Bush Fires Destroy 60 Houses in Victoria Fate of Hundreds of Families not Known
MELBOURNE, Sunday:—Bush fires swept through Victoria to-day destroying more than 60 houses. They…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Fire in Sydney Arcade Man Arrested
SYDNEY, Sunday:—Shortly after a man came out of a grille at the entrance to the Sydney Arcade in George Street this…
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MELBOURNE, Monday:—Two forestry officials have been burned to death in the Victorian bush fires which raged throughout the week-end. The fires have not yet beer subdued in many districts and the Forestry Commissioner said…
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BRISBANE, Sunday:—More than 1,000 forest service employees are at present engaged in Queensland detecting and combating fires which so…
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SYDNEY, Monday:—Harry Cleinikorff (24), chiropodist, was charged at the Central Police Court with having maliciously set fire on…
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A warning regarding the careless dropping of lighted cigarettes and matches in places where they were likely to start…
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Adopting a suggestion from the health and building inspector (Mr. J Stewart) the Lismore Municipal Council decided last night to order the…
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A desperate fight was made early yesterday by 50 firemen from six brigades to quell a blaze which occurred in the Sydney…
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Two brothers, their mother and a friend were treated at hospital for severe burns when a fire broke out in the laundry of their home…
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Damage to the extent of £3000 was caused when a fire destroyed several shops in the main street yesterday. The extent of the fire would probably…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Cricket Ground During Shield Match Brisbane
For a time, interest in the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Queensland to-day was eclipsed by a fire which broke out…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Men Burned to Death in Forest Fire Flames Rage On 40-Mile Front In Victoria MELBOURNE
CAUGHT in a bush fire at Glendale last night, two forestry officials, Charles Demby and John Hartley Barling were burned to death. A sudden change in the wind was responsible for the…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday:—Starting near Gumerachn, bush fires swept down on Mt. Torrens this afternoon causing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Desperate Attempts to Rescue Families Bush Fires Rage in Victoria Melbourne
TOWNS and homes are still imperilled by raging bushfires, and desperate attempts are being made to rescue many trapped families. Eleven miles north of Erica are the two mills of Ingram Bros, lying in…
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Carried by a northerly wind, clouds of smoke from fires in the Newrybar swamp and North Creek areas enveloped the Ballina district in a haze…
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LONDON, Monday:—The steamer Rimutaka (previously the P. and O. liner Mongolia) bound for Auckland from Panama with 300…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fires Over Quarter of Victoria Grave Fears for Safety of Hundreds
MELBOURNE, Tuesday:—Bush fires covered a quarter of Victoria to-night and three-quarters of the State were blanketed by a pall of black smoke. The position will be even worse to-morrow…
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MUNGINDI, Tuesday:—When fire destroyed their six-roomed house at Mungindi early this morning, Mr. Roy McGregor and his wife and family…
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Following a wireless message that a fire has broken out aboard the liner Rimutaka, the American motorship, Yomachichi to-day reacher her and is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush Fires Premier's Sympathy Sydney
The Premier (Mr. Stevens) to-night forwarded a telegram to the Premier of Victoria (Mr. Dunstan) expressing deepest sympathy with the relatives…
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