Hundreds Fight Fire
Several hundred N.S.W. and Victorian fire fighters attended the first of two fires which broke out in the Yarrawonga district…
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Prompt Action Stops Fire
A young child lying in bed playing with a box of matches is thought to have caused a fire at the residence of Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wangaratta News Wangaratta, Thurs.: Fire Hazards Warning
Regional officer J. Brock, addressing the Wangaratta Group of Rural Fire Brigades, said a “blitz” would be launched…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire breaks burnt at Wodonga
Breaks to act as a precaution against fires in Wodonga were being made by the rural fife brigade, the regional fire officer, Mr…
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CHICAGO, Fri.: Arson Squad defectives are investigating the activities of a man killed—with five firemen—…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Fire ex-A.H.S. students graduate
Five former students of Albury High School, including the girls’ captain and vice-captain, were amongst the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Coreen farmer’s heavy loss in fire yesterday
Almost 200 acres of crop and grass were destroyed, and hundreds of bags of wheat and barley on the property of Mr R. B. McKenzie, “Avalon,” Coreen, at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. Mr. McKenzie and a farm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Many people are still too careless of fire (By a Special Correspondent)
Now that the fire danger period is well advanced and the fire hazard extremely high, I am surprised at the careless attitude of many people. Warnings have been given…
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WAGGA, Sun.: Wagga and Tarcutta police are investigating a bushfire at Borambola which burned through six…
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No damage was done by a fire which Albury brigade extinguished at the top of the Dean street gardens on Monument Hill at 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blazing bags on truck cause fire at Howlong
Blazing wheat bags on the tray of an empty truck started a fire in two feet high dry grass, at Howlong on Saturday morning. The flames were quickly extinguished by a fire-fighting unit from Howlong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush fires rage on South Coast of N.S.W.
SYDNEY, Mon.; A chain of bush fires on the South Coast of N.S.W. today extended over 50 miles. Five-fires almost encircled the towns of…
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On Saturday morning a fire occurred on the property of Salmon Bros., Howlong. Messrs, D. Salmon and F. Eaton were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Coreen
Shortly after midday on Friday last a fire broke out on the property of Mr. R. B. McKenzie, "Avalon," Coreen, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Tungamah Crop
A fire destroyed about 10 acres of wheat and a similar area of stubble land on the property of C. J. Nunn and Sons,…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Victoria gets cool change and rain : fire danger off
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A cool change and some rain today averted the serious bush fire danger threatening Victoria following the week end heat wave…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →8000 acres burnt out in Monday’s fire at Burrumbuttock
Fires which swept across the Burrumbuttock district on Monday ravaged between 7000 and 8000 acres of grass and crops, and destroyed more then 200 head of sheep, according to Mr…
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SYDNEY, Tues.: A fire today gutted a chemical factory in Chappel st., Marrickville. Flames shot 100 ft. into the air…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fears Held for Safety of Seven Families in Fire-ravaged Valley
SYDNEY, Tues. : Fears are held for the safety of seven families in the Newnes area where a bush fire is raging uncontrolled. Nothing has been heard of the families…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Drastic action planned so that Queen will not see fire-scorched parts of Vic
MELBOURNE, Tues.: So that the Queen will not see fire-scorched country during her Victorian tour, the Country Fire Authority and the Forestry Commission will take drastic action against the lighting of fires in the…
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