Fire Sweeps Through River Country
ON Saturday morning the scrub along the river bank caught alight near Gogeldrie and swept on to the 3000 acres of grass…
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Tumbarumba Fires All Danger Passed Position Satisfactory at Adelong
Fires in the Tumbarumba district, after a nightmare week to many scattered settlers, are now practically extinguished. The Tumbarumba police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria's Fires 2 More Victims Rains Quell Outbreaks MELBOURNE
Two more names were added yesterday to the appalling list of Victorian bush fire victims. William House, 60, who was trapped by a fire at his home…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Fire-bugs" in Forest? Police Investigate
Three separate outbreaks of fire within a small area in the Sherbrooke Forest on Saturday were alleged by the secretary of the Belgrave fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Adelong's Disastrous Fires Two Well-known Men Badly Burned. Others Injured
Saturday afternoon was a black and hot day for Adelong. An outbreak of fire at Ellerslie Station on Friday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mail Car Destroyed by Fire Near Tumut
The Tumut-Tomorroma mall truck caught fire on Saturday 7 1/2 miles from Tumut when ascending Wyangle. Hill. All the mails and goods were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Canberra Fires Reported Subdued Minister Urges Conference on Preventive Means Canberra
The transfer of the control of the bush fire areas from the land Department administration to the joint administration of the Forestry and Water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Gone £3000 Fire at Tallimba TALLIMBA
Damage estimated at between £2000 and £3000 resulted when a fire completely razed to the ground the Tallimba Hotel. Tallimba, early yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Sympathy Work of Fire Fighters Extolled London
"The Times," in a leading article, sympathises with the bush fire and flood sufferers in Australia. It extols the fire fighters, adding that neither…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Burnt Razed to Ground £3000 Fire at Tallimba
Damage estimated at between £2000 and £3000 resulted when a fire completely razed to the ground the Tallimba Hotel, Pope-street, Tallimba…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegraphic News Light Rain Helps Fire Fighters Sydney
Light rain, sweeping from the coast early to-day, relieved thousands of men who for four days have been fighting the most disastrous bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sentence of Three Months for Leaving Open Fire Goulburn
A sentence of three months Imprisonment was passed to-day on Cyril James Hayward (39) for having temporarily left a flic in the open…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Left Unattended Three Months' Gaol for Camper Goulburn
How an unattended camp fire was the cause of the destruction of the township of Penrose, was related in the Goulburn police court to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Use of Fire a Local Conviction Swagman Sentenced to Two Months
James John Joseph Quinlan, aged 30, of no fixed place of abode, was charged before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and J. Tod, J's.P., at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In New South Wales Thousands of Sheep Lost Fires in Yass District Men Badly Burnt Near Adelong Sydney
The death roll from bush fires in New South Wales increased to six to-day when the charred body of a man was found by two boys in the scrub…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire at Tubbul
A bush fire destroyed two hoy stacks and several acres of grass before it was checked at Tubbul on Saturday. The outbreak occurred on Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Started a Bush Fire at Brungle
At Tumut court on Monday James John Joseph Quinlan, 50, was charged, before Messrs. R. L. Blakeney and Jas. Tod, Js.P., with that he did, at Brungle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homes Demolished Worst Fire in Yass History
More complete details of the damage caused by bush fires in the Yass district reveal that they were the worst bush fires in the history of Yass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Victoria Fires Under Control Generous Support for Relief Funds Melbourne
The public are contributing generously to the various funds for the relief of bush fire victims, and nearly £80,000 has been subscribed, apart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Fight Bush Fires
The Cootamundra district set the example to the rest of Australia, many years ago now, in organising its volunteer Bush Fire Brigades, arranging the…
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