New bushfire control corps
SYDNEY, Thursday: The newly-formed N.S.W. coastguard corps will on Saturday begin operations to detect bushfires in their early stages throughout the summer…
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Local Items Two Grass Fires
The Wagga Fire Brigade received two calls yesterday to small grass fires to Best and Norman Streets. Firemen…
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Forestry Commission officers and employees in the eastern section of the Riverina are fully prepared for major fire outbreaks similar to that…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade received two calls on Saturday to two small fires. Firemen used a garden hose to…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: The Chief Secretary (Mr. (Kelly) today reimposed a complete prohibition on the…
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Brucedale and Wagga Agriculture College Bushfire Brigades fought a fierce grass fire at the Agricultural…
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SEOUL, Sunday (A.A.P.): A fire which swept through the shanty-town area of Pusan today killed three…
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MELBOURNE, Monday: The Minister for Housing (Mr. Hayes) has ordered an inquiry into the cause of a fire which…
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Whilst Mr. Wally Burnard was in Leeton attending a funeral on Sunday afternoon last, a grass fire, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liquid Fire back to racing
SYDNEY, Monday: Liquid Fire who won six races last season will begin his preparation for the Challenge Stakes…
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Smart work by the Junee Fire Brigade saved many thousands of pounds worth of buildings and stores from destruction by fire yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain Reduces Fire Hazard in Victoria
MELBOURNE, Monday: Heavy rain throughout Victoria today brought an end to the acute bush fire danger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£3000 Fire in Junee Store
Smart work by the Junee Fire Brigade saved many thousands of pounds worth of buildings and stores from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Stresses Urgency Of Augmentation Of Water Scheme
The fire which destroyed a home at South Gundagai on Christmas Eve stresses the urgency of the augmentation…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Water to Fight Fire Brigade Rendered Home Useless While Burns South Gundagai Family Suffers On Christmas Eve
Lack of water rendered the Gundagai Fire Brigade useless on Christmas Eve when a fire completely destroyed a home at South Gundagai. Following the storm which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fire at Merrill Creek
A fire which started at Merrill Creek was quickly checked by the prompt action of the surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Busy Time for Fire Brigade. Grass and Serious Fires Fought
Entries in the register at the local Fire Brigade is mute testimony to the week-end activities:--…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ban on Lighting Fires
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Kelly) has reimposed a complete prohibition on the lighting of fires in the open. A…
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A fire broke out at Cowabbie West at about 9.30 a.m. on New Yearâs Eve, in one of Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lightning causes many grass fires in freak storm
The frequency with which lightning reaches the ground during a thunder storm was strikingly demonstrated in…
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