Heat Wave Grips N.S.W. Fire Danger Great SYDNEY
Extreme bush fire risks have developed in the southern portion of N.S.W. and warnings have gone out to several forest areas, Weather Bureau officials…
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Firefighters Fight Fire for 26 Hours Outbreak Brought Under Control Near Broadford Sheep And Cattle Perish; Houses Destroyed in Victoria MELBOURNE
Two hundred fire fighters fought a fire which was blazing on a six-mile front east of Broadford for 26 hours before it was brought under control late this afternoon. The outbreak started yesterday when the house occupied by Mr and Mrs William Walker was destroyed. Flames from the house spread quickly to the thick growth of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Fought for 15 Hours Lithgow, Wednesday
Burning in a large circle, a bush fire which had broken out on the property of Harry Small, grazier, of Wallerawang, last night, blazed for 15…
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Mrs H. Wiese and Miss Robinson prevented a serious bush fire on Monday afternoon when they kept a fire confined, to one paddock on Mr…
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Yesterday the noontide interlude was shattered by the ominous whine of the fire siren. An assortment of dogs, people,…
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Despite the fierce heal yesterday Albury firemen had to attend only one grass fire. This was at 5.40 to vacant allotment in Crisp street near…
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Special bush fire warnings were issued tonight by the Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley). He said the month of January was usually a critical period, when sustained heat-wave condition intensified fire risk Mr. Baddeley said the Weather Bureau and the Bush Fire Advisory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£15,000 Damage in Country Fire MELBOURNE
When the co-operative store at Koroit was destroyed by fire late this afternoon, damage estimated at £15,000 was done…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Neighbors Gave Burnt-out Family Shelter SYDNEY
A family at Castle Hill were given shelter by neighbors tonight after a fire destroyed their home, furniture, and nearly all their clothing and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires in South Albury
The Albury Fire Brigade was called to three, grass fires which broke out in South Albury yesterday. The first, at 8.48 a.m.. Was in a paddock in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Grass Fires Cause Considerable Damage
Grass fires in the Clunes-Creswick (Vic.) on Thursday, burnt for five hours before being brought under control and swept 20,000 acres of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Wahgunyah
On Saturday afternoon a grass fire occurred in Morley's paddock; on the back road to Rutherglen, about a mile from Wahgunyah. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire at Butter Factory Stops Ice Production a Serious Position
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, the community, or rather those who were fortunate enough to have got to sleep on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Danger Emphasised in Victoria Melbourne
Stating that conditions were really dangerous, the chief officer of the Rural Fire Authority (Mr. C. A. Daw) said today that increasing heat with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Race Course Stand Destroyed in Spectacular Blaze Melbourne
A spectacular fire, which caused damage estimated at many thousands of pounds at Williamstown racecourse about 5 p.m. to-day destroyed one…
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Five hundred Forests Commission employes and volunteers fought desperately all yesterday afternoon and throughout last night to control the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Tasmania Destroys Five Houses [?]Ie
A bushfire fanned by 50-miles-per-hour gale swept through the Public Works Department construction camp near Queenstown at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Fat in Stove on Fire
Albury Fire Brigade was called to Nathan Ave at 10.48 o’clock yesterday morning when some fat in an electric stove caught fixe in a ,house owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal Council Meeting Fire at Ice Factory—donation to Alma Beach Club—lease of Cow Park
THE Mayor in his minute at the Council meeting on Tuesday evening, referred, to the destruction of the ice factory by fire, and stated that he had made arrangements with Narandera Ice Works to supply ice where it is urgently required by illness…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →30 Fires at Albury Last Month
During January there were 30 fires in Albury. This is not a record for any one month—there were 32 in December. 1945—but is sufficient to…
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