Bush Fire Menace
In the cycle of the seasons summer is once again with us, and with it the menace of bush fires. Every year in some part of the State or other, bush…
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452 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 23
Careless Campers Boll the Billy and Leave the Fire a Source of Danger This of Da Year
It is the general opinion that if a fire should break out on some hot, windy day this summer, it will be one big fire, calculated to sweep a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Collingullie
A disastrous fire occurred at Collingullie on Monday morning, when a general store and residence occupied by Mr. W. J. Parker, was razed to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigades' Demonstration Dates Fixed
A meeting of the provisional committee of the Southern District Voluntary Firemen's Association was held at the Wagga fire station on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Midnight Blaze at Griffith
The Griffith Fire Brigade made a good save on Saturday night. Just before midnight the alarm was sounded and before the bell had ceased to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Bethungra
On Monday night an unoccupied house at Bethungra, owned by Mrs. Devine, was totally destroyed by fire. The owner had not been living in[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire Menace Fortunate Save at Stony Point
The settlers who leased dry area from W.C. and I.C. out Stony Point way were exceedingly lucky that they did not lose all their crops,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Wade Avenue Brigade Makes Good Save Chase for Hydrants
The Leeton Fire Brigade made another good save on Wednesday morning last in connection with a fire that broke out in a shop owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kogarah Burglary Constable Fires on Fugitives Sydney
Surprising four men in the act of breaking into Turner Brothers' emporium at Kogarah early this morning Constable Alexander McIntosh…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Wagga Demonstration Voluntary Fire Brigades to Be Held in October, 1932
At a meeting of the Provisional Committee of the Southern Districts Volunteer Firemen's Association, held at the Wagga Fire Station on…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire at Young Man Wounded with Razor Young
A free fight between a number of local youths and a party of visiting cherry pickers resulted in the admittance to hospital last night of James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mystery Fire Soldier Settler's Heavy Loss Children Rescued From Burning Building YOUNG
A mystery fire destroyed the residence of Mr. Claude H. Hawkins, a settler of Wirrimah. Three little girls, daughters of Mr. and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Brungle Bush Fire Brigade
The Brungle Bush Fire Fighting Brigade held its annual meeting on 4th November. The treasurer's report revealed that the total assets of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigade Speedy Call Up
On Friday afternoon a teacher at the Leeton Intermediate High School asked for the assistance of the Fire Brigade. Without any fuss, not even…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Motor Car Picture Films Ablaze Occupants Escape Sydney
A small motor car, carrying 20,000 feet of picture films, burst into flames as Leich[?]rd to-day, and running backward down a hill, was soon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wallaroobie Bush Fire Brigade
On Thursday, 12th inst, a well attended meeting was held in the public Hall to arrange the preliminaries in connection with the formation of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Big Bush Fire 20 Years Agc
The Gundagai "Independent" reproduces from its issue of January 1 1902, an account of the biggest bush fire known up till then, between…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ashbridge Fire Brigade
A meeting, convened by Mr. D. S. [?], was held in the Ashbridge Hall on Monday of last week for the purpose of forming a Bush Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Lockhart Residence Destroyed
About 1.30 o'clock on Wednesday morning there was an outbreak of fire at the residence of Mr. John Lehmann, baker, of Ferrier street, Lockhart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire at Gray's Tank
Since publishing the report in last Friday's issue of how, as it was understood at the time, a grass fire at Gray's tank was stopped by a track…
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