Brisbane Fire Christmas Fare Lost
Brisbane experienced one of its greatest fires on Sunday morning when three floors of Walter Reid and Co.’s wareouse were gutted. The…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
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War Type Utility Vehicles Useful For Fire Fighters
The Commonwealth Disposals Commission has offered to make available through State Government and other War Department type utility vehicles…
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The Commonwealth Disposals Commission has offered to make available through State Government and other appropriate channels high-powered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American Troops in Germany Face Heavy Machine-Gun Fire LONDON, Thursday (A.A.P.)
American First Army troops in Germany have made a 600-yards advance against heavy machine-gun fire south-west from Hurtgen…
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While other districts have already been seriously menaced by bush fires, Braidwood so far has been very fortunate. However, the countryside is…
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In the early hours of Saturday Smith Bros.' sawmill, situated not far from the wharf at Eden, was totally destroyed by fire. Bega Fire Brigade was…
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Bush fires on the Blue Mountains are now under control. Bell was in danger yesterday, but was saved by a change in the wind…
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Big squads of men have been fighting a serious fire which has been raging at Bell's Creek for over a week. The Araluen and Braidwood bush fire…
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At last meeting of Braidwood Hospital Board a letter was read from the Hospitals Commission in regard to the above stating that the matter would…
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The fire which has been burning for nearly a fortnight in the Bell's Creek-Deep Creek country is under control now after hard work by the…
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Annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade on Saturday afternoon, when it is hoped to see a large attendance. At the moment it looks as if the…
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Sir,—I desire to appeal through the columns of your paper to the residents of Yarrowlumla Shire and District, asking that special efforts…
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The N.R.M.A reports that many motor vehicles were brought to a sudden stop on the road during the recent heat wave because of vapour…
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An appeal for help for residents of Woodford and Springwood whose homes and lives were endangered by bushfires was received by Red Cross…
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At the annual meeting of the Braidwood Bush Fire Brigade the question of financing the organisation was introduced by Mr. Woods, who claimed…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, directs attention to the fact that, under the Bush and Rural Fires Prevention Act issued pursuant to the…
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A shale petrol refinery at Mittagong was destroyed early on Sunday morning. Flames roared hundreds of feet in the air and burning oil…
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There was a large attendance at Saturday's meeting held in the C.W.A. rooms, the best for years, keen interest being taken in the proceedings—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Motoring in Bush Fires
The N.R.M.A. reports that many motor vehicles were trough to a sudden stop en the road-during the recent heat-wave because of vapour lock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Rage in Tokyo After Third Raid Washington, Thursday (A.A.P,)
Today Japan’s Premier, General Koiso, appealed for energetic co-operation to extinguish fires started during the third Super-Fortress raid on…
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