“Fires Fascinated Him”
MELBOURNE, Mon.: A man who fired a house and told police fires fascinated him was ânot quite normalâ a Melbourne…
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Bush Fire Danger Period Gazetted
In a recent Government Gazette a bush fire danger period covering the local shires was proclaimed from October 1, 1954…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Merri-meric Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Merri-Meric Bush Fire Brigade was held at the residence of the secretary, Mr. K. R…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigades Meet at Lockhart
Lockhart Shire Bush Fire Brigades will ask the Postmaster-General to arrange for a mechanic to manually operate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Garage
A small section of E and D Motors garage, at 479 Dean St., Albury, was damaged by fire shortly before 3 oâclock yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Fire Unit at Wahgunyah
The members of the Wahgunyah Fire Brigade and people of the district generally were highly pleased when, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£20,000 timberyard fire
SYDNEY, Thurs.: Fire caused damage estimated at more then £20,000 tonight when it gutted a timber yard at Wauchope on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Terrorists start fires
NAIROBI. Sun.: Mau Mau terrorists have started a campaign of arson in Nairobi, the police reported last night when warning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Mathoura Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Shire Hall on Thursday October 21…
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As the Governor was about to approach the Dais for the opening ceremony of the War Memorial last Saturday…
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SYDNEY, Mon. Fire tonight completely guited a two-storeyed factory in Shepherd street, Chippendale,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Truck Tank Fire Unit
A new truck tank unit was banded over to the Cudgewa Rural Fire Brigade outside the fire station. Regional Officer, Mr Howe,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Urana Calls on Radio in Fire Fighting Plans
Frana Shire, one of smallest in the Southern Riverina, is one of the first to instal two-way radio to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New idea for fire-fighting
A new invention developed by experts of the Home Office is now being supplied to depots of the Auxiliary Fire Service where these are situated in the vicinity of water. A strongâbut easily mobileâinflatable raft is fitted with three…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fire Hydrants Sought for District Brigades
The annual conference of bush fire brigades within the Culcairn Shire was held at the Council Chambers, Culcairn,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Car on Fire
On Saturday night, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell of Warburn, had a lucky escape from being burned when the front seat of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Beechworth House Destroyed by Fire
Damage estimated at £3000 was caused when a five-roomed weatherboard house, with its contents, was destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Siren to Sound on Remembrance Day
Arrangements have been made with the captain of the Deniliquin Fire Brigade to sound the siren on Remembrance Day,…
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BEIRUT, Tues.: Ten persons were killed and 500 were injured, 189 seriously, when a torchbearer, jumping over a barrel of…
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A recommendation for the opening date of the fire danger period in the No. 24 fire regional advisory committee area…
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