South Australian Fire
ADELAIDE, Monday: A bush fire which started in the southeast and swept into Victoria caused about £100,000 damage,…
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Disastrous Fires in Victoria 19 Lives and 400 Homes Lost
Sweeping over a vast area of Victoria on Friday, the most disastrous bush and grass fires since 1939 caused loss of at least 19 lives, destroys…
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The fire which occurred it Ours last Thursday afternoon (and which originated on an adjoining property) swept across "The Valley," properly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Landowners' Public Meeting Help to Those Affected by the Fires Offers of Grass Sought
Elsewhere is [?]sed that a public meeting will be held in the Memorial Hall, Wallendbeen, on Monday night next, 24th instant…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: The three additional deaths reported to-day brought Victoria's fatal bush fire casualties to 20. with…
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The bush fire which broke out at Bethungra on Saturday and was sweeping towards Muttama on a 20-mile front on Sunday night,…
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A FIERCE bush and grass fire raged in the river country between the Yanco Weir and Narandera on Saturday afternoon,…
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INCLUDING hundreds of soldiers and airmen, nearly one thousand men were fighting a big bushfire near Cootamundra…
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CANBERRA, Tues—With record food targets to meet this year the Commonwealth Government is faced with miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holbrook Bush Fire Brigades Advisory Council Meets Value of Firebreaks Stressed
The annual meeting of the Holbrook and District Bush Fire Brigades Advisory Council was held in the Council Chambers, Holbrook, on Friday…
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After a military hospital train had passed "Fairview" property of M'Kinnon Bros., four miles from Junee on the Harefield road, on…
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The position of the bush fire which started a Bethungra, and extended towards Cootamundra and Muttams before it was…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Over 30 guests and several members of the staff had a narrow escape from death at 1 o'clock this…
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Sydney, Wed.—A bill providing for compensation to bush fire fighters is being prepared for submission to Cabinet. The Chief Secretary (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Fire in River Country Good Work by Raaf
A fierce bush and grass fire raged in the river country between Yanco Weir and Narandera on Saturday, but after a hard fight lasting more than…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Leeton Troubles Filtration Plant Meat Rationing Fire Daggers
Leeton's while elephant the filtration plant, the rationing of mutton, post-war reconstruction, lamentable lack of proper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires Cause Much Damage 40,000 Acres Lost in Area Ad Joining Gundagai Shire Miles of Fencing Ruined; 7000 Sheep Destroyed
IT IS ESTIMATED that the Bethnngra-Cootamundra-Muttama bush fire destroyed 40,000 acres of grassland and accounted for 7000 head of sheep, over 200 miles of fencing, and several buildings. The fire is now under control, but…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday: Estimates of come members of the State Bushfire Relief Committee are that the bushfire damage may total £5,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Courage Op Women in Bush Fires
The courage, fortitude and strength of mind of the women of Victoria were again put to a stern test when bush fires swept the countryside last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bush Fires About 40,000 Acres Burnt
It is estimated that about 40,000 acres were burnt in the Bethungra-Frampton-Brawlin - Muttama fire, which raged on Saturday…
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