Fire at Samarai. Port Moresby
The business premises and the merchandise and bulk stores belonging to Mr. Arthur Bunting, of Samarai, were burned down early on Friday morning. The damage is estimated…
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Fire Ravages Farms 300 Fighters Save Homesteads Big Wheat Loss
MOLONG, Monday. -- A thousand acres of wheat and grassland were destroyed and homesteads threatened to-day by…
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Thousands of acres of valuable crop and grass land were destroyed, and several houses were endangered, by afire with a front several miles…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BUSHFIRES. State Forests Menaced. Valuable Timber Destroyed. Baradine
A serious fire broke out on Saturday in Crown land adjacent to the State forest. Helped by a strong wind, it quickly reached huge dimensions, and raged through thick scrub…
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THE question of safety from fire in ships at sea is undergoing a thorough investigation at the hands of the Shipbuilding Employers Federation and the Chamber of Commerce. An inquiry on this subject was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Revolt Fires Again Blaze Up in Spain Many Clashes Occur Between Police & STRIKERS 30 Killed All Trains Throughout Country May Be Held Up Madrid
THE revolutionary movement brought about by the wageslashing policy of the Spanish Government flared up in Barcelona…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Crop Fires in West Much Damage, But Homes Saved
HIGH temperatures in the West, in many cases well over the 100 mark, with strong westerly winds, have…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Thousands of acres of crop and grass lands were swept by a miles-wide fire near Wannon, in the Hamilton…
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Alarm was created at 2 p.m. when fire burst from the corner of J. Moses' refreshment-rooms in the heart of the town. A "bucket brigade" kept the flames in check till…
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Several outbreaks of bushfires are reported by "Herald" correspondents, one near Wellington destroying a large crop of wheat and bagged wheat…
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BUSH fires, customary at this, the hottest time of the year, menaced extensive areas in various parts, of the State this week. Although individual…
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Portion of the railway station at Fassifern, near Newcastle, destroyed by bush fires yesterday. Gangers examining the damaged bridge yesterday on the Toronto branch line, which connects with the main Newcastle line at Fassifern, where the station was destroyed…
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On Christmas Eve a tent at Rydalmere unemployed camp, which formed the home of Ronald Horsfall and his wife and…
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The recent grass [?]res in the [?] district, reports the stock inspector. Mr. R. P. Meyer, swept over 15.000 acres in a few hours…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Daily Telegraph Late News Fires Under Control
The fires at Mudzee, Gosford, Wyong, and Woy Woy (sec page [?]) were under control early this morning…
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A message from Levuka states that on Monday officers of the steamer Benholm discovered that coal was on fire at the bottom of the bunkers…
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The Fire Underwriters Association of Australia is taking steps to provide thorough tests of materials placed before the public as fire proof…
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At the Police Court, a swagman named Bennett was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour under the Careless Use of Fire Act. Bennett boiled his…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires at Sea. British Investigation. Design of Liners. (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, Jan. 10
The question of safety from fire of ships at sea is undergoing thorough investigation at the hands of the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation and the Chamber of Shipping. An…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Latest Newcastle Fire News Nine Houses and One Church Burnt
NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.--Late to-night fire brigades had the greater part of the fire area under control, although outbreaks were still…
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