Muttama Protest on Drome "Blaze" "Graziers Ready for Dangerous Fire"
When burningoff operations were conducted at the Cootarmundra aerodrome a fortnight ago, many landholders, in…
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Grass Fire at Night
A grass fire broke out about half-past eight last Tuesday night in the premises of Mr. Hawkin, in Willow Street. They had been burning off…
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A shack belonging to Mr. Carrol, in Carribean Avenue, was burnt to the ground, last Saturday morning at about half-past four. As no call was…
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LEETON, Friday: Councillor D. Langham last night discounted a widespread rumor that the council bushfire…
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LITHGOW, Friday: Firemen had to struggle through great clouds of oil, smoke and burning soot to fight a fire which broke…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Arson squad detectives are investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed an old broadcasting stand in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Die in Blaze at Harden Country "Like Tinder"
SYDNEY, Sunday: Disastrous bushfires swept many parts of the State over the weekend. In the Harden district thousands of acres of pastures were destroyed, hundreds of sheep were…
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LEETON, Sunday: Mr. W. H. Moon, of Murrami, said that if a fire at his farm yesterday morning had occurred a few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Buses Collide and Catch Fire; 13 Dead in U.S.
SALT LAKE CITY (Utah), Sunday (A.A.P.): Thirteen were killed and between 40 and 50 were injured when two buses…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murrami Bush Fire Brigade Extinguishes Stubble Fire
On Saturday morning 10 acres of stubble were destroyed on Mr. W. Moon's farm at Murrami. A quantity of wheat will have to be re-bagged…
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Cr. Don Langham, captain of the Council's Bush Fire Brigade, told the meeting of the Shire Council Thursday last, that in contradiction…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cootamundra's Second Fire Engine "Vital for Proper Protection"
The Cootamundra Municipal Council will inform the Board of Fire Commissioners that it considers "the…
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SYDNEY, Monday: The bushfire danger which threatens N.S.W. this Christmas is described as the gravest in the history of the State…
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An attempt to blow a stump from the ground in a vacant allotment in Kincaid Street yesterday caused a serious grass fire which took a station officer, 11 volunteers and 10 civilians more than an hour to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Will Prevent Repition Of 'Drome "Blaze" Scare
After considering a protest from the Muttama Bush Fire Brigade concerning recent burning-off operations at the…
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NARRANDERA, Tuesday: The temporary failure of electricity in Narrandera late this afternoon is believed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Narandera Store a Timely Save
NARANDERA, Wednesday— The temporary failure of electricity in Narandera late yesterday afternoon is believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Former R.A.A.F. Station
SYDNEY, Tuesday: Fire destroyed two Mosquito bombers and badly damaged another in a hangar at the former R.A.A.F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →America Demands Cease Fire Order in N.E.I. Australia Wants Even More Than That
LONDON, Wednesday—As Dutch troops press forward in Java and Sumatra, the spot-light of world interest in the Indonesian crisis is centred on Paris, where the United Nations Security Council will…
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The National Safety Council of Australia has issued these anti fire hints some of which apply particularly to holiday makers:…
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