Yesterday's Bush Fires
The Cootamundra bush fire alarm sounded yesterday for the first time this season. A fire had broken out on Mrs…
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Grass Fire at Wombat
About 30 acres of grass and some fencing were destroyed on Messrs. J. and A. McRae's property when a fire occurred at Wombat on Saturday…
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About 30 acres of grass were burnt yesterday afternoon when a fire occurred on the eastern side of Willans Hill. The flames burnt to the Lake…
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The R.A.F. began its attacks on the main targets in last night's raids at an exceptionally early hour, says an Air Ministry news bulletin. The main…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stores Gutted Vast Damage Bt Fire at Marrickville Sydney
Thousands of pounds worth of damage was done to-night when a fire gutted the general store of A. T. C. Seymour Pty. Ltd at Marrickville…
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The first annual meeting of the Camp Plain Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Council Chambers Hillston, on Saturday 2nd inst…
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Tuesday night should hare seen the establishment of a Bush Fire Brigade for the Municipality of Hillston, instead it marked the absolute lack of…
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Two minor outbreak's of fire occured at the beginning of the week On Sunday morning a call was mude…
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Despite very adverse weather, British bombers made a long flight last night. to attack oil works at Leuna (Germany), where large fires were caused…
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A fire broke out aboard the battleship South Dakota, which is under construction at Camden dockyards it was extinguished half an hour…
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At 7 o’clock yesterday morning, Patrick Noel Sutton, aged 2 years, son of Mr. H . H. Sutton farmer, of Old Junee, climbed out of his cot…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ThE LATEST (Second Edition) Fire Attitude to War [?]Rishmen in Tasmania to Launch Protest Hobart
[?]gusted by the attitude adopted by ne Minister of Eire Free State([?] De Valera) and members of his ,ent with regard to the war,…
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A fire broke out on a 10,000 ton overseas liner in the harbor late tonight. The flames spread from the bulkhead in No. 4 lower hold to a quantity of…
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Alter au encounter with a pocket-battleship, which left her on fire. the British tanker San Demetric (8073 tons) has arrived at a British…
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At the pre-summer conference of the North-eastern and Goulburn Valley Districts of the Victorian Bush Fire Brigade Association, held at Wodonga…
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A flash of lightning that preceded the rain in a storm at Young started a fire that caused a fair amount of damage at "Springfield," the home of Mrs. King, sister…
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YANCO, Monday: A fire completely destroyed one of the leading stores in Main avenue, Yanco, owned by Mrs. L. Ward, on Saturday night, causing…
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A fire completely destroyed one of the leading stores in Main-avenue, Yanco, owned by Mrs. L. Ward, on Saturday night, causing damage…
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At a meeting of the Cullivel Bush Fire Brigade, held recently, the following were present: Messrs. T. Bonnie, A. Ferguson, F. Smith, J…
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