Heat Brings Bushfires
SYDNEY, Tues. : Reports of widespread bushfires from northern and southern coastal areas came tonight following an…
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Fires Ravage Parts of N.s.w. Three Houses Destroyed
SYDNEY, Wed.: With most of the State baking under the second day of a heat wave, and swept by dry westerly winds,…
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The annual meeting of the Merri-Merric Bush Fire Brigade was held at the residence of Mr. R. F. Nottle last Wednesday night, with a smaller…
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The annual meeting of Yerong Creek Bush Fire Brigade was held on Saturday night, when 21 members were present. Mr. T. E. Gorman presided,…
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A fire that might easily have caused serious damage and heavy loss was discovered in a large stack of wood near the…
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SYDNEY, Thur: Fire gutted a storehouse of John Meagher & Co. at Barmedman to-night and destroyed £9000 worth of…
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Two-word weather forecast for Albury yesterday — “becoming unsettled”—came true with a vengeance, and the city was…
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A fire broke out at about 1 p.m. last Wednesday on Te-Aro homestead, between Hay and Gunbar, but was quickly extinguished with the…
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BARMEDMAN, Sun: In the second big blaze here in four days, the town’s second largest store, owned by Mr M. Crowe,…
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Fire-gutted store of M.L. Crowe[?] at Barmedman was under police guard last night pending the arrival of a member of the [?]…
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The following were present at the annual meeting of Culcairn Bush Fire Brigade, held in the council chambers on Monday…
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Commissioner Hore complained at yesterday’s Wodonga Water Trust meeting that fire plugs were still uncovered and indicators not…
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MANILLA, Wed.: Overcome by smoke while asleep, a young nurse was burned to death when fire destroyed a…
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The following were present at the annual meeting of Culcairn Bush Fire Brigade, held in the Council Chambers on Monday night: Messrs E. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Regulations Governing Lighting of Fires in Open Air
Regulations governing the lighting of fires in the open air were announced by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, last week. They are embodied in special directions issued by the Minister inder Section 4B of the Careless Use of Fire Act and have been…
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When a chimney caught fire yesterday afternoon it brought racing to the—scene—a house in Napier Street owned by Mr. M. McMahon—…
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SYDNEY, Fri. : Home building will suffer as the result of a fire which gutted Standard Paint and Oil Co.’s works at Mascot…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: A surprise witness who give evidence contradictory to police evidence at an earlier [?]earing failed to…
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SYDNEY, Sun: Fire brigades to-day answered 53 calls to bush and grass fires In and around Sydney…
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SYDNEY, Sun: Awakened by the roar of flames, thousands watched firemen fight a huge blaze at the 40-year-old timber…
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