Bush Fire in Blue Mountains 1000 Residents Help Brigades
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Over 1000 residents of Wentworth Falls assisted brigades from Katoomba, Leura and lawson to fight a bush fire which…
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Fire at Gilgandra
SYDNEY, Sunday.—At Gilgandra last night a motor garage owned by A. Townsend & Son, and adjoining premises occupied by M'Carthy Bros.,…
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WAGGA, Monday: A fine save was made by the Wagga Brigade on Saturday, when a fire broke out in the yard at the rear of Blake's Book Bazaar,…
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A fine save was made by the Wagga Fire Brigade on Saturday when a fire broke out In the yard at the rear of Blake's Book Bazaar, and spread to…
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SYDNEY. Monday.— Firemen had the busiest day for years fighting bush fires which raged in many metropolitan districts yesterday The total number of…
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The problem of petrol supplies for 700 bush-fire brigades throughout New South Wales has been solved. Announcing this, the Chief Secretary…
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The meeting of the Tumbarumba District Bush Fire Brigades Advisory council was presided over by Mr G. Roth. The following…
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Answering a call from the tire alarm at the corner of Edward and Docker-street at 3.22 p.m. yesterday, the Wagga Fire ,Brigade cashed to…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.— For six hours yesterday about 70 members of bush fire brigades fought a blaze which threatened an extensive area of the,…
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About 3 a.m. on Friday the sounding of the fire alarm took many residents into the streets. A fire had broken out in the fish…
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Blaring furniture falling from a lorry set fire to some grass on the properties of Messrs. P. Mullins and R. Stanley, Euberta, late yesterday…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A fire which broke out at the State Forestry Commission's seasoning works at Newport last night destroyed the joinery room, kilns,…
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LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.)—Czech circles in London learn that many were killed and wounded alter food demonstrations at Vu[?] in Carpathian…
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Fires broke out in the Tumut district during the last fortnight. A bush fire raged up the Goobragandra River for some days and was got under control…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Raging over a wide area in Lake Bolac, Westmere, Tatyoon, and Eastleigh districts yesterday and last night, fierce grass,…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out at 4.50 yesterday afternoon to a fire on the river bank at the rear of the Prince of Wales Hotel. Some grass…
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THANKS to the prompt action of Mr. E. C. Tweedle in calling the brigade, two splendid saves were made on Wednesday…
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NEW YORK, Thursday.—A huge fire set ablaze the entire pier of the Hudson River at the corner of 43rd Street in the centre of New York City…
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About 4.30 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a fire was noticed in a large iron store room at the rear of Messrs. Richards' Big Store, and the…
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The siren at the Junee Fire Station has been abandoned as a means of notifying fires for the duration of the war. Instead, when Junee residents…
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