Albury Homes Menaced by Grass Fire
Seven homes in Wanlagong and Barooga streets, North Albury, were menaced yesterday afternoon by the worst grass fire…
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Grass Fire Menaces Seven Albury Homes
Seven homes in Wantagong and Barooga Streets, North Albury, were menaced yesterday afternoon by the worst grass…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Engines Cause BUSHFiRES Effective Spark Arrestors Needed
“More effective spirit arrestors should be attached to railway engines than those in use to save the countryside from the danger of being entirely burnt out.” Gundagai district residents will agree with this…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) said tonight that he had received a warning from the Weather…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gundagai Man Burned Car Catches Fire; Grass Fire Started
Only presence of mind and amazing courage prevented what could have been a serious burning accident near Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stubble Fire Remarkable Save
Yesterday at 4 p.m. a tractor spark, set fire to stubble in Mr. Jim Carrollâs property and it burned into Noonan and Quinnâs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Volunteers Stop Grass Fire at Coolamon
COOLAMON, Thursday: After burning about 30 acres of grass and stubble and a large stretch of fencing, a fire was brought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Fire-fighter Clears Road for Car
FIRE THREATENS TIMBOON—A lone fire-fighter clears the road for a car bound for Port Campbell (V.) on Wednesday. This was one of the fires which surrounded the township of Timboon. It was burning fiercely on both sides of the road…
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ENSE SMOKE CLOUDS rolled along by a northerly sweep skywards to a height of 10,000 feet from blazing timber and grasslands near Timboon (Victoria) on Wednesday. The fire was travelling on a 25-mile front towards Port Campbell, 10…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woman and Man Burned in Speedboat Blaze
SYDNEY, Sunday: A woman and a man were badly burned when a 12ft. speedboat burst into flames at Rose Bay late…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Glasgow Fire
GLASGOW, Sunday (A.A.P.): Every piece of fire-fighting equipment to Glasgow ploughed through the snow-bound streets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in Yass District
Seven bush fires in Yass district burnt a total of 4,000 acres of grassland. There were no losses of stock or buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Melbourne Blaze Does Heavy Damage
MELBOURNE, Tuesday — A spectacular blaze lit up the Melbourne waterfront early' this morning, and cause damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Social
A bright social evening was spent at the Wagga Fire Station last night, when the Wagga Brigade entertained members of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Huge Fire Will Cause Shortage of Peanuts
BRISBANE, Tuesday: A huge fire still blazing late tonight has caused damage estimated at more than £100.000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Riverside Blaze in Melbourne
[?] ROARING UP 100ft. destroyed nine transport depots on North Wharf, between Queen's and Spencer Street bridges Melbourne, early Tuesday in the city's most spectacular water front fire for years. Damage is estimated at £200,000. ABOVE…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade's First Call
The Tumbarumba fire brigade received its first call last Thursday when a smouldering rubbish heap broke out in flames…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire on the Flat
A crass fire last night at the Flat for Cootamundra south, as Alderman Stratton prefers to call it[?] made a spectacular blaze,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Miners Offer to Co-operate with A.C.T.U. Labor Leaders Unwilling to "Pull Chestnuts From Fire"
SYDNEY, Wednesday: Leaders of the Miners' Federation today told the Interstate Executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions that they…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Damage in Nyngan Blaze
NYNGAN, Friday: Fire gutted two P.M.G. storerooms adjoining the Nyngan Post Office early today, causing £10,000 worth of…
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