Fire in Narrandera Forest
On Monday afternoon more than 100 fire fighters throughout the Leeton irrigation district rushed to Yance when a fire broke out among a…
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Saw Historic Fire at Glenhowan
A lady who went to Junee in 1881 passed away in the Sydney metropolitan area at the week-end. She was Mrs. Charlotte Porch, aged 93 yearn…
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A bush fire on Mear's property at Bethungra yesterday burnt more than 360 acres. It is believed that the fire…
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ALBURY, Wednesday: A tent and caravan housing six people were dramatically saved today when the worst fire in years roared up the side of Albury's Monument Hill…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, announced that he had prohibited the lighting of fires in the open air for the purpose of cooking…
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A bushfire which commenced this afternoon near Muttama, on Mr. Cecil Last’s property, moved on to…
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ON TUESDAY last , the hottest day Gundagai has experienced in years, bushfires broke out on two district properties. Although fighting the flames under the [?] trying conditions the volunteers brought both fires to a…
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Being aware of the great fire danger now existing the Forestry Commission has engaged an extra eight men and have stationed…
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Records at the Tumut Forestry office indicate that the fire danger rating at the moment is the highest recorded for…
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THE MOST SERIOUS BUSH FIRE OF THIS SUMMER IN THE JUNEE DISTRICT TOOK FLAGS YESTERDAY CAUSING CONSIDERABLE MATERIAL LOSS ON RINGWOOD" AND EXPOSING FIRE…
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A combined meeting of the Yanco-Gogeldrie Bush Fire Brigade, Leeton Shire Council and Forestry Commission representatives was held at Yanco last Tuesday morning. The meeting decided to approach the Shire Council to clarify the position of dual…
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MELBOURNE, Friday—An 11-year-old boy whom police say started eight big grass fires in four days at Whitlesea, 28 miles…
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Mr. H. G. Polle, chairman of the Mitchell Shire Bushfire Advisory Council, has issued a warning regarding the…
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A fire which bro[?] waste timber about yesterday in Dixon's at Narrandera was S[?]…
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ALBURY, Thurs: Building materials worth £15,000 and the iron shed in which they were housed, were totally…
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Bush and grassfires yesterday caused widespread devastation in eight areas in the Riverina. Fires broke out at Mangoplah, Jugiong, Tumut, Junee, Boree Creek, West Wyalong, Gundagai and…
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A fire broke out again in the old quarry yesterday morning shortly before 11 o'clock and swept by a…
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A revolutionary method of fire fighting with steam fog that has been developed in Miami, Floribeen, could, if put into universal…
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Wagga Fire Brigade was called to Bolton Park yesterday, when sawdust being laid by Council employees on…
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At 11.a.m. yesterday a fire, under the control of fettlers on the railway line at Gilmore broke away suddenly in a charge of…
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