Victorian Fires Danger Over SYDNEY
A message from Melbourne this morning states that many people whose lives were endangered in bush fires which swept Victoria yesterday…
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954 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 48
Sequel to Arcade Fire Sydney
There was a sequel today to the fire which occurred in the Sydney Arcade yesterday morning, when Harry Oleinikoff, 24, chiropodist, was…
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Two brothers, their mother, and a friend were treated in hospital for severe burns following a fire which broke out in the laundry at their home…
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His two daughters went to his rescue when Joseph Nicholas Watts was inside the burning Tara guest house, East Moree…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Grafton Baby's Escape From Death Grafton
Snatched from her blazing cot, Gwen M'Arthur, aged a year and nine months, had a narrow escape from being burned to death at her parents'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£15.000 Fire in Sydney Arcade Man Charged with Arson and Breaking and Entering Sydney
A desperate fight was made early to-day by 50 firemen from six brigades to quell a blaze which occurred in the Sydney Arcade, connecting King and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Day of Heat 106.3 Degrees in Wagga Bush Fire Haze Over Riverina Serious Water Shortage in Many Towns
Still another vagary of the weather was experienced in Wagga and district yesterday. While the temperature again soared over the century the post office during the afternoon, and a minimum overnight temperature of 76 degrees was recorded on the previous night…
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For a time interest in the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and Queensland to-day was eclipsed by a fire which broke out in the hedge…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Havoc Two Burned to Death in Victoria 20 Women and Children Spend Night of Terror Widepsread Damage and Loss MELBOURNE
Caught by a hush fire in Glendale last night two forestry officials, Charles Denby and John Hartley Barling, were burned to death. A sudden change in the wind was responsible for their deaths. Barling had gone…
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Two forestry officials wore burnt to death last night when fighting one of a series of bush fires which have been threatening timber towns and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Junee
Early yesterday afternoon the Junee Fire Brigade received a call to a blaze on the premises of the Pastimes Club in Lorne street, Junee. The building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Fires Increasing in Intensity MELBOURNE
The disastrous forest fires in Gippsland show no signs of abating, but, on the contrary, appear to be increasing in intensity. It…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Pine Forest
Word came through yesterday that a flash of lightning is believed to be the cause of portion of the pine plantation in the locality known as…
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Fanned by strong winds, a fire in the Richmond council's rubbish tip got out of control and swept across wheat fields belonging to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →City Fire Results in Man's Arrest Alleged Arson and Robbery Sydney
Harry O'Lienikoff, aged 24 years, chiropodist, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having on January 7 entered the shop of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Leeton in Bushfire Haze But Outbreaks Elsewhere
YESTERDAY the Leeton district was obscured in a thick haze of smoke, through which even comparatively close…
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Cootamundra district people sympathise with its neighbors down Binalong way on their losses by the bush fire, and the terrible days of battle,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vic. Bush Fires Two Burnt Cars Found 6 Dead Occupants MELBOURNE
Two cars which had been destroyed by lire were found this morning, between the Buxton-Marysville road and the Felgians mills. The six occupants…
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The Australian National Airways Short Scion 'plane, carrying a newspaper reporter and a photographer on bush fire duty, is reported to have…
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