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520 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 26
The danger from extensive bush fires is not so great this year as in the case of prolific seasons. Owing to the absence of winter rains the growth of grass during the spring has been much lighter than usual, and consequently there is not so much inflammable material to supply fuel for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early this morning a fire destroyed a weatherboard cottage on the outskirts of Albury, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Oliver. Their baby daughter,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Five were burned to death to-day in a fire which was started in a public works store at Tulkarem. A native sergeant and a constable…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Forestry Commission in co-operation with the newly-formed Bush Fires Advisory Committee has decided that fire prevention and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire occurred in the roof of the kitchen quarters of the Narandera railway barracks at mid-day ion Saturday. It was quickly extinguished by members…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by a mysterious fire which gutted portion of Spatts' clothing mills at Brunswick at 1.30 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →As a result of a conference recently called together by the Chief Secretary with a view to effective co-ordinated measures being taken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 9 o'clock on Saturday night, a four-roomed weatherboard house outside the Temora water reticulation soheme was destroyed by fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly after 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Axtill's butchery in Pine Avenue, fumes from a tub…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two British steamers, Tuck-Wo and Tatung, were bombed by Japanese war 'planes near Fuhu to-day. The Tuck-Wo was carrying a large number of Chinese refugees whose fate is not yet known, but the casualties are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A fire which broke out In the Queensland Public Library to-day destroyed many valuable records and for a time menaced menaced the Oxley…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The State Meteorologist (Mr. Mares) said to-day that weather conditions which might result in bush fires in certain areas were advancing in New…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wild confusion prevails in Nanking. Fires are racing in the riverside warehouses and also in the centre of the city, due to Japanese bombing which extended to the rail-way station,, killing and wounding many of the 2000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although an insurance policy was held, Mr J. E. Mather, manager of Burra Station, sight miles from Tumbarumba will be a heavy loser…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Something in the form of a contrast to the position of the Cootamundra centre, as far as bush fire brigades are concerned, was hown at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by fire in a furniture factory at Northcote early this morning. The outbreak is believed to have started in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombs were thrown into two houses of sheiks belonging to me Moslem Party but no damage was done, and an Arab was arrested. At Half[?] the police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three hundred Chinese soldiers, trapped by Japanese on a hilltop outside Nanking, were mowed down with machine guns after a grass fire had driven them out of holes in which they had taken refuge…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Junee fire brigade had two calls out yesterday. The first, at 1 p.m., was to a grass fire in Seignor-street. At 2.30 p.m. they were again called out…
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