Minister's Promise on Bushfires
The Postmaster General (Mr. H. L. Anthony) stated the week that the Post Office will operate as usual…
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Bush Fires Do Terrific Damage Desperate Fight to Check Them
SYDNEY, Wednesday — The five major bush fires in N S.W. that have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage burnt…
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COOTAMUNDRA, Tuesday: Mr. and Mrs. Ron Taylor who. with their two children, lived in a six room tent at the…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday : High temperatures and an electrical storm started new bushfires in New South Wales…
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If police allegations prove correct, a young man who we will call "William," will be in trouble on November 19…
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Mr. H. W. H. Cuthbert has received a copy of a letter which was received from the General Secretary of the Farmers and Settlers…
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Mr and Mrs Ron Taylor who with their two children, lived in a six room tent at the railway grounds, near the…
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SYDNEY, Thursday—Thousands of sheep and miles of fencing and valuable timber reserves have been destroyed by bush fires in the north-west of N.S.W…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: Disastrous bushfires broke out again today in valuable grazing land and timber forest in wide areas of New South Wales…
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While firebreaks were being plowed on Mr. Haldenâs property about noon yesterday, the tractor driver was startled when he looked…
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The annual meeting of the Colllngullie Bush Fire Brigade was held recently, when the following office-bearers were…
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SYDNEY, Friday—Damage already caused by bush fires in the past week is estimated at more than £5,000,000. The replacement of fencing alone will cost…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: Nearly 750,000 acres of grazing land and forest have been destroyed by fire in Northwestern N.S.W. during the past 48 hours…
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A 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Mr. Gerald Curtis, living in a brick residence opposite the Shire Hall, was awakened by one of his young…
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The action or the Chief Secretary this week in forbidding the lighting of open fires anywhere in NSW, with only a few…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Three houses were, destroyed in a fire at French's Forest today. Fires in other Sydney…
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BRISBANE, Friday: One man lost his life and three others suffered burns while fighting bushfires in…
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Plans for a proposed conference of district bushfire brigades, [?] held within the next fortnight were yesterday discussed by counci[?] Mitchell Shire Council's meeting. The conference is expected…
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The president of the Kyeamba Shire Council (Mr. W. H. Simpson) at yesterday's Council meeting, stressed the need for the utmost care on the part of landholders in all shires regarding the…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Three new bushfires broke out tonight in the Baradine State Forest. The fires are burning through thousands of acres of…
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