Bush Fires Serious Damage in Victoria Many Homes Threatened
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Bush fires which have raged for three days in the Axedale, Derrimul, Knowsley and Heathcote districts have…
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Hay on Fire
When a horse lorry loaded with hay caught fire on Mr. E. J. Merriman's property, "Marchmonth," Yass, the fire spread to a heavy growth of grass and…
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During the hottest part of Tuesday afternoon at Leeton s small boy was observed to deliberately start a fire in long grass on vacant land between…
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How a vivacious night club singer upsets file lives and the hearts of eight professors and a gangster, comprises the theme of Samuel…
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The Cootamundra fire bell rang at 9.40 this morning for what appeared to be a fire in a weatherboard cottage in Adams street, occupied by Mrs. B…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Six brigades attended a fire which broke out at the Metropolitan Chemical Works Limited, Alexandria, to-night. The…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Thursday.—Trapped in a cottage by bush fires, which have been laying waste large areas near Whangarai, two Maoris…
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Dry grass on the vacant land between Wade Avenue North and Waratah Street in the vicinity of the quarry, blazed up fiercely on Tuesday…
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LONDON, Friday.—Temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero and ice formed inside and outside the machines as R.A.F. bomber crews flew to…
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SOME THREE WEEKS OR A MONTH AGO IT WAS GENERALLY CONCEEDED THAT THIS DISTRICT WAS FREE FROM THE DANGER OF A SERIOUS OUTBREAK OF BUSH FIRES. BUT WITH THE CHANGED CONDITIONS IT…
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The Cootamundra Fire Brigade was called out at about 8.30 on Sunday night for a fire which had broken out in the paint shop at the Cootamundra…
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Particular care is necessary for the safe storage of charcoal. As a result of incorrect stacking of freely packed charcoal in a case which came…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: The offices of 2UE were burnt out last night. The premises, which are situated in Bligh-street, were unoccupied at the time…
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When a smoke bomb dropped from an aeroplane yesterday a fire was started at East Albury which burnt a considerable quantity of grass. The…
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CAIRO, Tuesday.—The attack on Naples, carried out on Sunday by American Liberator aircraft based in North Africa, is…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Two waves of bombers pounded the important submarine base of L'Orient in occupied France on Sunday…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Bells from St. Andrew's Church, Strathalbyn, rang out a warning and probably saved the town from bush fires to-day. Residents…
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A large quantity of -valuable baled oaten hay was destroyed by fire at Mr Clifford Minter’s property, “Kahlua”, Coolac on Saturday night…
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IT is with confidence that again ask the courtesy and cooperation of the Editor in extending publication to an appeal to readers of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supply of Petrol Ration Tickets to Bush-fire Brigades
Commenting on a statement by a grazier to the effect that adequate supplies of petrol were not forthcoming for the bush-fire…
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