Had to Warm Up by Fires
Remarkably cold weather for January kept the majority of Wodonga folk, who didn’t have urgent business to transact, indoors…
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Cut Timber on Fire Range Lavington Men Fined
Military authorities and the rifle club committee Were concerned at the removal of standing timber from the Albury rifle…
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At yesterday’s Wodonga Shire Council meeting permission was granted to the Wodonga Urban Fire Brigade to erect two…
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WEST WYALONG. Wed: Lloyd Fleming, 39, laborer, appeared in the West Wyalong police court today on a charge of murder, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£5000 Fire in Village
BOGGABRI, Fri.: Damage estimated at £5000 was caused when a general store and two homes at Naan Baa village were destroyed…
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BATAVIA, Fri: The Aneta News Agency to-night quoted the Jogjakarta (Republican) radio as announcing the withdrawal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →First Bushfire of Season
WANGARATTA. Fri.:[?] district had its first bush [?] of the season this afternoon when a [?] broke out on Warby’s…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Fires at Week-end
Saturday added another two fire calls to the growing list at the Albury fire station. Neither was serious. About 9.30 on Saturday night…
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BATAVIA, Sun.: An agreement calling for a cease-fire within 48 hours and the establishment of demilitarised zones between the…
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BRISBANE, Sat.: A giant army “igloo” type building containing five factories was destroyed last night by fire at Davies Park…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has issued a warning that the present amazing prolific growth of grass in many parts of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fought Blaze in Bathers
When a small grass fire broke out on Monument Hill side of the Howlong road near the Olympic Pool about 7 o’clock last night, two…
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SINGAPORE, Tues.—A fire which raged for 22 hours “considerably damaged” the 7,300-ton Dutch ship Bredero in Penang…
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MELBOURNE, Wed. — A car owned by a man serving a nine months’ sentence in Pentridge for [?] grog offence, was destroyed…
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MELBOURNE, Wed: Fires in the Gellibrand-Heyresbury area of the Otways to-day destroyed many chains of fencing on private…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Menace. Intensified by Prolific Growth of Grass
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, has issued a waring that the present amazingly prolific growth of grass in many parts of New South Wales is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire on Oolambeyan
Believed to be the first grass fire in this district for the season, a small fire on Oolambeyan Station yesterday, was got under…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs: Over 60,000 registered volunteer fire-fighters were on the alert throughout Victoria to-day, but…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs: Mr. J. M. Lazarus, solicitor, to-day took out five Supreme Court writs on behalf of relatives of five m[?]n…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fighters Battle Raging Fire Big Area Ravaged
BROKEN HILL, Thurs.: A fire [?] by a camper on Tuesday on [?] Station, 56 miles from Broken Hill, was caught up by…
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