Fire, Heat and Dust at Maitland Brigade Called Out West Maitland
Following yesterday's heat of 103 degrees, and the hot night, to-day was one of the worst experienced this summer, the temperature being 105…
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In Fire's Grip Flames Out of Control in West Desolate Scene Big Stretches of Country Devastated Bathurst
The district about Meadow Flat is still in the grip of the fire. It has been raging for two days, sweeping a large area of the countryside, and though at least 100 fire-fighters are battling, the flames have not…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Under Control Canberra. Bush Fires
Canberra is no longer threatened by fire. The great areas of blazing bush are well under control, and the majority of volunteer fire-fighters have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dearer Peas. Scarcity in Markets. Effect of Bush Fires
Busu fires in the producing areas of the Central West, notably tha Orange and Oberon districts, have bad the effect of causing a scarcity of peas in the Municipal vegetable…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →N.Z. Bush Fires Spread Wellington. N.Z.
Last week Ashburton County was visited by a series of grass fires, tributed to the sparks from railway engines…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flames Travel Quickly Seven Miles an Hour Bush Fires Still Rage Lithgow
BUSH FIRES are still burning around Lithgow, although the fire fighters have them fairly well in hand. At Hartley this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigades Band
Sir Rupert Clarke has granted the use of the Kismet Theatre at Drummoyne to the Fire Brigades Art Unlon committee for a concert to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Garage Fire Junee
A small are occurred here in the Ford Motor Garage st about 7 last night, motor car was burnt and the floor was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Three Fires Soldier for Trial on Arson Charge
"If I can't have a drink when I want it, the place goes up in smoke to-night," These words are alleged to have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Fires. in a Boarding-house. Charge of Arson
The City Coroner (Mr. H. F. W. Fletcherl) held an inquiry yesterday concerning three distinct outbreaks of fire which were discovered in a boarding-house occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Federal Capital Fire Brigade
A big motor lorry loaded with men with strong arms-- that's alt, but it does the work. These arc the fire-fighlers of Canberra--the men who with sticks and bushes beat out the bush fires. They had a hard time…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Garage. Junee
A fire broke out last night at 7 o'clock in Ford'a garage premises. The fire is believed to have started through, a wire on a car fusing. There were several cars in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire in New Zealand Coal Mine
ON New Year's Day a fire broke out in the Reefton Coal Company's Coat Mine at Burke's Crock. As far at ran be gathered the Deputy…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Casino
A cottage situated at Fairy Hill, occupied by Mr. S H. Caisley. and owned by Mr G L Whitehead, together with the whole of the contents, was destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire in Mine. Broken Hill
A fire broke out in the White Lead mine curly qn Wednesday night. The tool and Store roms were destroyed. The fire was prevented from reaching the underground…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fires Still Rage Large Area Burnt Dense Smoke Everywhere Melbourne
The Bright district is enveloped in smoke from the bush fires raging in the mountains. A large area at Harrietville is being devastated and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires Menace Township Homestead Burnt a Race for Life Albury
THE bush fires on the Upper Murray are the most extensive for many years. Serious losses have resulted. Three large…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miles of Fire Bush in Flames Settlers' Losses
Thousands of pounds' worth of damage has been caused by bush fires which are raging in many country districts…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →N.Z. Fires Over Ten Mile Front. Heavy Loss Wellington (N.z.)
"The County of Ashburton Buffered severely yesterday from serious grass fires, which extended over a frontage, of four miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatally Burned Fire-fighters' Injuries Wellington (N.z.)
During the big grass fires, Mr. Willi[?] Page, a motor garage proprietor. In assisting to remove furniture from the house of Mr. P. Hanrahan was…
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