Two-hour Fire in Leeton Crop; £1300 Damage
LEETON, Wednesday: A bushfire which swept through a wheat crop of Mr. K. R. Hehir's property six miles from Leeton this afternoon…
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N.Z. Fire Deaths May Exceed 50 Scenes of Horror in Emporium
WELLINGTON (N.Z.,) Wednesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): With no possibility of the total casualties in the tragic fire in Ballantyne's Emporium at Christchurch yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unforgettable Scenes at Wedding of Princess Abbey a Blaze of Pageantry
LONDON, Thursday. (A.A.P.): One of the greatest crowds London has ever seen turned out today, for the wedding of Eng-land's future Queen. They gave the young couple an unparalelled reception as they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire In Wheat Crop Near Disaster at Fivebough
A SPARK from a tractor that was working in a wheat field at Fivebough, on Wednesday afternoon was responsible for a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kyeamba Body Against Radio in Bushfire Control
A meeting of members of the Kyeamba Shire and District Bushfire Advisory Council at Wagga yesterday decided against the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: New [?] Wales Fire Brigade officers [?] granted a 56-hour week today by the Industrial Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Riverina Round-up Grasshoppers Appearing . . . TB. Campaign . . . Retaliation Fire Warning
Serious grasshopper hatchings are reported at Wantabadgery and in various parts of Junee. Rev. Staples said he saw…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£30,000 Fire in Qld.; People Live in Streets
GLADBSTONE (Qld.), Sunday: Twenty people were forced to live in the streets today following Saturday night's fire, which caused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hedge on Fire Brigade Called Out
About 10 o'clock on Thursday morning the walling of the fire siren attracted attention, and a crowd gathered outside the fire station, most of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Meeting to Discuss Aid to Fire-fighters
To discuss the organisation of transport, food and other services for Wagga volunteer fire fighters who might be needed in the event…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Jamaica Clerks Trapped Five Known Deaths
JAMAICA, Tuesday: At least five were burned to death when an explosion started a fire in the Gaiety Theatre. The explosion wrecked part…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Lockhart
LOCKHART, Tuesday: A fire broke out in a chaff shed and stable at "Boxdale," Urangeline, the property of William Hamson,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Destroys Car at Young
YOUNG, Wednesday: A Morris roadster owned by Jack Brennan, of Wombat, was destroyed by fire. It caught alight as Brennan was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Asbestos Suit in Fire Fighting Display
The use of an asbestos suit being demonstra ted by one of the R.A.N. personnel who assisted the N.S.W. Fire Brigades in the recent Fire Prevention Week Display…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Car Destroyed by Fire at Young
YOUNG, Tuesday: A morris roadster owned by Jack Brennan, of Wombat, was destroyed by fire last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Men Charged at Wagga Over Camp Fire
Two men were charged at the Wagga Court yesterday with lighting a camp fire within 10 yards of dry grass, and with leaving an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bushfire Menace
With the advent of the warm weather, Australia's Public Enemy No. 1-the bushfire-is again causing concern among farmers and other sections of the community. Records show that many disasters have occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Chamber of Commerce to Aid Fire-fighting
THE Wagga and District Chamber of Commerce is to supply bushfire brigades in the shires with transport, volunteers, food…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Fires Brigade Receives Three Calls
Wagga Brigade received three calls to fires at the week-end. The first was at 1.55 a.m. on Saturday, when a message was received that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Fire Brigade Receives Three Calls
The Wagga Fire Brigade received three calls to fires at the weekend. The first was at 1.55 a.m. on Saturday. when a message was…
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