Fire at Happy Valley Public Asked to Help
Sir.—It has come to my knowledge that the disastrous fire at Happy Valley on Wednesday last has left a mother and two children,…
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Rain, Heat, Gales and Grass Fires—n.s.w. Weather Medley Sydney
TWO serious grass fires, one on a 20 miles’ front and the other on a 50 miles’ front, are sweeping towards Walgett—population 1800—in north-western N.S.W. All available men from Walgett and Brewarrina, 80 miles away, are out fighting the…
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BRISBANE, Mon.: Four station families tonight prepared leave when bush fires on a 25-mile front, swept through tinder…
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AFTER raging out of control on a 20-mile front, 25 miles north-west of Brewarrina, a bush fire was brought under control late tonight. Fanned by a, strong southerly wind, the fire swept over…
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DRASTIC action to try to prevent further bush fires in N.S.W. was taken today by the Chief Secretary (Mr Matthews), Mr. Mailthews invoked special provisions of the Bush Fires Act…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: More than 2000 sheep, many thoroughbred horses and hundreds of wild pigs and kangaroos…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: The Weather Bureau advises that hot, dry north winds backing north-west…
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MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Thirty acres of grass were destroyed by a fire which is believed to have been caused by men…
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An electrical storm last week started three grass fires in the Barellan district. Damage was not extensive, one property, Merribee…
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Early on Th[?]ay afternoon a fire broke ou[?] the property of Mr. Jack Sim[?] at Moira. It is not known hot the fire was…
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Soon after the alarm was given yesterday morning that a bush fire had broken out on the Council for Industrial Research Farm,…
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ALTHOUGH the Albury Fire Brigade was called out to 107 fires last year, there was not one fire of any importance in the city itself. Mr. H. Pettit, officer-in-charge…
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Recently, Mr. Harry Hilton, 64 years, grand old man of Albury Fire Brigade volunteer force, completed 44 years of…
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For the second time in-less than 12 months smart work by Rutherglen Fire Brigade saved the Rutherglen Timber Company's saw mill from…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: While temperatures soared today in western N.S.W., graziers and small property owners took great…
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At a well-attended meeting at Morven it was decided to form Morven and District Bush Fire Brigade…
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CANBERRA, .Fri.: Canberra Fire Brigade for 2¼ hours today fought a grass fire which threatened to burn the residence and…
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MELBOURNE, Fri.: Although there is no immediate acute danger of bush fire weather threatening the State for…
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Damage estimated at £30 was done when fire destroyed a quantity of packing cases and clothing hanging on a clothes line in the…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.: Victoria has entered its most dangerous fire-risk period of the season, the secretary of the Country Fire…
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