Bush Fire Brigade Efforts Appreciated
Mr H. Rich, of Werai, president of Deniliquin Bush Fire Brigade, who also in vice-captain of that organisation has received…
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Grim Story of Bush Fire Toll In District Shires
Over 500,000 acres of pasture were burned out, and 159,000 head of stock lost, in the recent bush fire devastation in the Culcairn, Lockhart and Holbrook Shires. Over 5000 miles of fencing was also destroyed, as well as thousands of tons of fodder and crops. These figures have been realeased at Albury by the Senior Agronomist (Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Alarm--no Water Again
On Tuesday shortly after mid-day a fire occurred in a dry boxthorn hedge along Redlands Road in front of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rifle Shooting Wodonga fire title match
Wodonga Rifle Club will fire a championship match shoot at the Bonegilla range on Saturday, club captain, mr. B. McEathern, said last…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Prices “Right” for Materials for Fire Victims
With one expectation — cement asbestos sheets — prices quoted by various dealers for fencing and other materials needed for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →£3150 allocation by Bush Fire Relief Committee
Albury District Bush Fire Relief Committee yesterday distributed £3150 from its fund of £3901/6/2 as a first allocation. Biggest share—£1000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Near Lavington
Albury Fire Brigade received a call to a fire buring in rubbish at the rear of a house near Lavington about 6 p.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KERGUNYAH Lightning Causes Fire
During a thunder storm which passed over the district early Wednesday morning lightning struck a tree on Mt…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Lighting Prohibition Extended
MELBOURNE, Fri.: The prohibited period for lighting open fires in country areas has been extended in some districts from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£50,000 Fire at Brisbane
BRISBANE, Sun: A fire caused £50,000 damage when it gutted a building at Brunswick, The Valley, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cease-fire talks make some progress
MUNSAN, Sun.: Staff officers today made the most progress in two months in discussions on Korean cease-fire supervision…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Items of News Golf Links Fire
Firemen used knapsack sprayers to extinguish a small grass fire at the Albury golf links on Saturday night. The week-end was…
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Corowa Fire Brigade was called to a fire on Saturday afternoon shortly before 6 o'clock, at the rear of the premises of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Galah Starts Fire
A grass fire which could easily have caused serious damage was started in an unsual manner at Retreat last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Aerodrome Fire Causes Stir
Literally hundreds of cars sped to the acrodrome last Friday night when the fire siren sounded just as the plane…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Explosions precede fire in house
SYDNEY, Mon.: Preceded by two explosions in the early hours of this morning, fire broke out in the lounge room of a flat at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Comic strips under fire (“Mail” Special)
Comic strip books, which have become so much a major part in recreational readings of adults and children, are under…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tar Truck on Fire
A City Council tar truck was badly damaged yesterday morning when it caught alight in Young street, near North street. Albury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sandy Creek Fire Brigade
Following names were omitted from the list of donation to Sandy Creek Bush Fire Brigade for purchase of new equipment:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barnawartha “kicks on” as residents and farmers repair fire-devastated areas (By a Special Reporter)
Grass is growing green again at Barnawartha. Although scarred and a trifle battered following the disastrous bush fires which swept the district in January, there is again a note of vitality about the town. Burnt out homes dotted here and there—the…
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