Town Is Menaced by Bushfire
MELBOURNE, Friday.--Fire burning over 100 acres of bush outside Garfield to-night destroyed 200 tons of wood and menaced the township…
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Plan to Stop Bushfires
A Commonwealth-wide scheme for preventing and fighting bushfires was urged yesterday by the Minister for the Interior (Mr. McEwen)…
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The coast of Maine, the Scottish immigrant, and the pathos of the old Irishwoman of County Kerry are not so far away from the timber…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →Towns Fight New Fires In Victoria MELBOURNE
Following closely on the recent devastating outbreak, new bushfires caused alarm in townships in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Guam Proposal Under Naval Fire Expert Views on Plans for Fortification Washington
Sober second thought on the question of fortifying Guam is now being taken in Washington. This week Admiral Leahy, chief of naval operations, gave evidence before the House Committee on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →For Bushfire Fund
Glen Ayr Golf Club will hold an open four ball v. par event at Lidcombe to-morrow, starting at 10 a.m., to aid the Lord Mayor's Bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fires Won't Affect Prices
Loss of timber in Victorian bushfires will have little effect on the local timber industry. No change is expected in the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bushfires Blaze Again Houses, Shop, Dairy Destroyed Northerly Wind Nears Gale Force In Victoria MELBOURNE
Three houses, a shop and a dairy were destroyed in less than 15 minutes, when bushfires entered the main street of Selby this afternoon. Northerly winds, almost at gale force, are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Botany's "Eternal Fire"
This is Botany's "eternal fire." A smouldering pea[?]-field, it refuses to he extinguished. The field covers about 20 acres. Many people have had their…
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An "eternal" fire burns in the heart of Botany. Firemen have poured thousands of gallons of water on it, council…
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MELBOURNE, Sun.--Four houses and 600 acres of bush country were destroyed by fire at Selby last night and early today…
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With high temperatures, which are still rising, the danger of bushfires is acute. A northerly wind is blowing…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Rex Habel, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Habel, of Nhili, died in Stawell Hospital yesterday from burns received when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Bushfire Threat. Victorian Town Menaced. Homes Destroyed. MELBOURNE
Four houses were burnt by a bushfire which swept about a square mile of timbered country at Selby on Saturday afternoon and evening…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Human Agency Causes Fires Melbourne
Maps showing the areas of the recent bush fires, reports on the causes of the fires, and other evidence of a general nature were produced at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires Sweep King Island Launceston
Disastrous fires have swept half King Island, destroying at least eight homes and two schools. This was ascertained in a telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trade in Fruit Suffers Effect Of Drought And Fires LONDON
Australia's fruit and foodstuffs trade with Britain and the Continent is suffering severely as a result of the drought and bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Threatened By Fire High Voltage Line at Botany
The County Council's 33,000 - volt underground electric cables are threatened by Botany's "eternal" neat…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →57 Houses Burned in Day Changed Wind Saves Greater Damage Many Narrow Escapes In Victorian Fires MELBOURNE
Fifty-seven houses were destroyed by bushfires which occurred yesterday, but with a change of wind last night there is not much liklihood of serious damage to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Lesson Learned. Plans in South Australia. By-election in Light. From Our Adelaide Correspondent
As with those in the other States, the authorities were caught unawares over the outbreak of bushfires. This is implicitly admitted by the quick…
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