Coolamon North Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Coolamon North Bush Fire Brigade was held at the office of Mr. M. O. Curtis or Saturday night lust. Owing to the…
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Marrar News. (From Our Correspondent.)BUSH Fire Brigades
The annual meeting of the Marrar Bush Fire Brigad[?] was held on Friday night of last week, these attending being Messrs. I.. M. Redgrave,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Employees Quell Fire £50 Damage in Griffith Blaze
Employees of the Griffith Producers Co-operative Society's packing shed who were returning on Tuesday evening to the shed to work overtime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fires at Monteagle and Murringo
Fires are starting earlier than usual in the Young district this summer. One occurred on Friday, and another on Saturday, on Tunney Bros., "Spring…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Raids on Germany Fires in Berlin Oil Plants Blasted LONDON
Oil supplies, rail communications, docks and aerodromes over a wide area in Germany were among the many objectives successful attacked on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Personally Meet Local Council Fire Commissioners To Come Here on Captain's Dismissal? "Victimisation," Says Local Labor Leader
BECAUSE the Willimbong Shire Council contributes to the upkeep of the Leeton Fire Brigade, and the fact that the Council…
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A fire occurred at the "Tumut Times and Adelong Express" office in William-street, Tumut, about ten o'clock last night and all the machinery and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Raids on London Diminish Populace Surprised Terrific Anti-aircraft Fire LONDON
Londoners were astonished to-night when they heard the all-clear signal several hours before midnight. It was the earliest for several weeks. The…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade was called to three fires during the week-end, and each fire is believed to have been caused by a burning cigarette butt,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Has Worst Raid Two Gigantic Fires Population in Suspense Throughout Night London
Last night and in the early hours of this morning strong forces of the Bomber Command delivered two of the heaviest and most concentrated attacks that Berlin has yet experienced…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Tumut Newspaper Office Severe Damage to Plant—Stocks Destroyed
A fire which brok[?] out on Friday evening in the office of the “Tumut Express” caused considerable damage. Stocks of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Urangeline Bush Fire Brigade
At a fairly well attended meeting of farmers, held in the Peace Hall, last week, it was unanimously decided to again form the Bush Fire…
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The annual meeting of the Collingullie Bush Fire Brigade was attended by a reprentative number of landholders. Satisfaction was expressed with the past year's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Tumut Newspaper Office
A fire occurred at the "Tumut Times and Adelong Express" office in William Street, Tumut, about 10 o'clock on Friday night, and all the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First Bushfire Outbreak Blear Uroly Bridge Quelled by High School Fire-fighters and Council Brigade
THE Leeton district's first bushfire alarm for this season was given yesterday when a large area of grassed country on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Premier Investigates Fire Captain's Case Conference of Local Council and Board?
Information has been received in Leeton that "special inquiries" are being made by the Premier's Department into the recent dismissal of Cr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Tumut Times" Printery Burnt Out
Fire on Saturday night destroyed the printing works of the "Tumut and Adelong Times" and the "Adelong and Tumut Express" newspapers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiel Base Bombed Two Large Fires London, Monday. (A.A.P.)
Adverse weather over the greater part of Germany severely restricted last night's operations by aircraft of the British Bomber Command. Early this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombing of Naples Heavy Anti-Aircraft Fire
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP): Details of the second attack by aircraft of the Bomber Command on Naples show that the Italian anti-aircraft…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombing of Naples Heavy Anti-aircraft Fire London
Details of the second attack by aircraft of the Bomber Command on Naples last night show that the Italian anti-aircraft guns provided more…
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