Recent Fires
Mr. H. V. Carter, of Messrs Bell and Carter, assessors, was in town on Monday and Tuesday, in company with Mr. B. C. Tweedie, assessing…
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Jeep on Fire Excitement at Hospital
There were exciting moments at the hospital on Wednesday morning, when an ex-military jeep, owned by Mr. H. Beaumont, of Farm 116,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Tanks Wanted on Stock Reserves Busk Fire Prevention Shires be Asked to Co-operate
As a protective measure against bush fires, Yass P.P. Board desires to erect fireplaces on all stock reserves, and landcwners are asked to…
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A spectacular fire, starting in the early hours of Wednesday morning, partially destroyed the brick and tiled residence of Mr. and Mrs. P. F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Bush Fires People Sleep on Beach
MELBOURNE. Tuesday: More than a thousand people slept on ocean beach at Anglesea inst night, as bush fires threatened homes and holiday camps…
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The walling of the fire siren yesterday morning about 10 o'clock, at traded the attention of the townspeople of Leeton; Kurrajong Avenue…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: Four houses in the township of Anglesea, 20 miles from Geelong, were destroyed when a bushfire jumped Anglesea River to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Bush Fire at Burrinjuck Thousands of Acres of Lease Country Burnt
A bush fire which burnt thousands of acres of rough mountainous lease country at Burrinjuck was still burnIng on Monday, and a potential danger…
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RUNNING FOR SAFETY when the fire swept towards Anglesea township, these children packed up their bedding and sought refuge on a small jetty in the Anglesea River…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Police rescued four adults and three children from a blazing house in Moonee Ponds early this morning…
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A short circuit in the electrical wiring caused an outbreak of fire in a Ford sedan which was parked in front of Mrs. Normoyle's residence in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Young's Firemen Called Out Again! Slight Damage in a Shop Fire
Members of Young fire brigade received their second call within four days shortly after 7 on Saturday night, when a fire broke out in Mr. Albert…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Serious Bushfire Prevented by Mangoplah Women
Two Mangoplah women prevented a serious bushfire on Monday afternoon when they kept a fire confined to one paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Danger in Two States Growing
After a 26-hour fight, fire-fighters yesterday brought under control a fire which had been burning on a six-mile front near Bradford, 47 miles from Melbourne. With fierce heat in both New South Wales and Victoria,…
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ANOTHER PICTURE from Anglesea, near Geelong, in Victoria, showing the path of the bushfires…
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Yesterday action by Mr. Les. Rabey, in playing a fire extinguisher on to the blaze, saved what could have been a serious outbreak of fire at Temora…
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LITHGOW, Wednesday: Burning in a large circle, a bushfire broke out on the property of Harry Small, grazier, of Wallerawang, last night…
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ADELAIDE, Friday: Police and firemen believe that fires which destroyed the Baptist Church, Rose Terrace, and which heavily…
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The most elaborate bushfire organisation so far developed in Australia is being set up in two States to give adequate warning and control of fires. Although temperatures were…
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IN MELBOURNE, the Victorian Forestry Commission has set up a round-the-clock watch on bushfires. Two officers are constantly on duty…
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