Blaze of Colour at Centenary Fair
FLOWERS in profusion, gaily decorated stalls, flags and bunting provided a blaze of color at the Centenary Fair held in the Theatre last Friday afternoon. The Fair was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1952
926 stories in Riverina's papers · page 33 of 47
Two Perish in Fire
AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Sun. (A.A.P.): A man and a woman perished In a blazing two-storey wooden house at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Investigation Into Wagga Fire Sydney Detectives Assisting
Two Sydney detectives, Det.-Sgt. T. Doyle, of the Arson Squad, and Det-Constable E. Chalson [?] of the Scientific…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Detectives Arrive in Wagga to Investigate Shoe-store Blaze £3000 Damage in Baylis St
Two Sydney detectives, Det. Sgt, T. Doyle of the Arson Squad and Det. Constable E. Chalson of the Scientific Bureau, arrived in Wagga by plane yesterday to assist Det Sdt. Cloke and Det. Constable Lundie of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →House Burned Down at Muttama Midnight Fire Awakens Occupants
A fire late on Thursday night on Mrs. M. Bannister’s property, “Hilltop” Muttama destroyed the homestead and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire C'ference in October
The annual conference of Volunteer. Bush Fire Brigades, to be held on October 24, will have before it a summary of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire Damage Claims
A writ claiming £75,000 damages has been served out of the Supreme Court in Sydney on the Commissioner for Railways on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Fire in Wagga
FIREMEN fighting the blaze at Wagga on Saturday which caused £3000 damage at a shoe store in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Investigation Continues on Wagga Fire
Wagga police, assisted by a Sydney detective, are continuing their investigations into the cause of a fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Conference
The full Carrathool Shire Council and a representative of the Bush Fire Committee of the Chief Secretary's Department will attend a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Galvanised Iron For Bush Fire and Flood Repair Purposes
The Town Clerk (Mr. W. R. Bowry), who is the local secretary of the Flood Relief Committee, has received the following communication from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Enquiries on
The Coronial inquiries into the causes of fires which destroyed two transports on the Hume Highway during recent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire writs will total £250,000
It was learned author[?] yesterday that writs [?]iming £250,000 against [?]e commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Melbourne dance hall
MELBOURNE, Sun.: Five caused more than £3,000[?] worth of damage at the Ear[?] Court Dance Palais, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Fire on Crowd in Ceylon
COLOMBO, Sunday (AAP): Police opened fire yesterday afternoon to prevent a riot between Ceylonese and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fire Prevention Begins Now
Farmers should give consideration now to the safeguarding of crops, pasture and fences against summer bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Establish Fire Breaks
In this issue Yanko Shire Council has inserted an advertisement requesting all owners or occupiers of land…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Easter Fire From Heaven
A custom celebrated nowhere else in the world takes place on Easter Saturday in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, where thous…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allied Air Losses Heavy in Korea a Third Due to Ground Fire
TOKIO, Thursday—The Allies have lost at least 1572 planes in the Korean war, about one-third of them through…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coroner Inquires Into Cause of Transport Fire Load Valued At £13,000 Goes Up In Flames
Early in April last when a furniture van went up in flames on the Hume Highway nearly all the loading,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →