Police Prose Two Fires
MELBOURNE. Fri.: Police are investigating fires which broke out in two suburban home today causing £1000 worth of damage…
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Riverina fires danger point is Tumut
Danger point in the Riverina fire area has now shifted to the vicinity of Tumut. A blaze which has been burning firecely throughout Thursday night and all day…
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The Barnawarth-Wodonga fire subsided yesterday as suddenly as it began A wind change seen after midnight tm Thursday turned is lames back into burnt country on the main threatening fronts. The fire is now known to have claimed on life, contrary to earlier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To the Editor. Who started bushfire at Mangoplah?
Sir,âIn your issue of Monday lest your leader writer has very ably portrayed the horror through which many hundreds of our…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush fires destroy 5 homes, 3 garages
SYDNEY, Sun.: Five homes and three garages were destroyed at Blackheath, Blue Mountains, today in one of the worst bush fires in the town’s history…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed Border Districts Bush Fire Relief Fund (To the Editor.)
Sir,—We have read with interest your leading article in Saturday’s issue regarding the advisability of organising a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Fire Still Smouldering
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Firemen at Bacchus Marsh are still hosing down the brown coal open cut mine which was swept by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News from Wangaratta WANGARATTA, Sunday. Railways and Fires
A four-man deputation will wait on the Railways Commissioners on Tuesday to draw attention to the fact that 11 fires occurred in…
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Death roll in the Barnawartha bush fire has now reached two, with the death, in Wangaratta Hospital on Saturday, of 88-year-old Abraham Wellington. he died from shocking burns suffered when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →News From Corowa Motor Vehicles on Fire
Fires in two motor, vehicles kept the Corowa Fire Brigade busy at the week-end. On Friday afternoon a car owned by Mr. Fisher,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Devastating Bush Fires at Barnawartha
Hundreds of cars carrying sightseers crowded the Hume Highway and the township of Barnawartha on Saturday to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bah on Throwing Cigarette Butts to Be Sought Suspected of starting several bush fires
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Minister for Transport (Mr. Sheahan) will ask traffic authorities to examine a proposal to make it an offence to throw lighted cigarette butts from vehicles and…
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On Friday, shortly before 6 o'clock, the Corowa Fire Brigade was called out to extinguish a fire which occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mountain Fires Under Control
SYDNEY, Mon.: Bush fires broke out afresh in the Blackheath and Shipley districts, Blue Mountains, but were under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aid pours in for burnt-out Holbrook graziers a Fine Response by Other Landowners
Riverina landowners have rallied magnificently to the assistance of burnt-out graziers in Holbrook Shire. Agistment has already been found for 40,000 sheep within 15 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Victim
One of the sufferers from the Holbrook fires of last week was Mr. Jim Robinson, of the well-known local family, who lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire
Yesterday afternoon the Corowa Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire at Mr. True's residence in Edward Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hillston Fires to Be Investigated
Carrathool Shire Council at its last meeting, adopted a recommendation from its engineer that Killston Fire Chief (Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Small Grass Fire
A small grass fire on Western Hill, near Howlong road, was extinguished by Albury Fire Brigade early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Concerned at lighting of fires in open
SYDNEY, Mon.: The Minister for Conservation (Mr Weir) said today, he was most concerned that irresponsible persons were still…
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