Brookdale Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Held
The annual meeting of the, Brookdale Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Brookedale Hall last Saturday when Mr. W. J. Dunlevey presided…
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U.s. News Railway Tragedies Hotel Blaze
WASHINGTON, Tuesday: The last crumpled coach of the Congressional Limited Express was cracked open yesterday by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Australia Bravery Under Fire N.S.W. and Victorian Awards Machine Gunner's Daring
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—In the face of a determined bayonet assault by Japanese troops in New Guinea. Private Arnold James…
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A meeting of the Wagga Experiment Farm District Bush Fire Brigade will be held next Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock…
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IN this war it is a case of seeing that the most important things come first. We must ensure that we do all those things which are…
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The annual meeting of the Rannock Bush Fire Brigade was held last month, Renewed interest in the activities of the brigade was demonstrated by the large…
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PHILADELPHIA. Monday.— The American Associated press states that a fire lasting hours at the Broad-street railway station. Philadelphia…
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About 8.45 p.m. on Friday a fire broke out in a small cottage occupied by Mrs. Emily Briar and her three children in Peters Street, in the South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Passenger Bus On Fire Exciting Moments in Kurrajong Avenue
MR. J. J. ("Irish") O'Donoghue's big passenger bus had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire on Saturday while it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Army Has Bryansk Under Fire Railway Junction Taken Nazi Evacuation Suggested
LONDON, Tuesday. (A.A.P.)—"The Russian offensive is moving towards a new climax," says a despatch from Moscow. "A number of German strongholds on the 800 mile front are now directly…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Passenger Bus on Fire Excitement at Leeton
Mr. J. J. O'Donoghue's big passenger bus had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire on Saturday. While it was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kockibitoo Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Kockibitoo Bush Fire Brigade held on 8th September, 1943, was well attended and the offie-bearers were elected as follows :…
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Harry Jams Kerr, who owned a farming and orchard property on the Towac road, Canoblas, whilst using a flame-thrower on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coroner's Inquest Into Cause of Death of John Howell Open Verdict as to Cause of Fire
On Wednesday last the Coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) held an inquiry into the cause of the death of an old man, John Howell, who died as a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Sydney Fire
SYDNEY, Tuesday: A four-storeyed building in Clarence street. City, the premises of G. Smart Walker & Co.. Ltd., was to-night destroyed by a fire…
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Trapped by bush fires while fighting to protect farms five miles from the New South Wales-Queensland border, a policemen and six soldiers were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →R.A.F. Bombers Attack Hanover Fires Left Burning Fiercely
LONDON, Wed. (AAP): For the second time within a week Bomber command aircraft made a heavy attack on the industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Man on the Land Bush Fire Danger Precautions Against Outbreaks
Damage in the vicinity of £1,000,000 was done in New South Wales by the great fires which swept the country in 1938-39. Thanks to publicity and other educational work, there is now a much greater appreciation of the danger of bush fires, but…
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Trapped by bush fires while fighting to protect farms five miles from the New South Wales Queensland border, a policeman and six soldiers were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oura Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Oura district bush fire brigade will be held on Wednesday next at 8 p.m. at the Oura hall, and an invitation is…
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