Bush Fires Caused by Lightning
For several months preparations have been made by landholders in the Narandera and surrounding districts to avoid as far as possible an…
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Cobar Bush Fire Still Raging Cobar
The bush fire menace is as serious as ever, as the result of outbreaks which are sweeping thorough a large area of country about 20 miles from…
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The preparations made during the past few weeks in order to combat fires should they occur were not made in vain, for once the telephone…
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A man who was on his way home early this morning discovered that the Nonthcote fire station was on fire. By ringing the station bell he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Fires Hay Stacks Damaged at Wagga Convent Farm
The Wagga fire brigade was called at 1 o'clock yesterday morning to an outbreak of fire at the Convent farm on the Tarcutta road. The motor…
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It has been brought under our notice that a very grave danger is created by the use of five-minute vulcanisers used by travelling…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cobar Bush Fires Extensive Damage 20,000 Sheep Destroyed Sydney
More than 1000 men are fighting bush fires in the Cobar district to-day. So far thousands of acres of grass and crops have been consumed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Country Ablaze Bush Fires in Numerous Directions 25,000 Sheep Lost in Jerilderie District
The terrific heat wave has been responsible for bush fire outbreaks in all States, and with disastrous effect for Riverina districts…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Outbreaks at Canberra Large Areas Burnt Out Sydney
Fire toghters are still working desperately to quell the fires which are threatening property at Canberra. So far several square miles of property…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Wagga Blaze Bottle Pealer a Loser
Shortly after 3 o'clock [?] afternoon the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire in the eastern end of Fosyth Stress. Thick…
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There was a fresh outbreak of fire at Wantabadgery West yesterday, following that which destroyed 500 fibres of grass on Thursday. Forty…
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Thomas Slarke, 28, of Wareemba Street, Five Dock was knocked senseless 100 yards from his home on Wednesday night when a fireball…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Store Damaged Fire at Cootamundra
Early on Tuesday night, a fine broke out in the bulk store of Messrs. Ryan and I[?]kson, Parker Street, Cootamundra, and had obtained a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hay Stacks Destroyed Convent Farm Fire
As a result of a fire which broke out at about midnight on Wednesday about 100 tons of hay contained in four stacks at the Wagga convent…
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Yesterday afternoon at about 3.30 o'clock the Waggs Fire Brigade was again called to the Convent Farm on the Tarcutta road where a fire…
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In the height of a heat wave of unprecedented duration and intensity, bush fires broke out on Thursday and Friday, and many land holders and…
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Lightning was responsible for bush fires on Wednesday afternoon. Simultaneously lightning star cod fires on Mr. Telacon Lloyd’s Melton Pa[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cootamundra Blaze Fire at Ryan and Inson’s Store
Cootamundra folk had a thrill on Tuesday night of last week. Shortly after 7 p.m., the alarm was given —a fire had started in Messrs. Ryan…
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Members of the Wagga Fire Brigade stood by the hay stacks on the Convent Farm, Tarcutta road, all through Friday night, Saturday night, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News Wagga Fire Statistics
The substation officer in charge of the Wagga Fire Brigade (Mr. L.S. ub[?]), in his annual report, stated that during 1931 the brigade received…
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