Items of News Night Grass Fire
Albury Fire Brigade was called out late last evening to a fire which broke out in rubbish and grass on an allotment at the corner of Hovell and…
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Melbourne Swelters Grave Bush Fire Danger MELBOURNE
Melbourne sweltered today when a maximum temperature of 97.0 degrees was recorded at 3 p.m. Crowds thronged to the beaches, while in the…
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Of the three grass fires to which Albury fire brigade was called at the week-end two were in the grounds of “Adamshurst” High School girls’…
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Lloyds states that it has been finally confirmed Unit the figures of the of life resulting from the fire aboard the Samwater off Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[?] Set Cat on Fire Melbourne, Monday
[?] instructions from Superin[?]dent W. E. Davis, Chief of the [?] a summons has been issued [?] a 17-year-old youth at…
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For the second time in the week did the fire siren call the firemen into action, the last occasion being about 12.30 p.m. on Saturday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Danger in Riverina SYDNEY
There is extreme danger of bushfires in Riverina and Lower Darling districts, Weather Bureau officials said tonight. Only rain recorded in the Stale today, was 21…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →130 Bodies Already Recovered Fire on Chinese Steamer Hong Kong
The bodies of 130 persons were removed from the charred hulk of the river steamer Saigon several hours after the vessel caught are at the…
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Grass fire in Perry st. last evening was the repetition in two regards of numerous fires about the city in recent weeks: Firstly, it was presumably…
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During a storm on Wednesday afternoon inst. lightning set fire to a stack of baled [?]y on the property of Mr. J. F. Conroy, "Erigie,"…
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The bodies of 130 persons were removed from the charred hulk of the 2000-ton river steamer Saigon several hours after she had caught fire…
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The Peiping correspondent of American Associated Press says that the Communist Commissioner at the former truce headquarters has announced…
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A fire broke out last night in an allotment opposite Wilson’s cordial factory in Townsend st., and when the fire brigade and…
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A 17-year-old youth was fined the maximum of £10 in default one month’s imprisonment, when he appeared in the Prahran Court today…
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On Saturday Mrs. E. Feuerherdt, wife of a Culcairn farmer, held in check a fire on their property until help arrived. The outbreak occurred…
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On Tuesday of last week Rutherglen Bush Firo Brigade was called to a fire near Buller's. However, on arrival there the truck drivers could…
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With sustained heat wave conditions usually prevailing, the present period of the year is a critical one in relation to the…
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On Friday evening the fire siren, about 7 pm brought all to their gates wondering where the fire was. A mass of smoke was seen rising from the…
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Damage estimated at £400 was caused by a fire which gutted an old stone building at Bundanoon yesterday. The building was situated on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dug Through Snow to Reach Fire at Sea London
The “Daily Express” stales that coastguards and volunteers dug through seven miles of snowdrifts last night to reach the sea and rescue the crew of the Grimsby trawler Libra (221 tons), which was on fire 400 yards off the beach at Anderby (Lincolnshire)…
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