Cause of Bush Fires
The Victorian police have been instructed to make investigation into the cause of bush fires. That a great deal of the danger to life, and the disastrous…
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Bush Fire at Book Book
The residents and employees on the Book Book, Kyemba, and Mr. Emblen's estates had a busy time on Sunday afternoon last fighting a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighting at Sea
The steamer Ardgryfe from Greenock, which is chartered to load wheat at Williamstown where she arrived last week, had a lively experience on her voyage to…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Melbourne's Danger From Fire
The scandalous lack of water for the firemen at the big fire in Williamstown, V., last week was a disgrace to the authorities. When the hose was spun…
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A fire sprang up in a mysterious manner in the long dry grass near the Tumut Hospital on Tuesday afternoon last, and as there was a breeze…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire
An inmate of the Star Hotel Tumut, writes:—"About 4 o'clock this (Sunday) afternoon a man rushed in here, calling 'Fire.' We were all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mutama News. a Fire
WHAT looked likely to bet serious outbreak of fire occurred here on Mr. Bryant's property on the morning of December 20, about 11 a.m. A strong…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire in Hospital Hounds
Durning the week a fire that may have proved disastrous occurred at the Tumut Cetrage Hospital grounds, and bad it not been for the appearances of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Band and Fire Brigade's Merry Christmas
The merriest Christmas yet spent by the Narandera Fire Brigade and Citizens' Band was that of 1909. For four days or more the two…
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