Fierce fire threatens town
SYDNEY, Mon.: Hundreds of volunteer firemen fought for hours to be control a fierce bush fire which threatened 10 houses…
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Doctors Flee From Fire
SYDNEY, Mon.: A fireman was injured when the floor of a blazing building collapsed In Macquarie street, city, today…
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Sir.âIn your paper of November 19 I am greatly heartened by your outspoken article over the State Parliamentâs latest…
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It is very necessary that at this season of the year the danger of bush fires and the disasters which have occurred in past years should be brought before the notice of everyone, said His Excellency the Governor, Sir…
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About half a cord of stacked wood was burnt in a fire at Walkerden Brosâ brick kiln, Schubach street, yesterday morning. The…
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PUSAN (South Korea), Sun.: Fire raged out of control through the American forcesâ supply and petrol storage depot in Pusan on…
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BRISBANE, Sun,: A church and parish hall were destroyed and a five roomed house partially gutted in a £20,000 fire…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: Four double-storeyed shops, including a big department store, were gutted in a spectacular fire at Kerang, in northern Victoria, this morning…
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Lavington Bush Fire Brigade is making a drive for funds to provide additional urgently needed equipment in preparation for the approaching fire danger period, and to establish a fund for the erection of permanent…
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Schoolboys swung the battle in favor of fire-fighters when they waged a three-hour fight against a blaze at the Leeton brick kilns…
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Firemen. of Albury Brigade used knapsack sprays to extinguish a grass fire on a vacant allotment in North street, at the end of…
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ISTANBUL, Mon.: A fire which raged through Istanbulâs famous covered bazaar yesterday destroyed 1600 shops in 34…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wangaratta News Items Fire Holds Vp Building Wangaratta
Building contracts worth £130,000 will be delayed at Wangaratta, as a result of the destruction by fire of £400 worth of irreplaceable timber…
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Radio equipment worth more than £4000 will help North-East Victoria fight bush fires this season. Appliances worth £600…
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MELBOURNE, Wed.: With the advent of summer today, two RAAF aircraft went on permanent bush fire spotting duty…
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The State Government proposed to make the penalty starting a bushfire so light, and to treat this negligence…
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The Railways Department should institute its own system of insurance to cover the payment of damages for fire, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Hickory Hill Fire Brigade
Hickory Hill Bush Fire Brigade elected Mr. I. Pech captain, and Messrs. W. Bourke, J. Newton, P. Graff and T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Albury blaze causes £2000 damage
Damage estimated at more than £2000 was caused by a spectacular petrol fire at the Border Service Station, Wodonga place, last night. Four petrol pumps, each…
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Damage estimated at £2000 was caused when a house and contents were destroyed by fire near Oaklands on Monday. Owned and…
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