Township Destroyed in South Australian Bush Fire Heroic Postmistress and Son Adelaide
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4
M[?] Torrens, 30 miles from Adelaide, has been burned out by bush fires. Fifteen houses, shops, and the post office—the entire town buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Rage in Victoria Fate of Many People Unknown Desperate Attempts to Reach Families Townships Threatened MELBOURNE
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4
Towns and homes are still imperilled by raging bush fires, and desperate attempts are being made to rescue trapped families. Eleven miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Yenda Store Destroyed
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4
A fire destroyed Langtry's general store at Yanda. The store was locked up after business hours when the fire occurred, and the reason for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at Weethalle Theatre and Too Shops Destroyed
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 3
In a disastrous fire which occurred at Weethalle in the early hours of yesterday morning, the Majestic Theatre and the two adjoining buildings were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Careless Use of Fire Blamed by Minister Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4
"Someone lit the fire which killed two officers of the Forest Commission on Sunday; someone lit the fire that took a heavy toll of human life at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Binalong Menaced by Fire Flames Checked a Mile From Township
Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 3
Gum trees which stood 20ft and 30ft. high were devo[?]red like matchwood by bush fires which swept the Binalong district on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Starling Pest Tackled by Fire Brigade Hose Hunts Birds From Trees in Gurwood-street
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 2
Considerable interest was aroused in Gurwood-street last night, hundreds of people being attracted by the efforts of the Fire Brigade to "put to flight"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Weethalle Theatre and Two Shops Destroyed Sleeper's Narrow Escape Damage Totals £3000
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 4
In a disastrous fire which occurred at Weethalle in the early hours of yesterday morning, the Majestic Theatre and the two adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on N.Z. STEAMER 300 Passengers on Board American Ship Standing by London
Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1939 · page 1
The New Zealand steamer Rimutaka, bound from Auckland to Panama with 300 passengers and a full cargo, wirelessed from the South Pacific that a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Uses of Radio Against Bush Fires
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 2
The Rural Bank's serial, "The Red Terror," is proving very popular with radio listeners, who are, even though many do not realise it, learning much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →18 People Perish In Victorian Bush Fires
The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1
Trapped in the terrible bush fires which are sweeping most of Victoria eighteen people perished on Wednesday The death roll now [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Victim Near Bega Sydney
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1
William Underhill, 66, was assisting to extinguish grass fires near Springdale, in the Bega district, yesterday, when he tripped on a tree trunk and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Ormonde Troubled by Bush Fire Smoke SYDNEY
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1
The liner Ormonde, which arrived in Sydney today, ran into a thick smoke from the Victorian bush fires on her trip down toe coast. The eyes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Binalong District Serious Bush Fire 800 Men Fight Flames
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
Three hundred men from Binalong, Galong and Bowning spent Saturday night fighting a serious bush fire which caused considerable loss to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →18 People Perish in Victorian Bush Fires Victims Trooped in Blazing Forests "Black Thursday" Disaster Eclipsed Melbourne
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
Trapped in the terrible bush fires which are sweeping most of Victoria, eighteen people perished to-day. The death roll has now reached 20 since the fires began, and at east 10 other persons are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Near Albury
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
A number of residents near Walwa (V.). in the Albury district, have been forced from their homes because of bush fires which are burning with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prime Minister Helps Fight Tasmanian Fires
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
The Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) took his place among the firefighters, when a scrub fire broke out near his home at Devonport to-day. His four…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tree on Fire
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 7
Shortly after 9 o'clock last night the Wagga Fire Brigade was called to the camping reserve near the river at the back of St. John's Church of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Helped Fight Fires Concessions to Prisoners Sydney
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 4
Mr. Martin announced to-night he had signed an extra remission of one week each in the case of 14 prisoners at the Bombala prison camp for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in South Australia £300,000 Damage Reported ADELAIDE
Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1
Although so far no loss of life has been reported from bush fires. It is estimated that the damage will be £300,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →