Police Warn Parents; Fire Danger
Albury police yesterday issued a warning on the danger of fire and a request to parents to keep matches away from children. The appeal for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£4000 Timber Blaze Sydney
A fire at Rozelle railway goods yards this afternoon damaged £4000 worth of timber stored there, The fire broke out in a stack and spread to nearby…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another [?] Fire
Albury Fire Brigade was called to a [?] Hill beyond the [?] last evening. It was quickly extinguished. The…
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Heeding a war[?]ing by Albury’s fire chief (Mr Pettiti), the City Council has, during the past week, made a systematic check up of fire danger areas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Big Bakery MELBOURNE
A spectacular [?]fire in Princess st., Kew, today destroyed one of Melbourne’s largest bakeries, Jellis Pty. Ltd., and the damage is estimated at…
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