A Disastrous Fire Damage Estimated at £250,000
COWRA, Wed: Damage estimated at a quarter of a million pounds was caused when a fire gutted one of the biggest…
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Bush Fire Danger
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) stated that on the recommendation of the. Bush Fires' Advisory Committee, conditions had…
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Since the beginning of 1949 Albury fire brigade has answered 13 calls, an average of one a day. All were grass, rubbish and scrub…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Four delivery trucks were destroyed and three badly damaged when a fire out at the rear of G. H…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs: A bushfire at Eurambeen, about five miles from West Beaufort, today destroyed 1500 acres of grass, scrub…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Menace Two Homes Blaze at East Albury
Two homes were menaced by a fire which destroyed about 40 acres of grass and scrub at East Albury on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on Former Pleasure Boat
MELBOURNE, Sun: A fire badly damaged the 350 tons ss Reliance, a former pleasure boat, at Victoria Dock tonight. The fire spread…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: Fire destroyed 1000 tons of flour at Noske’s Mill, Charlton, before 50 firemen from four district…
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Children swarming over the fire fighting unit when firemen were fighting the fire…
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Squire, Pepper and Co. Ltd., Cowra, the largest departmental store in the South-west, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday. The damage is…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—Fire destroyed the Roman Catholic Church at Albert Park last night. The fire started in the Sanctuary,…
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Very few, if any, Berrigan people saw Mark Zoudis do a fifty yard sprint along portion of Chanter Street at 11 p.m. on Wednesday last, but when he…
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Albury police are making extensive inquiries into three grass fires which occurred yesterday afternoon. It is believed children…
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A fire broke out in a load of lucerne hay on a motor trailer, the property of Mr. B. T. Drayton, and Berrigan on Wednesday evening of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →China War Nears End “Cease Fire to Be Issued”
NANKING, Wednesday : China’s Executive Yuan has decided to issue a cease-fire order to the Nationalist armies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Essay Competition Results on Bush Fire Prevention
The winning essays of the Police Essay Competition, 1948, on Bush Fire Prevention have been announced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Huge Fire
For three hours on Saturday night the entire township of Charlton, Victoria, was threatened by fire which caused damage estimated at more than…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Fire On Students
CALCUTTA, Thurs.: Eight persons were killed and 40 were injured today when police opened fire on a student demonstration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfire Danger Acute R.a.a.f. Planes to Patrol Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thurs.; RAAF fire spotting aircraft will patrol the State and all country fire-fighters will stand by tomorrow…
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Volunteers J. R. Cunningham (left), Eldorado, and G. A. Bulleid, Wangaratta, who helped fight the…
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