To Fight Fires Volunteer Fleet Six Buses Leave Sydney. Sydney
Two hundred unemployed, members of the New Guard, left Sydney to-day in six buses to assist the fire fighters in the Cobar district…
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Fire In Power Plant Many Towns Without Light
A fire which broke out shortly after half past 12 o'clock on Sunday afternoon in the Railways department's power station at Lithgow, adjacent to…
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Sydney has responded magnificently to the request sent last night from Cobar for assistance in fighting the terrific bush fires which have…
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Two fires occurred in Temora on Friday night. At 9 o'clock the adjoining residence of W. Fish of Newtown and W. Smith were destroyed…
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Bush fires occurred on Friday night in the homestead portion of Buckinbong station, destroyed about 200 acres of grass Station employees…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires Still Burning City Help Appreciated Cobar
The splendid gesture of sympathy by city men for the western farmers is acknowledged on all sides, and there is not the slightest doubt that…
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A bushfire which broke out on Dwyer Bros. "Ellsmore" property about 11 o'clock on Thursday night burnt for several hours, destroying…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfires Aid for Cobar 200 New Guards on Way SYDNEY
SYDNEY respondent magnificently to the request [?] from Cobar for assistance in fishing the terific bushfire which have…
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The New Guard contingent, 200 strong, arrived at Cobar this morning from Sydney. The men will not go on duty pending information from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Coolamon
A considerable stir was caused at Coolamon on Saturday night, when shortly after 9 o'clock, the fire bell sounded and it was found that one…
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Incendiarists are said to have started a fire at Wambanunba station, the property of Mr. F. H. Tout, president of the Graziers' Association…
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Two bush fires occurred near Henty yesterday, but fortunately both were put out by a rainstorm afterwards. One fire, which started on the…
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The fourth fire in Temora in a week occurred on Sunday night, when Mr. W. P. Curran's motor garage in Hoskin street was destroyed. Three cars…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cobar Fires New Guard Contingent Arrival Not Welcomed Sydney
A message from Cobar states that members of the New Guard who arrived yesterday to help to extinguish the bush fires, set off this morning for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Inquest. Forsyth Street Outbreak Open Finding
The deputy district coroner (Mr. Hugh Oates) yesterday morning held an inquiry at the Wagga Court House into the fire which destroyed a shed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Loss of Stock Unemployed Fire Fighters Work Appreciated Sydney
Mr. C. W. Tye, who was sent to Cobar by the Department of Labor and Industry to report on conditions in that centre, returned to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wombat Fire Sweeping to Kingsvale Has Hold on Frater's Miles of Smoke YOUNG
WHAT is Judged to be a big fire broke out near Wombat at 3.30 this afternoon, swept across intervening properties, and was…
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Two bushfires occurred near Henty yesterday, but, fortunately, both were put put by a rainstorm. One fire which started on the…
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That a bushfire which broke out on "Wambanumba," near Young, the property of Mr. F. H. Tout, president of the Graziers' Association, late on…
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