Valuable Car Burnt Out
Valued at £2,000, a Jaguar sedan was almost totally destroyed by fire on Cobb Highway 10 miles from Moama…
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Utility on Fire
The interior of a utility truck caught fire in front of the Deniliquin Fire Station last night. The vehicle was owned by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burnt Out Family Now Has Home
Mr and Mrs Davies and family whose caravan was burnt out two weeks ago, are living in a house obtained for them by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigades’ Finances May Cause Special Rate
Murray Shire Council will call a meeting of all Fire Brigades in the Shire to discuss finance. The outcome of the conference may mean a special rate being struck to assist the brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Blighty Hall Fire --Arson Suspected
Prompt action by the two Bush Fire Brigades in the Blighty area saved the Blighty Hall from destruction by fire on Wednesday evening. It is suspected that the fire was lit deliberately, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blighty Talks of.... Mystery Over the Hall Fire
Into the likeable little farming community of Blighty has come a mystery now five days old, seemingly no nearer solution. The mystery is âHow did our hall catch fire? Was it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Blighty Hall
Damage estimated at between £500 and £600 was caused by fire at the Blighty Hall on Wednesday week last. Only prompt…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Big Fire at Over £4,000 Damage
A disastrous fire which broke out on Friday near Blighty and did well over £4,000 worth of damage, was still smouldering yesterday. Cause of the blaze which was on Mr. R. Cowanâs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[?] Fire: [?]ice Make [?]quiries
[?] Police are [?] full inquiries into [?] big fire near [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Big Fire at Blighty
A disastrous fire, which broke out out Friday week, near Blighty, did well over £4000 worth of damage. Cause of the blaze,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dress Caught Fire
A shop assistant in Millerâs department store suffered slight burns and shock when her dress caught fire this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Utility on Fire
A Ford utility was slightly damaged when it caught fire after becoming bogged on the river road near the water tower…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lush Growth [?] Fire Danger
Bush fire danger this year will be very high, states Mr. D. F. Keeley, district agronomist, in his August report…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Prevention
âShire Councils consider there should be a blanket Bush Fire Danger Proclamation over the whole State from September to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gifts to Fire Funds Tax Aid Sought
A motion asking the Federal Government to treat gifts to fire fighting funds as tax deductions on the same basis…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Danger Period Proclaimed
With the proclamation of a bush fire danger period from October 1 until March 31, rules governing the lighting of fires in the open must be strictly adhered to by residents of the district…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mairjimmy Bush Fire Brigade
The Annual General Meeting of the Mairjimmy Bush Fire Brigade was held recently and the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Argoon Bush Fire Brigade Meeting
Residents of the Argoon are are avised that the Annual Meeting of the Argoon Bush Fire Brigade is to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Total Prohibition of Fires Only in Extrem Edanger
Method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed should the need arises during the coming summer will be the same as in previous years, the Chief Secretary (the Hon. C. A. Kelly,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Timber Yard
Some excitement was caused during the lunch, hour on Friday when the Fire Brigade was summoned to attend a fire in…
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