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Bushfires and grass fires occurred in all parts of Victoria to-day. They were most serious in the Dandenong Ranges, Gippsland, and the western district. Thousands of acres…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →THREE homes were destroyed at Belgrave and four near Ballarat to-day, when strong northerly winds and hot weather…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Wednesday. -- Fire broke out early this morning in the Thames-side rice warehouse of Messrs. Carbutt, who handle Australian rice…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three fire-engines, an extension, ladder, and a salvage waggon, dashed from Fire Headquarters to David Jones's Barrack Street store yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Ryde Fire Brigade has achieved a record by attending four fires in two days. Corry's store, in Victoria-road, West Ryde, was burned out on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Checked by cool weather and an absence of wind at most places, the bush fires throughout southern Victoria to -day are under control. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →FROM far and wide reports come to hand of intense battles by fire fighters. The village of Mirboo North suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HUNDREDS of bush and grass fires, many of them believed to be deliberately lit, are still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush fires swept through many parts of Victoria last night and early this morning. One man was killed when he was overcome by smoke and lost…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Edward George White, 45, and Arthur John Dunn, 46, who were charged at North Sydney Court today with having maliciously set fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"J.H.D."—(1) Candidates for the fire service must be between the age of 21 and 30 years, 5ft. 7in. in height without boots, and 36in. in natural chest measurement, i.e.,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Cooler weather and a southerly wind brought relief from the fierce bushfires which have done severe damage in many parts of the State in the last 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Above: An aerial view of bushfires encircling the township of Olinda, Victoria. At left: The Lieutenant-Governor (Sir Philip Street) unveiling the first poster in the police safety campaign on the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →BUSHFIRE HAVOC at Gunyah, Victoria. What was once a motor car is now a ruin…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A bush fire which is raging on a four miles front in the hills adjacent to Bathurst, has already destroyed many fences…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A grass fire broke out on C. J. Crawshaw's property at Newmarket, Albury, yesterday afternoon. The outbreak was subdued by the Albury fire brigade after about four…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A fire broke out yesterday morning in a fume extractor at the paint and varnish factory of Taubman's, Ltd., in Mary-street, St. Peters, but prompt action by employees…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MAKING all the use of the wind in the opening stages of yesterday's big Soccer game. Saints had Metiers Well on the run and early snatched a two goal lead. Then they eased up, gave the Stovies a chance to settle down, and ultimately settle their chance of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Following inquiries into recent bush fires, the Forests Commission now has 30 prosecutions pending There will probably…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A defective flue is believed to have started a fire on Saturday night in the roof of Mrs. Katherine Howard's cottage In Seven Hills Road,…
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