Six Months' Gaol for Lighting Fire in Victorian Bush Melbourne
Alleged to have lit a fire which swept across 500,000 acres of country from Mortlake to Camperdown, and caused £50,000 worth of damage,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
443 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 9 of 23
£100 Damage in Fire at Tweed Heads
Damage estimated at about £100 was caused by a fire which burned a radio testing unit and a radio set, and badly damaged the upholstery,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Tension Wire on Bridge Burnt Out
Electricity supply to South Murwillumbah and, Condong was cut off last night when a high tension wire on Murwillumbah bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Portion of Rail Station Building Mullumbimby Blaze
Mtillumbimby railway station building was partially destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The contents of two rooms, including…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Station Damaged by Fire
The Mullumbimby railway station was partially destroyed by fire this morning. The contents of two rooms, including luggage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Exhaust Stack Spectacular Blaze
Exhaust oil from an engine which drives an electricity generator at the rear of Penneys store in Moles-worth-street, Lismore, caught fire…
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A Utility truck owned by Mr. F. Byrnes, of Commercial Road, Murwillumbah, caught fire about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The fire was put…
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The Mullumbimby railway station was partially destroyed by fire on Tuesday. The contents of two rooms including luggage…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mullumbimby Fire Inquiries Completed
Detective Sergeant H. E. Snowden stated last night that he and Detective Constable J. P. Ryan had completed their inquiries into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sabotage Theory in Melbourne Fire Melbourne
Thousands of pounds worth of damage was done by a mysterious fire which broke out in the petrol and kerosene dump at the national…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →From All Fronts..... Police Fire on Militants: LAHORE
The police fired on members of the Khaksar (Army of Spades), a militant religious organisation, who defied a ban against parades. Thirty-two Khaksars…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Investigating Fire MELBOURNE
Although there is no suggestion of sabotage, detectives and military officers are investigating the fire at the Vacuum Oil Company's depot at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfires Committee Exhibit at Royal Show
An exhibit of considerable interest to country visitors to this year's Royal Easter Show in Sydney is found in the Agricultural Hall, where the Bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Victim of Fires in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Sunday:—George Myrch (67), of Mortlake, died in hospital to-day from burns he received in fires which devastated the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfires Committee's Show Exhibit
An exhibit of considerable interest to country visitors to the Royal Easter show in Sydney was in the Agricultural Hall, where the Bush Fires…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Distillery PERTH
A fire which destroyed the distillery and bond store of a vineyard firm at Armadale caused about £3000 damage. The building contained 700 gallons of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Western Front: Infantry Fire Along the Rhine Paris
The night French official war communique states: "There were local artillery actions on various points of the front, and infantry fire along the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Another Bush-fire Camping Party Blamed. Melbourne
A sudden change in the strong westerly wind saved the townships of Mulgoa and Wallacia from bush-fires which were sweeping towards them on a front of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Ring Blaze in Nth. Berlin London
According to a message from Berlin early this morning a fire broke out at 10 p.m. in a factory in northern Berlin, and was still…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush And Grass Fires Near Sydney
SYDNEY, Thursday:—Bush fires raged in the suburbs and in many parts adjacent to the metropolitan area to-day when the damage…
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