Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade. Districts Allotted
A meeting for the purpose of forming a bush fire brigade at Lockhart, was held in the Shire Hall, on Saturday evening. Cr. J. J. Nolan,…
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Grass Fires Outbreak on Benerembah
On Wednesday, an outbreak of fire occurred on Benerembah and spread along the dry grass at a good pace. A number of the station hands and…
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Hector McPherson Waring, a grocer of Barker-road Randwick, and one time a storekeeper at Yanco, and his family bravely attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Billiards Fire Brigade's Tournament Won by H. Bunt
The Wagga Fire Brigade's billiards tournament in aid of the Wagga District Hospital was concluded last night when the finalists, H. Bunt (ser.) and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Week-end Fires Strand Theatre at Wagga Destroyed Early Sunday Morning Outbreak
The week-end was productive of disastrous fires in the country, and in three centres it is estimated that £23,000 worth of damage has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade
At a public meeting held at Lockhart on Monday it was decided to form a Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade. Councillor J. J. Nolan (shire president) was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallendbeen Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the above was held at Wallendbeen last Saturday. The president gave a review of the year. Only two bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire at Weethalle
Further details of the fire out at Weethalle reveal that three business premises were destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £4000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strand Fire Modern Theatre May Be Erected
It is expected that an inquiry will be held into the cause of the fire which on Sunday morning destroyed the Strand Theatre, Wagga, though…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Typhoon Fire and Landslide Tokio
After devastating the villages of Loochoo Islands, the most severe typhoon for many years struck Japan yesterday. Namadzu experienced the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigades
The appear to form up the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigades was Statewide this year. This district had set a good example, with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Meeting at Yoorooga
Prompted by satisfactory results emanating from a meeting held at Moonbria during November, 1931, in connection with organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rannock Bush Fire Brigade
At a meeting held at Rannock on [?] of last week, it was [?] reform the [?] Fire Brigade [?] The area to he covered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cootamundra Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade
The above much-needed brigade is readiness for emergencies. All last year's officials were reelected, with the exception of Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires Strand Theatre, Wagga
One of the most spectacular fires " Wagga for a long time was watched in tile early hours of Sun- day morning by about 3000 neonlo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire at L.i.h.s
In burning off rubbish at the in cinerator at the Leeton Intermediate High School on Wednesday afternoon, the wind carried a spark into…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →False Fire Alarm
The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock as the result of a false alarm given from the fire alarm at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grass Fire At Jerilderie
A grass fire broke out on the Moonbr[?]a Station, the property of F. S. Falkiner and Sons, on Wednesday afternoon, and spread…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Local and General Fire At Weethalle
Before a bucket brigade of fifty men, hurriedly organised, could control a fire which broke out at Weethalle, on Saturday night, three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strand Destroyed Wagga's Biggest Fire Blazing Inferno Defies Firemen
Wagga's biggest fire for many years occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, when the big Strand Theatre, built in 1917, was almost…
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