Left Council Meeting To Fight Fire
About 9.30 last night, whilst the Corowa Municipal Council meeting; was in progress, the electrical engineer (Mr H. Grimmond), who is also…
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Items of News Small Grass Fire
A small grass fire.in a laneway — Swift st: claimed the Fire Brigades attention at 12.40 p.m. yesterday. The grass in the laneway is very high and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →91 Dance Hall Fire Victims BERLIN
Rescuers have taken 81 charred bodies from the ice-covered ruins of the Karslust dance hall at Spandau, which caught fire and was destroyed…
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With sustained heat-wave conditions usually prevailing, the present period of the year is a critical one in relation to bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire Risk on Aerodrome
The Department of Civil Aviation told Albury City Council last night that it considered the dry grass on the aerodrome an “unnecessarily grave fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bloodless Cease Fire in Java and Sumatra BATAVIA
M. [?] President of the Indonesian Republic, announced today that a general cease fire throughout Java and Sumatra would be Issued on February 15…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire on Poole’s Hill
Flames from a fire on the Mercy Hospital site on poole’s last night could be seen from higher points of the town and fanned by the strong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Save the Forests” Efficient Fire Control
At a recent meeting of the executive of the “Save the Forests” Campaign, the Forests Commission and the Country Fire Authority, were highly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Woman Holds Fire In Check At Culcairn
Mrs. E. Feuerherdt, wife of a Culcairn farmer, held in check a fire on their property on Saturday until help arrived. The outbreak occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Liability for Fire Damage Railway Commission V. Wise Bros
The Full Court on December 17, in giving judgment on a new trial motion, expressed its opinion on the law relating to liability for. damage resulting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Water Supply Fails Fire Brigade Forced to Watch 28-Room House Burn Lismore
Due to rotten mains causing a failure in the water supply, Ballina Fire Brigade was forced to watch helplessly for nearly an hour while a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Fire at Week-end
About half an acre of grass was burned on a vacant allotment off the Howlong road, near the baths, yesterday morning. The fire brigade put out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Hay Worth £120 Destroyed By Fire
A stack of grass hay. valued at £120, was destroyed by fire on Mr. Edmund Schu[?] farm. K[?] rd„ Bandlana on Saturday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →54 Killed In Colombia Air Disaster Disaster Forest Fire Started BOGOTA (Colombia)
Revised figures show that 54 persons, comprising 50 passengers and the crew of four, were killed when a DC4 air liner crashed into Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Danger Precautions Against Outbreaks
With sustained heat-wave conditions usually prevailing, the present period of the year is a critical one in relation to the bush fire danger, points…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crass Fire at “Springfield”
For the second time in a month a grass fire broke out yesterday in the grounds of “Springfield” on the corner Crisp and Macaulay sts. The Are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Danger Precautions Against Outbreaks
With sustained heat-wave conditions usually prevailing the present period of the year is a critical one in relation to the bush-fire danger pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Grass Fires at Week-end
Three grass fires of unknown origin occurred at Albury during the weekend. The first was at the cemetery on Saturday afternoon: the second on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Extensive Grass Fire MELBOURNE
A fire which broke out yesterday at Campbellfield and spread towards Thomas town on a mile front, encouraged by a strong breeze, burnt three square…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Destroyed By Fire YARRAWONGA
A serious loss was sustained by Mr and Mrs J. Clarke and family late last evening when their home, situated in Burley road, Yarrawonga, was…
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