Disastrous Bush Fire
Possibly the biggest bush fire in the history of the Hay district has swept hundreds of thousands of acres of grass and timber country in Gunbar-Green…
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Fires & bushfires, 1918
158 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 8
Police Fire on Two Men
The Melbourne police, noticing the suspicions movements of two men in Elizabcth-atrcet last night, called upon them to give an explanation. One…
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Sydney, Thursday.—Several big scrub and grass fires have occurred in various pastors properties in the West Darling district since Friday, one of…
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Extensive grass fires are raging in the lower Darling districts, and much grass, scrub, and fencing, have been destroyed. Cuthero Backalow, Nulla Nulla,…
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During extensive bush fires in Mathoura district 20,000 acres of grass were destroyed, a large number of sheep burnt to death, and hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Homicidal Contractor. Fires Shots at Woman and Suicides
On Saturday night, J. Butt, contractor, visited Rutherglen (Victoria) and went to the house of Mrs. Scahan. He fired two shots, evidently at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Metropolitan Fire [?]Ade. C[?]d Process Without Editorial [?]
The [?]s of the M[?] Fire [?] at [?] meeting [?] night [?] against the pr[?]sed re[?] in the se[?]ries [?]…
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Two bush fires have occurred in the Forbes district during the week. On Mr. Jes. Henderson's property, on the Grenfell road, 65 acres of standing…
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The grain warehouses are afire in Vienna. Enormous damage has already been done…
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Horbert Bristowe Moffitt was charged with on 21st July 1917 setting fire to a stack his property at Bukkulla…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victorian Bush Fire. Flames on Eight Mile Front
A bush fire broke out 20 miles from Stawell (Victoria), and spread with great rapidity. The fire has a frontage of nearly eight miles…
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The Auditor-General has been appointed to inquire into the recent organisation of the fire brigade system…
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A serious bush fire was started by a thrashing machine on the western plains of Victoria. Already 70,000 of grass lands have been destroyed…
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A tremendous grass fire broke out on Eilyer Station, at Lake Bolac (Victoria) yesterday. According to latest reports available, it destroyed 70,000…
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On Monday night, at about 10.30, a disastrous fire took place, when the motor garage of Mr. S. Bummers, situated in close proximity of the Royal…
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At the council meeting on Tuesday night a letter was received from Mr. B. Shepherd, intimating that the employment of a permanent fireman…
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The origin of the fire that destroyed a motor garage at Glen Innes on Monday night last, is shrouded in mystery. In every instance the lessees have been…
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An inquiry touring the fire that destroyed motor garage occupied by S. Summer, in Grey-street on the night of Monday, Jan 11, 191[?], was…
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During the inquiry on Monday into the recent fire at Summer garage, Mr. Hermit said these was evidently something very lax in the working of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. the Fire Brigade and Its Critics
Sir:--I notice by your report of the recent council meeting the fire brigade, and particularly myself, were criticised by Aldermen Bloxham, Whyte, and…
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