Bushfire Victims. Victorian List. Rain Brings Relief. MELBOURNE
A number of victims of the bushfires have not yet been identified. Following are the names of persons Who lost their lives yesterday:—…
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The Bushfires Menace. a Long-Neglected Problem. Use of Aerial Patrols
The rising total of lives lost and value of property destroyed in the bush fires that have been sweeping through the forest areas of Victoria during the last three weeks has brought vividly before the minds of Government officials and the public alike a realisation that, despite the…
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Sentence of three months imprisonment was passed to-day on Cyril James Hayward, 39, for having…
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Sixty-six are now known dead in Victoria's bushfire holocaust. In New South Wales, fires which broke out in Saturday's searing heat killed five, destroyed two townships, and did widespread…
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Bushfires raging in New South Wales and Victoria at present revealed a serious lack of organisation in Australia, said Professor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevention of Bush Fires. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The loss of life, property, and stock occasioned in various parts of this State again draws attention to the shocking neglect of Governments in not instituting a proper…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →How Soviet Fights Fires SYDNEY
“Bush fires cannot be prevented, but the losses in life and property can be considerably reduced,” said a Communist speaker in the Domain. “The Soviet shows how: Use of planes for look-out and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hiked Through Fire Area
Smoke-grimed and weary after being lost for a week in blazing bush country, these Victorian bikers returned to their stalling point, just an search parties were despairing of finding them…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Who Caused Bushfire. Gaol Sentence. Left Fire Unattended. Goulburn
Cyril James Hayward, 39, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour when he pleaded guilty at the Goulburn Police Court…
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The spectacle of thousands of people, many of them physically fit, sitting on Sydney's beaches "and calmly disregarding the fire terror…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£2,000,000 Damage in N.s.w. Fires
POLICE have reported that the damage caused by bush-fires in New South Wales will approximate £2,000,000. Thousands have been left homeless, whole townships demolished, and hundreds of thousands of acres of countryside and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Risk Warning Against Paper Dress
A warning against wearing fancy costumes of paper, cotton-wool, and other highly inflammable substances was issued by the Chief Secretary (Mr…
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Cyril James Hayward, 39, was sentenced to three months' hard labor in the police court today for failing to extinguish…
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WEST WY ALONG, Monday.--Inmates of the Tallimba Hotel, Tallimba, escaped in their nightclothes as fire swept the big wooden building early…
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Out in the orchard district beyond Castle Hill, as a result of the devastating fires, homes are burnt to the ground, and orchards and vegetable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →House Destroyed by Fire. Lake Cargelligo
A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by K. W. Macrae and occupied by A. Sotoris, picture show manager, was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. When the fire…
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More than 500 claims for fire damage have been made on Sydney insurance companies since the week-end…
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Two hundred men are still fighting bushfires extending over hundreds of square miles between here and the Blue Mountains. Today two sheds at Oberon, two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fund For Fire Sufferers Opened Lord Mayor to Take Action: Move by Govt. Premier's Sympathy with Bereaved
A bushfire relief fund for New South Wales victims will be opened at the Town Hall today by the Lord Mayor (Alderman Nock). State Cabinet will also consider today the question of…
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The Minister for Social Services (Mr. Richardson) was to-day deputed by the State Cabinet to give relief in all cases of necessity in New South Wales caused by the bush fires of last week…
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