Calamitous Fire Wise Bros.' Flour Mill Destroyed In Narandera's Biggest Fire Over £100,000 Damage
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 4
On Friday afternoon, 13th October, the residents of Narandera were shocked when they learned that a fire had occurred et Wise Bros.' flour mill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Service Mails Fire on Ship Causes Heavy Loss
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1944 · page 6
PERTH, Monday: The Post-Master General (Senator Ashley) announced to-day that recently a serious fire occurred on a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Municipal Matters Last Nights Council Meeting North Wagga Works; River Bank Fires; One-Act Play Competition; High School Footway
Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1944 · page 2
Those present at last night's meeting or the Wagga Municipal Council were the Mayor Aldermen H. E. Gissing), Aldermen W. H. Stillman, J. V. Doyle, J. A. Harrison, V. E. Lawrence, H. M'Donough, J. Graham, L. Barrand. J. Halloran and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shed Damaged by Fire
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1944 · page 4
Early yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a shed at the rear of Bullock's grocery store, Baylis street, and severely damaged both…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cootamundra Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1944 · page 2
At the annual meeting of the above a representative gathering of town and district people assembled at Messrs. T. Williams and Co.'s office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Fire Brigade Bal[?]
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 6
The Wagga Fire Brigade g[?] ball will be held at the All Ser[?] Palais on Thursday, November said of the Wagga War Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire Danger
Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 2
Persons proved guilty of start-ing bushfires could be sentenced to terms of imprisonment said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Blaze Averted by Vigilant Employee
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 November 1944 · page 2
Vigilance on the part of an employee of Lanham's garage, was responsible for the prevention of a destructive fire in the old Paco service…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gas Producers New Security Act Order for Prevention of Bush Fires
Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1944 · page 3
SYDNEY. Friday: The Chief Secretary (Mr Baddeley) said today that by an order issued under the National Security Act it was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brisbane Fire Damage Exceeds £70,000 Huge Store of Liquor Destroyed
Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 3
BRISBANE, Sunday: In one of the most destructive fires in Brisbane's history a three-storey building in Charlotte-street, city,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga's Big Fire Commercial Hotel Ablaze Early Yesterday Morning Damage Estimated at Thousands of Pounds
Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1944 · page 2
Wagga experienced its biggest fire for many years when the Commercial Hotel caught alight in the very early hours of yesterday morning. The fire spread over almost the whole of the third stroyed, while the second storey was considerably damaged by water. It was Wagga's biggest blaze since the Strand Theatre was completely gutted some years ago. The Strand Theatre stood on the…
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Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2
Persons proved guilty of starting bush fires could be sentenced to terms of imprisonment said the Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley). He urged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Toompang" Ravaged by Bush Fire
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1
One of the worst bush fires in the district so far this summer occurred on Thursday, the property most affected being that of Mr. D. H…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →From Fighting the Germans in Africa to Fighting Bush Fires in Australia!
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 1
The Commonwealth Disposals Commission has offered to make available, through State Government and other appropriate channels…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire at Wagga
Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 2
Wagga experienced its biggest fire for many years when the Commercial hotel caught alight in the early hours on Sunday morning. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Young Caused by Gas Production
Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1944 · page 6
A producer gas unit attached to the car of Mr Harry Calthorpe stock and station agent, of Canberra, was the cause of a bush…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Army Mail Destroyed by Fire in Railway Van
Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 4
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Heavy damage to Army mail in a railway van destroyed by fire between Sydney and Brisbane on October…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From Fighting the Germans in Africa to Fighting Bush Fires in Australia
The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 2
The Commonwealth Disposals Commission has offered to make available through State Government and other appropriate channels high powered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Coroner's Inquiry Into Cause of Flour Mill Fire
Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1944 · page 2
On Wednesday last the District Coroner (Mr. J. S. Dickson) held an inquiry into the cause of the fire at the flour mill on 13th October…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires Women Fight Flames Day and Night
Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1944 · page 3
GOSFORD, Sunday: Fighting under unfavorable weather conditions, police and women residents have managed to place…
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