Body in Burnt Out Hut
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Burnt recognition, police today found a charred human body in a burnt-out dwelling two…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fires & bushfires, 1951
642 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 33
False Fire Alarm
By the sound of the fire siren yesterday morning at about 9 o'clock, public attention was directed to the Corowa flour mill slios. It appears…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prompt Action Prevents Fire
Prompt action by a young farm employe prevented what threatened to be a serious fire after lightning struck a clump of trees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →200 Fight Fire Near Yarrawonga
Fire yesterday destroyed approximately 200 acres of grass and fencing on the property of Mr. Glen Burrows, of Peechelba,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buzmark, Fire- Ship Trial Well
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Impressive trials by Buzmark and Fireship today indicated they will be hard to beat in their races at Rosehill on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →£20,000 Fire at Saw- Mill
MELBOURNE. Thurs.: Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by fire which destroyed a sawmill and a two acre dump of waste…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →16 Perish in Fires
NEW YORK, Sun.: Thirteen children and three adults were burnt to death in two fires in different parts of America…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Small Grass Fires
Albury Fire Brigade put out three small grass fires in the city over the weekend; one on Saturday in Wodonga Place, opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tyre Friction Causes Fire
Friction between dual tyres caused by a puncture started a fire which destroyed the semitrailer and damaged the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Migrants Fight Grass Fire
New Australians turned out in hundreds to fight what threatened to be a serious grass fire near the Bonegilla…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discuss Cease-fire Proposal
In the First (Political) Committee conference room at Lake Success, Mr. L. R. Pearson (left), Canadian Secretary of State for External Affairs, and member of the three-man truce committee, explains his views on the cease-fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Items of News Small Grass Fire
Albury Fire Brigade used knapsack sprays yesterday to extinguish a small grass fire on a vacant block in Fallon st. Only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Jerilderie Convent Kitchen Block Totally Destroyed
The kitchen block of the Jer[?]derie Convent was totally destroyed recently, and only good work by the local brigade, under Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vic. Country Fire Authority Accused by Chiltern Councillor
A member of Chiltern Shire Council yesterday accused the Victorian Country Fire Authority of inconsistency in allocation of equipment bushfire brigades. Cr. Thiele said that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Huge Blaze at Peanut Silos
BRISBANE, Tues. : A huge fire which was still blazing late tonight has caused damage estimated at more than £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Menaces Home at Table Top
A grass fire which started on the property of Mr O. A. Burdack, Table Top, about 4.30 p.m. yesterday, destroyed about 60…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →200,000 fire Destroys Nine Transport Depots MELBOURNE
Damage estimated at £200,000 was caused by fire which destroyed nine transport depots on North Wharf, between Queen's and Spencer st. bridges early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£300,000 Damage in Fire
MELBOURNE, Wed.: Estimates of the damage caused by fire which razed nine transport depots and other premises on North Wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Over 400 Acres of Grassland Destroyed by Bush Fire Great Save by Bush Fire-fighting Units
The many advantages of having well-equipped bush fire brigades in the district were exemplified when a fire broke out last Tuesday in heavily grassed country owned by Mr. F. G. Schulz east of Henty. The Bucki, Cookardinia, Henty and Merri Merric Brigades were quickly on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Rage in Victoria Melbourne
A desperate battle is being fought at Kennedy’s Creek, in the Western. District, tonight, as a bushfire flared up; again, threatening the whole district…
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