£60,000 Blaze Flour Mill at West Wyalong
WEST WYALONG, Wednesday: Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused late to-day when a flour mill owned by F. Crago & Sons was…
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Jute on Fire
A fire, the cause of which has not been ascertained, was responsible for the destruction yesterday of a large quantity of jute. Flames were noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blaze at Hostel Ton of Straw Destroyed at Leeton
Wade House, Palm avenue, which is used as a hostel for members of the Women's Land Army in Leeton, was the scene of an outbreak of fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Country Flour Mill
Fire destroyed the large flour mills of F. Crago and Sons Pty Ltd at West Wyalong on Wednesday last Damage is estimated at many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Little Girl Badly Burnt In Footpath Grass Fire
When the long gross on a footpath in Mackay street caught alight yesterday afternoon Mary Hugo, aged 4, daughter of Sapper Vic. Hugo and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Army Mail Quick Transit to New Guinea Deliveries Under Fire
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA: Letters posted in Perth were delivered at Lae in three days last week, and others from Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Danger
The favorable seasonal conditions which have existed during the last few months have caused an abnormal growth of grass on private lands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Popular Cafe
Considerable damage was done to the building and part of the contents when a fire occurred at Messrs. Psaltis Brothers' "Popular Cafe." in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BARELLAN Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Barellan Bush Fire Brigade was held on Sunday, 31st October, at the showground. This meeting was held on the Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Forest Fire Threatens Movie Stars' Homes
LOS ANGELES, Monday: Forest fires in Santa Monica burned Bart of Bing Crosby's ranch, razed at least 115 homes and threatened movie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Season
With the approach of the bush fire season, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to shire councils to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Illabo Shire Council Refuses to Allow Fire Breaks to be Burned and Prosecutions Being Considered
THE ATMOSPHERE AT THE ILLABO SHIRE COUNCIL, CHANGED TOWARDS THE END OF THE MEETING ON SATURDAY LAST. IT MIGHT BE SAID TO HAVE BECOME CLOUDY, OR PERHAPS SMOKY, AS BUSH FIRE…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Berrigan “Advocate” Office Destroyed by Fire
A serious fire at Berrigan resulted in the Berrigan Advocate office being completely destroyed by fire together with stock and plant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Season
With the approach of the bush fire season, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to shire councils throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Composition and Functions of Advisory Committee
There were 948 bush fire brigades in existence to-day compared with 600 at the beginning of 1942. These figures are given…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cookardinia Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Held
The annual meeting of the Cookardinia Bush Fire Brigade was held in the Memorial Hall on November 2. Mr. M. J. Maher presided and there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Allies Intensify Attacks Mignano Comes Under Fire London
Plugging forward in the face of incessant counter-attacks, the Allies have intensified attacks against German positions in Italy, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Troops at Beirut Troops Fire on People Delicate Position with Egypt
CAIRO Friday: Sengalese troops in Beirut fired on crowds of demonstrators after the Lebanese police had refused to obey…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Fighting Volunteers and Compensation
Concerning the position of workers in relation to compensation for Injury received while fighting bush flies, the following information, given by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newspaper Office Destroyed by Fire
A serious fire at Berrigan resulted in the Berrigan "Advocate" office being destroyed by fire to-gether with stock and plant. The…
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