Fire-Lighting Ban Until February 22
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) has announced a total prohibition on the lighting of nil classes of firsts in the open until…
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2500 acres razed by fire at Colinroobie
An estimated area of 2500 acres of grazing and timber country on Mr. F. J. McDonald's, Williams' and Hehir…
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SIR,--l wish to corect a misstatement which appeared in Tuesday's issue re operational activities of the local brigade. No…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Viewed fire havoc Urgent appeal for cattle agistment
A party of Leeton citizens who mode a four this week through the Holbrook district, were horror stricken by the havoc wrought by recent bush fires. As the victims of the fire are urgently in need of assistance, an…
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A large number of applications for assistance in procuring fencing materials were dealt with by the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents.) Bushfire prevention
SIR—With the tragic losses of recent weeks fresh in our minds, this is the time for the strongest possible public…
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Very light rain in the Riverina yesterday—the first since January 6—was not sufficient to reduce the high…
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MELBOURNE, Friday: Hundreds of people drove into the Mallee township of Wycheproof today to attend the…
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Additional cash donations to the Bushfire Relief Appeal sponsored by the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H…
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The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) said yesterday that the first consignment of steel posts for supply to landholders effected by bush fires had left Newcastle for…
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SYDNEY, Friday: Police in Penrith Court today described as subnormal a poultry farmer who started…
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SYDNEY, Monday—Bush fires throughout N.S.W. were under control last night. Isolated showers in the…
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Two grass fires broke out during the week-end One on Milthorpe's reserve and the other on Mr. Harry Hopwood's Conns Boree property…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A striking appeal for the formation of a National Fire Protection Service to guard against the scourge of buShfires was made last night by Mr. W. B. Annabel, proprietor…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, announced last week that a prohibition had been imposed on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Damage More Than £100,000 Estimate For Gundagai District
AT GUNDAGAI, in the recent bush fires, It is estimated by the District Agronimist (Mr. F. J. Nicholson), that approximately 150,000 acres of valuable pasture land were burnt, 150 miles of external fencing, No cottages, 6,000 sheep,…
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Supplies of men's clothing are urgently wanted for the Bushfire Relief Service being conducted by the Wagga…
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Using radio communication, firefighters in the Woomargama district yesterday afternoon quickly quelled a fresh outbreak 15 minutes after it was first reported…
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SYDNEY. Sunday: Bushfires throughout new South Wales were under control tonight. Isolated showers today in…
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A meeting of the Lockhart Bush Fire Relief Committee was held at the Shire Office, Lockhart, yesterday afternoon…
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