Grass Fire in Waratah Street
An extraordinary incident occurred in the backyard of Mr. Sullivan in Waratah Street on Wednesday about 1 p.m., when a…
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Donation to Galore Bush Fire Brigade
Subject to the approval of the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. E. H. Graham) the Wagga Pastures Protection…
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MELBOURNE, Monday;— Damage estimated' at between £15,000 and £20,000 was caused by a fire, which completely…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: Damage estimated at between £15,000 and £20,000 was caused by a fire which…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: A woman and her three children climbed to the roof of an adjoining house and her…
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The method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air which will be followed should the need arise during…
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The woolshed at Bombowlee Station, the property of John Nestor (Jock) Lynch, was totally destroyed by…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday: The body of an elderly man was found in the charred remains of a house gutted by fire in…
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LONDON, Monday: One thousand firemen and women from 10 counties moved into Southampton docks in the…
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This article has been contributed by the Jindalee Shire Council with the object of informing the public on bush fire…
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LONDON, Tuesday: Furniture estimated to be worth £150,000 sterling was lost in a fire which destroyed half…
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TARCUTTA, Tuesday: It was disclosed at a very well attended meeting of the Tarcutta District Bush Fire Brigade that for the last financial year an amount…
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Wagga firemen yesterday used stirrup pumps and buckets of water to fight a fire which broke out in a tool shed on Mr. L. McClure's "Flowerdale"…
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A proclamation governing the lighting of fires in the open-air has been gazetted, which makes the bush fire period as from October 1 to March 31 next. The principal regulations…
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SYDNEY, Friday—A man was burnt to death, and another died last night, from extensive burns received in a violent…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.: A man was burnt to death and another died tonight from extensive burns received in a…
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SYDNEY, Sunday: The charred body of a 70-year-old pensioner was found in the remains of his hut on a…
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Bush fire damage in New South Wales during the 1952-53 season totalled £460,000. This is revealed In the annual report of the Bush…
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SYDNEY, Monday: The Board of Fire Commissioners was fined £45 today in the Chief Industrial Magistrate's…
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Knapsacks and extinguishers are important tractor equipment and highly important on hot windy days. Tractor…
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