ELONG Bush Fire Sweeps Wide Area Aided by Wind
About 2 o'clock on Monday afternoon a fire started on Mr. C. Notts' property, six miles from Elong. As a strong wind was…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Bush Fire Brigade Members Thanked for Services Windora-Comobella
A meeting of the Windorah-Comobella Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Comobella Hall on Wednesday, 10th January,…
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Sixty points of rain were registered here on Wednesday last after a heavy storm had passed. A further good fall is required to be of any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Brigades Gilgandra Has Not Fallen Down on Job Splendid Results and Responses
At last meeting of our Civic Fathers a letter was received from the Shires' Association, intimating that the executive…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wauchope Fire Hotel Destroyed Loss For Former Gilgandra Residents
About 3 o'clock on Saturday morning fire destroyed the Star Hotel, at Wauchope, owned by Mr. A. G. Byrnes, and a billiard saloon,…
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On Wednesday last at lunch time some rubbish in Mr. F. W. Pennewan's yard caught an old pine tree and the flames ran up to the top…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District News Trangie Bush Fire Destroys 20 Acres of Pasture Personal Items
A bush fire broke out last Wednesday on Mr. A. Cameron's "Trangie" station, but through the timely arrival of many fighters, it was extinguished before it…
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The owners of the 11,000 tons passenger liner Grazie, which was abandoned after a fire off the Spanish coast, have announced that all the 417…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevent Bush Fires Carelessness Costs Lives and Money
The following circular from the Bush Fires Advisory Committee was received at last meeting of the Gilgandra Shire Council:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →District News (Continued from Page Four). Dripstone Bush Fire Brigade Tax on Land Holders To Insure Fire Fighters
The weather has taken a remarkable change. It is now almost cold during the day, and the nights are cold. Coats have been taken out of…
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A grass fire occurred in Messrs McCarthy Bros' paddock, adjoining the urban area on Saturday afternoon, and had spread…
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A grass fire occurred in the Chinaman's Garden, on the eastern side of the river, at about 10.45 this morning. The Fire Brigade was called…
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Cook, and their daughter, Nancy, left last Tuesday for a holiday in Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. T. Conlin and…
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At lunch hour on Friday last a fire occurred in the two-storey garage and sleep-out at Dr. Putland's residence in Hope Street. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TRANGIE Fire Destroys 600 Acres Of Pasture
A bush fire destroyed over 600 acres of pasture on the properly of Mr. F. H. Harvey, of "Myall Grove," early on Thursday…
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Owing to the continued dry conditions which are prevailing throughout the west, and the great growth of grass and herbage, landowners…
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£60,000 worth of damage was done by a fire which destroyed a four storied furniture manufacturing establishment of Garrick Ltd., in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Cause Extensive Damage 50,000 Acres Destroyed Stock Killed Boys' Narrow Escape From Flames Sydney
It is estimated that the bush fires which swept through the Yass district on Sunday and yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gilgandra Fire Inquiry Opened To-day
This morning, at the Gilgandra Police Court, the District Coroner (Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M.) opened an inquiry into the cause of a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gun to Fire Shell 155 MILES Effectiveness Doubted
Referring to a report that Germany was building a gun to fire a shell 155 miles, Dr. Hercus, Assistant Professor of Physics at…
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