Country House Destroyed by Fire Flames Fanned by Strong Wind
A weatherboard house, owned by Mr. E. Griffiths, of "Figtree Grove," Eulomogo, was completely destroyed by…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Fire at Sugar Refinery Works Second Attempt To Cause Serious Damage Sydney
A fire broke out early this morning in an elevator at the Colonial Sugar Refinery works at Pyrmont. Firemen were…
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On Thursday last a fire started on Gibson's property, on the forest road between Dubbo and Mendooran. Fanned by a particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Brigade Mendooran Meeting
A meeting of the Mendooran Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Hall on Saturday afternoon last Mr. L. C. Broughton occupied the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wellington District News Mumbil Bush Fire Quick Action Sayes. Big Blaze
The local cricketers were very disappointed last Sunday, when, after some of them had travelled several miles, and waited till 1 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Premier Appeals to Motorists Sydney
The State Premier (Mr. Mair) to-day appealed to motorists to take a few old bags in the car when they were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Euchareena Bush Fires Prevalent a Number of Outbreaks Timely Saves
Quite a number of bush fires have been around the locality lately. Mr. Douglas Brazier had a call to one not far from his residence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Elong Gift Evening Destructive Bush Fire Personal and General
Mr. Lawrie Martin left for Sydney last Saturday for a few days' holiday. Mr. Arthur Walters and family left for Tuggerah Lakes on Saturday, and…
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The summer is with us with all its intensity. The thermometers in the district, have been over the 100 degrees mark on a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Fire Brigade Kept Busy Several Local Outbreaks
The local Bush Fire Brigade was kept busy last week; on Wednesday a fire broke out in the paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Death Ray Creates Fires and Floods Cld Man's. SECREr Invention to End War
In an empty man[?]ion on a lonely estate in the tiny, hamle near Maidenhead, England, a grey-haired scientist…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Doctor's Actions Evidence at Gilgandra Fire Inquiry Open Verdict
An open verdict was returned by the District Coroner (Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M.) at the conclusion on Tuesday of the inquiry into the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Open Verdict at Fire Inquiry Lengthy Evidence Submitted to Coroner
At the conclusion of the evidence at the Gilgandra Court House on Tuesday into circumstances surrounding the fire which totally destroyed the residence owned bv Mrs. S. A. Foran, and occupied bv Dr. C. H. Wood, on the…
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The Hetton-Belbilrd colliery's large coal conveyor, which crosses both the main northern railway line and the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macquarie Shire Council Fire Fighting Equipment Purchase Justified
At the usual monthly meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council, held in the Shire Chambers on Saturday last, the President, Cr. A. Knowle, said that the fire fighting appliances, recently purchased by the shire had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Men Fined Careless Use of Fire Sydney
At Wallerawang Police Court, two men, John Agnew and Russell Lyne McKay, were each fined for alleged careless use of fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Precautions
Writing of the necessity to exercise precautions against bush fires when in the country, "Carbon" of the R.A.C.A., tells of a lesiurely trip of some 200 or…
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The ringing of the fire bell on Monday evening last had the people scurrying from their homes. The outbreak occurred in some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News Outbreak Of Fire
A fire broke out on the river bank yesterday afternoon and spread into the vacant allotment owned by Mr. J. Brady and the allotment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mendooran Doctor Freed Gilgandra Fire Inquiry
At the Gilgandra Police Court last week, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., Dr. Francis Robert Guinane (35) was charged with…
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