Local & General False Alarm of Bush Fire
Railwaymen were burning off yesterday, on the Gundagai branch line, when some one out that way, slighting the smoke, rang the Cootamundra fire…
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Tumbarumba Shire December Meeting Work on Wagga-road Bush Fire Prevention
The December meeting of the Tumbarumba Shire Council was attended by all the councillors and officers. The clerk (Mr. K. Holm) reported…
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The serious fire that broke oat at Beckom this week as the result of a backfire from a tractor, requiring the prompt and combined efforts of about 200 fire fighters to subdue it, is an indication, of what disasters may happen in the country this summer unless ever; precaution is taken…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire Cars Saved From Basement Sydney
A are destroyed a building occupied by Henry Foggan, auctioneer, in the city early this morning. Forty firemen unavallingly tried to check the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Boree Creek 60 Acres of Wheat Destroyed
A fire broke out on "Hillside," Boree Creek, the property of the Aston family, on Monday morning, and destroyed about 60 acres of wheat and…
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The Bush Fires Advisory Committee commends the thoughtful application of the following precautionary rules in an effort to prevent possible outbreaks:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire at West Wyalong
aShortly before 2 p.m. on Monday on fire broke out in the residence of Mr. T. P. Meagher, Church street, West Wyalong. A very severe wind was…
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The Bush Fires Advisory Committee commends the thoughtful application of the following precautionary rules in an effort to prevent possible outbreaks:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bush Fire Menace
While the comparatively late arrival of real summer weather may have temporarily erased from the minds of town dwellers the fear of…
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With the approach of the Christmas and New Year holidays the Bush Fires Advisory Committee makes an earnest appeal to all picnickers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire on "Mount Murray"
About lunch time on Wednesday a fire broke out on "Mt. Murray," the property of Mrs. G. B. Kendall, near Murrumburrah. A strong wind was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henty Volunteer Fire Brigade
Mr. P. H. Paech presided over a committee meeting of the Henty Volunteer Fire Brigade. The captain reported that the equipment was in…
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The wagga fire Brigade was caned out yesterday afternoon to minor fires. At 2.30 o'clock a call was received to a fire which had broken out in some…
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A bushfire broke out on the property of Mr. F. Jackson at Pullitop early yesterday afternoon, and at one stage it appeared as thought it would develop…
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Sparks from a tractor are believed to have started two fires in Mr. A. Regan's wheat paddocks yesterday. The first fire was extinguished after…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Request for Larger Fire Engine Inspector Impressed with Leeton's Claim
ON Wednesday Inspector Parks of the Board of Fire Commissioners, visited Leeton to hear the request for a larger engine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Fire Alarm in Uroly Forest Caused by Burning-off Without Notification
THE first fire alarm in the forest area which comes under the jurisdiction of the Yanco-Gogeldrle Volunteer Bushfire Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tore Off Burning Clothes Man Burned When Back-fire Set Petrol Alight Unusual Griffith Accident
CARL CAMPBELL, of Carrathool Street, Griffith, became a human torch on Sunday afternoon last, when his car…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brungle Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting
At the annual meeting of the Br[?]e Bush Fire Brigade, held in the Brungle Ball, the president (Mr. H. H. Crouch) presided. There was a good attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Serious Outbreak at Borambola Park Flames Cross Tarcutta Creek Grass and Fencing Destroyed
Fanned by a strong westerly wind, a bush fire which started early yesterday afternoon on Bora[?] Park, the property of…
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