Camp Fire at Night
Almost 100 Cubs, Guides, Scouts and Rovers gathered around a roaring camp fire on Saturday night and brought the…
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Leeton Railway Fire Wheat Lost
A wheat stack in the yards of the Lecton Railway station was damaged by if fire soon after the South-West Mail passed through…
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LEETON, Sunday: A wheat stack in the yards of the Leeton railway station was damaged by fire soon after the Southwest…
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Shortly after the South West Mail arrived at Leeton last Saturday morning, Constable Ainsworth, who was standing on…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter): One employee was taken to hospital and two firemen were injured when fire…
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LEETON, Tuesday: Speaking of the fire which caused serious damage to the wheat stack at Leeton, a railway officer said…
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NEW YORK, Thurs. (A.A.P.): Nine guests were injured and six firemen hurt by a falling wall when a fire raced through the…
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ON Friday last Capt. J. Luff, of the Gundagai Volunteer Fire Brigade, took delivery of a new and modern fire engine, for the…
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Action will be taken by the Shire to de proclaim the present bush fire danger period, because the heavy growth of grass after the recent…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Fire completely gutted a factory In Bourke Road, Waterloo, tonight, causing more than £100,000…
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NEW YORK, Friday—Thirteen members of two families died in fires which destroyed their homes yesterday…
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Mr. C. S. Disher, loss assessor for the underwriters responsible for the insurance of the wheat stack at Leeton station, stated yesterday that he…
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LEETON, Thursday: Mr. C. R. Disher, loss assessor for Lloyds of London, said today that he had assessed damage to the wheat…
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SYDNEY, Friday: When a humpy in which he had been left was destroyed by flames, a 14-months-old baby boy was…
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Rain started 15 fires in Perth. Firemen and electricity linesmen raced to fires on top of poles carrying power lines. The top of one pole was…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday: A gang of thieves set fire to a £6000 luxury yacht in Rose Bay today after ransacking it and three other…
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Speaking at the Rotary dinner last Monday, Rotarian Mr. W. J. Porter, Shire Clerk, took as his subject, "Bush Fire Week."…
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On Friday morning last a party of senior pupils from Murrami Puplis School, in the care of the Headmaster, Mr…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: Arson Squad detectives were called in late this afternoon to investigate a fire which caused more than…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Vet's. Interesting Talk A.P.P.U. Learns About "Lamb Sickness" Fire Questions at Guest Speaker
Mr. N. K. Golding, District Veterinary Officer of Cootamundra, visited Harden, and addressed the local branch of the…
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