Wagga District Fires Under Control WAGGA
After [?]ghting a fierce outbreak which had been raging for four days 25 miles south-west of Wagga, an army of volunteers to-day…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
443 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 23
Launch Destroyed by Fire Sydney
When its engine caught fire following an explosion, a 25-feet launch was burned to the water's edge off Shark Island this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Outbreak at Mullumbimby Mullumbimby
The Mullumbimby Fire Brigade was summoned to a fire in a house owned by Mr. N. Stewart and occupied by Mr. J. Condon, in Station-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Butcher's Shop Little Damage Done
Fire destroyed an electric switchboard and damaged portion of the ceiling and one end of the refrigeration chamber at Messrs. Riley and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Petrol Iron Caused Fire Home Destroyed Woman's Narrow Escape
A woman had a remarkable escape from death in a blaze which gutted a home and contents at Barker's Vale about noon on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Housemaid Burned to Death in Hotel Fire in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)
Miss J. Matthews, a 20-year-old housemaid, was burned to death yesterday when a fire gutted a six-storey private hotel at Wellington…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire in Melbourne Town Hall Serious Damage Averted MELBOURNE
Prompt action by firemen from all city stations averted a serious fire in the Town Hall early this morning. Fireman, who were called by a,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Rifle in Street, But Can't Throw Stones!
"Here is an instance where the law is an ass," said the Mayor (Aid. S. W. Winders) at Tuesday night's meeting of the Coolangatta Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fires in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Thursday:— Twenty huts, 11 motor cars, two motor cycles and side-cars and 200,000 feet of sawn timber were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Fire Melbourne
The bush fire at Tallangatta became fiercer than ever to-day as a hot westerly wind revived the flames. Hundreds of sheep have been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Queensland Cyclone Hangs Fire
BRISBANE, Thursday:—The cyclone is still hanging fire over Willis Island and Weather Bureau officials are unable to predict when and where…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Improved Food For Troops Minister Fires First Shot
MELBOURNE, Thursday:—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Street) has opened a campaign for allround improvements in the messing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires at Parkes PARKES
On a ten mile front, a bush fire has been raging through the Harvey Ranges, 22 miles from Parkes, since Monday. Homesteads and grazing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires in Victoria Under Control 1,000 Fought Flames in One District
MELBOURNE, Friday:—Fires in the Ovens and Mitta Valley, northeast Victoria, were brought under control this afternoon. Hundreds…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Militiamen Help Fight Bushfires in Victoria Melbourne, Friday
Three townships in the Tall angatta district have been endangered by huge bush fires. Close on 1000 men, including hundreds of militia trainees, are fighting the flames, which last night came within one mile of Whirouly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£30,000 Fire at Inverell Wine Cellars Inverell
Fire caused damage estimated at £30,000 at Fred Asimus's wine cellars at the Bukkulla vineyards yesterday. The cellars were burnt out, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£30,000 Damage by Fire Cellars Destroyed at Vineyards
INVERELL, Sunday:—Damage estimated at £30,000 was done by a fire which destroyed the wine cellars of Bukkulla Vineyards yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Gutted By Fire
A house occupied by Mr. arid Mrs. Fred Armstrong at Wilson's Creek was gutted by fire. Mrs. Armstrong was washing clothes when she heard a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Danes Fire on German Plane
LONDON, Monday:—Danish anti-aircraft batteries to-day fired on a German plane which was flying over South Jutland…
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