“Terrible” Fire on Blue Mountains
SYDNEY, Thurs.: A serious bush fire broke out late this afternoon on the Blue Mountains…
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Mudgee Fire Out of Control
The serious bush fire burning in the Mudgee district of central N.S.W. is out of control it was. re ported to-day. About 50…
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[?]which swept through a four-roomed dwelling occur[?] by âBubsâ Glennon, at the western end of [?]Street last night, completely destroyed the house, [?] it to a mass of smouldering ruins…
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Advice received from the Upper Murray districts of Victoria states that former residents of Hay, Mr. and Mrs…
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SYDNEY, Fri.: Police in Penrith Police Court described as subnormal a poultry farmer who started bush-fires “for pleasure.”…
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Bush fires which yesterday morning appeared serious in the Tallangatta Valley district were under control last night…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: Bush fires in NSW were brought under control today. However, in many areas the fires…
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LITHGOW, Fri.: A mystery disease has broken out in the fire devastated Lithgow district. Doctors and chemists in its…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Road under fire at meeting of Beechworth Council
With its broken bridges, corrugation and leaning trees, the Wooragee-Beechworth road came under fire from Beechworth…
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A recent statement by Chief Victorian Rail Commissioner (Mr Wishart) praising the efficiency of spark arrestees on steam locomotives was yesterday bitterly slated by Beechworth…
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SYDNEY, Sun.: Bush fires throughout NSW were under control tonight. Isolated showers today in…
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“Before next year it is essential that a thorough inquiry should be held into the causes of the current bush fires,” said Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Items of News Two.: Small Grass Fires
Albury Fire Brigade attended two small grass fires over the week-end on Saturday afternoon a small area of grass was burnt…
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TOKIO, Sun.: Air Commodore, Knox Knight, chief of the RAAF School of Land and Air Warfare at Williamtown, near Newcastle,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →11th fire victim dies in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Victoriaâs 11th bush fire fatality, Reynold Reginald Wishart, died today at Woodend Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Finding of fire victim’s body creates a fresh mystery
CANBERRA, Sun.: The 16 days’ old mystery of the disappearance of a farmhand in the bush fires which swept around Canberra on January 25, was solved today when the charred body was found within a few miles of the city boundary. The finding of the body, however, has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Settlers' Heavy Losses in Bush Fires
Though there have been some heavy individual losses most soldier settlers in southern bushfire areas, where there is the heaviest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Appeal Meeting Postponed
Meeting of No. 1 Regional Committee of the MVDL, which was to have been held on. Friday to discuss the appeal for bush fire…
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LITHGOW, Mon.: Only about 30 acres of the vast Newnes State Forest, near Lithgow, remains unscathed…
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At a recent meeting of the Wodonga donga district committee APPU. it was decided that the State executive of the union should…
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