No Shire Regulation on Use of Fire Council Will Deal with 4 Position To-night
NO regulation has ever been made prohibiting burning-off at any period of the year in Willimbong Shire. This information…
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Prevention of Bush Fires
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 2 →50,000 Homeless . Big Japanese Fire Tokio
The fire which broke out in the Shizuoka prefecture has now destroyed 8500 dwellings. Fifty thousand are homeless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Near Boree Creek Many Acres of Grass Destroyed
At about 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in the Boree Creek district near "Barkool," the property of Mr. R. G. Borton. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at the Rock Kagga
Under unusual circumstances a bush fire started at The Rock yesterday morning, burning 150 acres of stubble and grass and some fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Alarms on Irrigation Area Council Discusses Burningoff Operations Leeton
Farmers and settlers on the irrigation area are suffering from a bad attack of the "jitters" as a result of the many bush fire alarms during…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire at the Rock Caused When Lightning Strikes Tree 200 Fighters Control Flames
Under unusual circumstances a bush fire started at The Rock yesterday morning, burning 150 acres of stubble and grass and some fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fires in Junee
Says yesterday's "Southern Cross": The position regarding minor outbreaks of fire in Junee is becoming very distressing. Up till the advent of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stacks Destroyed in Beelbangera Blaze Yenda
A fire which started in a stubble paddock on Mr. F. Berthon's property near Beelbangera destroyed two hay stacks, although a good break had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Items of News Grass Fires at Junee
The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 9 a.m. on Thursday last to a grass fire which had broken out on Hospital Hill, and it quickly had the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arson Charge £15,000 Fire Case Melbourne
An alleged admission that he had started a fire, which caused damage estimated at £15,000, to cover up his theft of £6 from a cash box, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire at Lacmalac
The first bush fire outbreak in the district occurred on Wednesday afternoon at Lacmalac, just prior to the downpour of rain in Tumut. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire at Harefield Blaze at "Overdale” 350 Acres Destroyed
Alter a tree, which had been struck by lightning the previous evening, had smouldered throughout the night, a gust of wind yesterday morning fanned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire at Murrulebale a Good Save
A fire was caused at about 1 p.m. on Saturday last by a heated bearing on a header. In a 320 ache wheat paddock on Murr[?] share larged by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Central Bush Fire Fighting Brigade Established in Tumut
As advertised, a very representative meeting was held at the C.W.A. Rooms on Monday night for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires!
The prolonged changing of the fire at [?] his morning [?] residents s[?] in the heat. As a result the old tip-to-Daze Store was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Blaze at "Overdale" Junee
After a tree, which had been struck by lightning the previous evening, had smouldered throughout the night, a gust of wind fanned the embers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Coolamon COOLAMON
A fire was discovered at 12.30 a.m. to-day by the night watchman (Mr. Sid Nest). The prompt response of Die Coolamon Fire Brigade prevented…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Shows Need for Night-watchman in Industrial Area
THE recent fire which destroyed a large packing shed in Leeton's industrial area may be the means of securing a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Barellan Grass-fire Started by Lightning Extinguished by Rain; Nature's Prank
An Incident comparable to some of Ripleys best occurred on a Barellan property on Wednesday evening…
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