Women Fight Grass Fires at Tarcutta
At Tarcutta yesterday afternoon women fought grass fires which threatened buildings until men arrived to finish the Job…
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Sawmill Destroyed by Fire £700 Loss Not Covered by Insurance
A sawmill owned by Ernest J. Widdowson and situated on the Blowering Road about a mile from Tumut town, was destroyed by…
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About 60 men are standing by to fight a bushfire which burned about 1000 acres of grass at Tumblong last night. A CHANGE of wind checked…
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KATOOMBA. Wednesday: The bushfire position in the Blue Mountains was still serious to-night, with two old fires being…
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The bushfire danger which threatens NSW this Christmas is described as the gravest in the history of the State…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two Bushfires In Gundagai District Careless Tourists Believed to Be Responsible for Tumblong Conflagration Two Thousand Acres Destroyed at Tumblong —1000 at Bundarbo Magnificent Work by Brigades and Volunteers
A CONFLAGRATION WHICH SWEPT THROUGH 2000 ACRES OF HEAVILY TIMBERED COUNTRY AT TUMBLONG YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IS BELIEVED TO HAVE HAD ITS ORIGIN IN A CAMP FIRE LIT BY TOURISTS ON THE…
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Police estimate that the fire in the Kingsvale-Harden district swept 90,000 acres. Losses included hundreds of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Blaze Averted Outbreak at Big Store
What might have been one of the most calamitous fires in the history of Narandera was averted on Tuesday afternoon last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at "Bundarbo
Fanned by a strong wind a bush fire broke out on , "Bundorbo" station, Jugiong, on Wednesday morning. Good work by the…
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The fire which approached the township or Tumblong on Wednesday night, was under control early yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Coolamon Cemetery
On Monday afternoon, a grass fire broke out in the Church of England portion of the Coolamon cemetery. The smoke was noticed from his…
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What could have been a disastrous fire was fortunately saved in the nick of time on Mr. Clarke's soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Careless Use of Fire by Railway Employees Trees Destroyed at Ardlethan
At the Shire Council meeting last week, Cr. Aitken indignantly referred to the gross carelessness which had resulted in trees having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grass Fire at Tarcutta
TARCUTTA, Sunday: Quick work by fire-fighters prevented a grass fire at Tarcutta from spreading on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Year's Fires Cost Sydney £3,000,000
SYDNEY, Monday: A "plague" of fires in the city during the past twelve months has caused damage estimated at nearly…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: The ban on the lighting of fires in the open has been extended until 6 p.m. next Wednesday…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: It has been decided not to extend the prohibition on lighting of open fires after 6 p.m. tonight, as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Attitude of Dutch to Cease-fire Sharp Criticism From Australia
PARIS, Thursday (A.A.P.): Holland, in replying to the United Nations' order last week for an immediate cease-fire in Indonesia, announced in the Security Council on Wednesday that it would cease…
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