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Fires & bushfires, 1940

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£2000 Damage When Griffith Packing Shed Burns Sunday Afternoon Fire Destroys Building and Contents

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 March 1940 · page 2

DAMAGE estimated to he in excess of £2000 was caused at Griffith on Sunday afternoon, when the premises of the Selbest Packing House in Jondaryan Avenue, together with the whole of the contents, were destroyed by fire…

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Prevention of Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

1.—Matches. Be sure that your match is out. Break. It in two before you throw If away. 2.—Tobacco. Be sure that pipe…

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Ralvona Bush Fire Brigade Committee Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

The committee of the Ralvona Bush Fire Brigade met in the Shire Hall, Holbrook on Friday afternoon, when there were present Messrs. T. M'G…

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Tumut Central Bush Fire Brigade Committee Meeting Landholders Apathetic

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 3

The committee of the Tumut Central Bush Fire Brigade met at the C.W.A. rooms at Tumut on Friday night last. Those present included: Sergt. Levett,…

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Fire at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

A weatherboard cottage in Matestreet. Albury which was the property of Mr. J. E. Strawbridge, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The first…

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Fire at Yanco

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

A fire broke out at Yanco on Monday night in a wooden building containing stocks of tallow, beside the main abattoirs buildings. The Leeton…

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Fire at Griffith Packing Shed Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 4

Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the premites of the Selbers Packing Shed in Jondaryan Avenue, Griffith. The…

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Griffith Fire Packing Shed Destroyed GRIFFITH

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 March 1940 · page 1

Damage estimated at £2000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the premises of the Selbest Packing Shed Jondaryan Avenue Griffith. The…

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Heavy Fire on British Outpost Paris

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 March 1940 · page 1

The attack on the British post on the Maginot Line in which, it was stated, British soldiers were taken prisoners, amounted to a miniature attack, and not merely a raid. It had been carefully planned. The Germans launched, a heavy…

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Caused £1000 Fire: "Regret I Did Not Stop in It" Man's Remorse After Kooba Blaze

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 2

"IT is my one regret that I did not remain in the centre of the fire, was the remark made by William Henry Scobie, an elderly Hanwood farmer, at the Griffith police court on Tuesday, before a suspended sentence was imposed on him by Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M…

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Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 3

A meeting of the Fire Brigade was held after the Progress Australian meeting, outstanding accounts of landholders, due to the brigade, being…

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Grass Fire at Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 6

The grass between fruit trees at the Wagga Base Hospital caught on fire yesterday afternoon. The wagga Fire Brigade beat out the flames, but not…

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Kyeamba Shire Monthly Meeting Central Council Suggested to Control Fires

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 8

The formation of a Central council of Fire Brigades within the Shire of Kyeamba, on the lines of that operating in the Tumbarumba district, was…

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Bush Fire at "Rosebank"

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon, a fire occurred at "Rosebank" property. Mr. Pat Gooden was driving a tractor with a piece or railway line, crashing…

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Fire in Fodder Shed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 4

A fire occurred in the fodder shed at the rear of Messrs. Huthwalte and Co.'s store, Baylis-street, at 8 o'clock last night. About half a dozen bags…

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Fire in Chinese Camp

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

Yesterday morning at 11 o'clock a fire broke out in the weatherboard kitchen of the Chinese camp in Fitzroy-st., Tumut. Dense smoke was…

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Local & General Fire Alarm

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 2

The Cootamundra Fire Brigade was called out at lunch time today for what proved to be a grass fire near the gasworks. It was quickly…

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German Ships Set on Fire When Intercepted British Seamen's Bravery London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1940 · page 1

The Admiralty press statement to-night states: "The German s.s. Hanover (5600 tons), was intercepted by a British cruiser on the night of March…

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Prevention of Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 4

1.—Matches. Be sure that your match is out. Break it in two before you throw it away. 2.—Tobacco. Be sure that pipe…

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Bush Fires Nearing B.j. Dam

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1940 · page 2

Bush fires which, started about a fortnight ago on the Gunnong Pastoral Company's "Rairview" property, at Tomorromin, yesterday swept…

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