Fire-lighting Ban Until February 22
SYDNEY, Tuesday: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) today announced a total prohibition on the…
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Four District Fires Checked after Grim Struggle Desperate Battle Under Terrible Conditions
Cootamundra was yesterday the centre of an are of fires of Dudauman, Wallendbeen, Jugiong, and at Burra Creek. At least four, and possibly five, were started by lighting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Method of Dealing with Fires Steam Fog Reduces Heat of Outbreak
A revolutionary method of fire fighting with steam fog that has been developed in Miama, Florida, could, if…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →100,000 Fire at [?]Nberra Workshop Romlo Observatory
CANBERRA, Tuesday: A devastating bush[?] [?]iy destroyed the workshop and equipments the Government observatory at Mount worth approximately £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wagga Couple Crash in Fire Area Fatality Near Jugiong
Two persons died after an accident which could be directly attributed to yesterday's fires. They were Mr. Daniel R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Couple Die in Crash in Fire Area Blazes flare up again
Riverina bushfires which have smouldered for the past two days blazed into vicious life again yesterday, fanned by scorching northwest winds…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday: A woman was burned to death, four people were seriously burned and 16 homes were destroyed in Victorian bushfires today…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THREE M.P.s Fight Bushfire at Tarcutta
Three Parliamentarians (two Fede[?] one State) joined firefighters at Tarcutta, a fire burned about 300 acres on Mr. property recently…
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Bushfires which have been burning in the Tumbarumba district for the past fortnight have now been brought under control…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boree Creek News Bush Fire Brigade
The recent fires have awakened a consciousness of the danger and destruction which could be caused by a recurrence of further outbreaks. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Growers Can Help Bush Fire Victims
Appeals to growers in the Narrandera district to help save stock from adjacent bush-fire ravaged areas were made this week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →1,200 Sheep Die in Bush Fire Near Wagga
About 1,200 sheep owned by Mr. L. S. Simpson were killed by a bush tire which swept through his property on the Oura road, near Wagga, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sub-leasing Snow Leases Relief Measures For Bush Fire Victims
CONDITIONS preventing sub-leasing or agisting of grazing leases in the [?] State Park have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Crash in Dense Bush Fire Smoke Man and Wife Die From Injuries Shocking Accident Near Jugiong
IN THE MIDST OF A BUSH FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT ON THE HUME HIGHWAY, SIX MILES FROM JUGIONG LAST TUESDAY A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED, WHEN A FURNITURE VAN AND A SMALL…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hillston Fire Probe
Carrathool Shire Council, at its last meeting, adopted a recommendation from its Engineer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Vehicles Destroyed As Result of Fires
Two vehicles--a truck and a car--were damaged as a result of bushfires in the Tumbarumba district last week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →fire death now four
MELBOURNE, Wednesday: The Victorian death toll this week rose to four today [?] who was severely burned yesterday hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Continue In District Several Outbreaks This Week
There were several fresh outbreaks of fires on Tuesday last, when properties at Jugiong, Burra Creek, Tomorroma, Tumut and Cootamundra were badly damaged, GUNDAGAI RUBBISH TIP…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Another Loser to the Fire
Amongst the properties which suffered in Tuesday's Dudauman fire was that of Messrs. Mick and Tom Sissian. The fire swept…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Magnificent Work of Fire Fighters
THE magnificent work performed by the bush fire brigades, the hundreds of volunteers who went to their assistance, and the…
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