Police Decision in Club House Fire West Wyalong
Hugh McKnight, 72-year-old caretaker of the West Wyalong Golf Club house, which was gutted by fire early on Saturday, died from heart failure…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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Pallamallawa News. Steps Taken To Deal With the Bush-fire Menace
A public meeting, convened by, the F, and S. Association, was held here on the 10th instant. Mr. W. E. Tonkin was in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Bug at Work Melbourne
Police suspect that incendiarists are responsible for another serious bush fire in the Otway Ranges in Southwest Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Bug Starts Fresh Fires MELBOURNE
Another biff forest fire in kennedy's Creek area of the Otway ranges is believed to have been started by a firebug…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire in Boomi District
A bush fire started on "Willarie" in the Boomi district yesterday at mid-day. Timber is still burning according to reports, but the fire is under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Menace. Local Brigades Formed for Garah District
Local graziers and residents generally of the Garah district got together on Saturday last and Fire Brigades were formed in readiness to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bush Fires Spread On Six-Mile-Front At Talwood One Fifteen-Thousand Acre Property Wiped Out TALWOOD
With the very heavy growth of herbage in the district, bush fires have been breaking out in many parts within the* last few days. On Tuesday, fire commenced at "Sherwood," Talwood, property of Mr…
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Hot, dry weather has been responsible for several outbreaks of grass fires in parts of the district. One landholder declared a fire on his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bus Catches Fire Sydney
A single decker bus, travelling! from Northwood to Wynyard with 29 passengers, burst into flames while crossing the Harbour bridge today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires in Victoria Melbourne
Bushfires are raging around the township of Healesville and firefighters have been rushed from Melbournt and Warburton to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →P.p. Board to Assist Fire Brigades
On Wednesday afternoon last, at the monthly meeting of the Moree Pastures Protection Board, Directors agreed to assist bush fire…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, has issued a warning that the fire danger in many parts of New South Wales made it imperative for every…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Adelaide's £1,000,000 Fire
Earlier prophecies regarding the extent of the damage in Adelaide's greatest fire on Tuesday night, which completely gutted the big drapery…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Menace. Risk Ac[?] Far-West
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, has issued a warning that the fire danger in many parts of New South Wales made it imperative for every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a 3-roomed weatherboard cottage at "Brigalow Park", was completely destroyed by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade for Boggabri
On several occasions in the past it has been proposed to establish a fire brigade in Boggabri, without success. The proposal has been again revived…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Hobart Fire HOBART
It is estimated that over 8000 people who were kept in check by a big squad of police, witnessed a disastrous fire which caused…
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A weatherboard cottage in Danger Village, occupied by Mr. Cecil Wilde, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…
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Commonwealth revenue will have to stand the loss of £650,000 worth of cotton in the fire at the Customs bond stone on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Finances
Revenue for the Narrabri Fire Brigade during the last financial year was £480, expenditure £372, stated the balance sheet submitted to…
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