Local & General Fire at "Yirri"
On December 20, a fire broke out in a crop on "Yirri," Mr. W. G. Drummond's property, when about 500 bags of wheat and…
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653 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 33
Seven Children Saved from Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday: Seven children were assisted to safety from a midnight fire in a shop-dwelling at Sale, 127 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Looting at Cordial Factory Fire
MELBOURNE, Monday: A night watchman held up looters at pistol-point during a cordial factory fire in South Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Starts 12 FIRES Between Gundagai And Tumblong
A GOOD TRAIN, WHICH LEFT THE GUNDAGAI RAILWAY STATION AT 11.30 a.m. SATURDAY LAST, CAUSED 12 INDIVIDUAL BUSH FIRES BY THE TIME IT REACHED TUMBLONG. PROMPT…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Yard Extinguished by Neighbours
At 3 o'clock on Saturday morning, Mrs. Bradshaw noticed a rubbish heap alight in the yard at the rear of Mr. W. Kinloch's residence. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Junee. "Army" Residence Neighbours Take Goods From Danger Line
When a fire broke out in the Salvation Army residence in Belmore street on Boxing Day neighbours banded together quickly to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Huge Fire Damage
NEW YORK, Friday: Damage estimated at more than £4,464,286 was caused by a fire which swept through the heart of the 22-year-old Winifred Wells is hereseen after riding 2200 miles from Perth to Melbourne by motor-cycle. Those 2200 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protest Over Roster System in Fire Brigade
SYDNEY, Friday: The new roster systems for Fire Brigade officers were ridiculous and could only precipitate trouble,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blaze in Sydney
SYDNEY, sunday: A fire to-day swept through a one-storey storeroom used by Metal and Celluloid Pty. Ltd. at Alexandria…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain Warns Red China Last Effort For Cease Fire
LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday.—Britain had warned Communist China that it might force a break with the free world by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Danger Increases Outbeaks Near Jugiong
PROMPT action by bush fire fighters has in the past few days prevented what could have developed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Brigade Called to Two Small Fires
Wagga Fire Brigade was called out to two small fires last night, one at North Wagga and the other at South Wagga…
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Whilst rubbish was being burned in the yard at the rear of Mr. W. J. Fulton's office in Pine Avenue, on Tuesday, shortly before midday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stubble Fire Good Save
Members of the district Bush Fire Brigades made a good save on Monday morning when a fire broke out in a wheat paddock on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Sydney Fires Sabotage Suspected £1,000,000 Damage
Damage caused by large fires in Sydney during the past four months have caused damage exceeding £1,000,000. The last was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fighting Magpies Vanished in Flash of Fire
Mr. Alf Blankley, an employee of Mr. Vic Lampe, the Leeton butcher, reports an unusual happening in Petersham South on Monday evening…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cease Fire in Korea? New Moves at Lake Success
LAKE SUCCESS, Friday—The United Nations' cease fire group yesterday submitted proposals to the Political Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mystery Fire on Yathella Property Mystery Also As To Who Put It Out
When Mr. R. A. A. Lehmann returned to his property "Sedgfield,'' at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night last he found evidence that a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Damaged the Main Street Poplars But Fettlers Put It Out, Didn't Start It
Railway fettlers copped a lot of abuse last year when during burning off operations along the line adjoining Main street, the [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire in Mill Grounds
The fire brigade was called out yesterday morning for a fairly extensive grass fire in the mill grounds…
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