New Guard at Wilson's Tank at Strategic Points for Fire Fighting in Blinding Storm Cobar
With the main detachment at Wilson's tank, about 40 miles out, and another base at Amphitheatre, about 12 milles from Cobar, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1932
743 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 38
Bush Fires in the West Cobar
The New Guard went out this morning to fresh outbreaks about eight or 10 miles from their bases, entailing a long march through fairly…
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No further reports concerning bush fires were received by the Forests Commission to-day, and it is believed that all fires in the State are under control, owing to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Grass Fire Goulburn
A spark from a passing locomotive set fire to grass on Springfield Estate yesterday afternoon, and before the blaze was extinguished 500 acres was destroyed. All…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Swan Reach
The West Maitland Fire Brigade, under Station-officer Wyndham, was called out to a fire in a hayshed on Mr. William Smith's farm ant Swan Reach, near…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Damages House Incendiarism Suspected SYDNEY
Police believe that incendiarists were responsible for an attempt to destroy a house in Punchbowl-road, Lakemba, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hotel Destroyed Kangaroo Valley Fire BERRY
A fire destroyed the Commercial Hotel, Kangaroo Valley, near Berry, at 1 o'clock this morning. Three women and a youth escaped from the burning building in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Zone Watched New Guard at Cobar No Further Outbreaks Cobar
No further outbreaks of fire have been reported in the Cobar district, but a high wind is blowing, and there is danger of the recent fires being rekindled. In order…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Guardsmen in Fire Zone Close-ups of Cobar Fire Fighters
At lefts ENTRY to Cobar.—The 'buses with New Guard firefighters in the main…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fresh Fires Checked New Guard Members Busy COBAR
A few fresh outbreaks of fire which occurred in the Cobar district this morning were quickly extinguished by members of the New Guard. The general position…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Troops Fire Indian Peasants' Attack Non-payment of Revenue Calcutta, January 14
Grave disturbances occurred at Jhelum, on the Kashmir State border, following the seizure of peasants' cattle by the State authorities in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Terrifying Scenes Fire in Antwerp Circus Elephants in Panic Damage Exceeds £30,000 (Australian Press Association.) BRUSSELS, January 13
Arson is suspected to be the cause of a fire in the famous Surrazani circus in Antwerp. There were terrifying scenes while 200…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Peril West Cootamundra Blaze Sydney
The glare of a bush fire which broke out after midnight on Mr. P. R. Scott's station at Carinyah was seen 12 miles away by the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Menace Sydney Committee Formed SYDNEY
At a meeting of those interested in assisting the country in the extinguishing and prevention of bush fires, held to-day, it was decided to from a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Woman Disappears Into Bush Two Days' Search Fails to Find Her Bush Fire Dangers Sydney
The disappearance from her haunts around the Cootamundra hills of an elderly woman who excited attention by carrying a swag,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early Morning Fire at Adamstown House Was Slightly Damaged
Several rooms of a house in Edden-street, Adamstown, owned and occupied by Mr. Francis Ticehurst, were slightly damaged by fire early this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wind Changed S. Australian Town Saved Menace of Bush Fire Adelaide
Only a change of wind saved the township of Wilmington, about 200 miles north of Adelaide, from being swept by bush fires last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wallsend Fire
E. Osland and Sons' sawmills at Wallsend, which was extensively damaged by fire a week ago, is now in full working order. Mr. Osland has restored the plant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires' Toll Melbourne
Bush fires during the week-end caused much damage to many Victorian districts. The principal outbreak in the Dandenong Ranges destroyed much timber, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£6000 DAMAGES Fire Destroys Businesses Outbreak in Victoria Melbourne
Damage amounting to £6000 was caused by a fire which swept through five shops and a house in the business section of Boort last night…
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