Ravages of Bush Fires
Several Australian States are again being ravaged by bush-fires, and the death-roll is mounting…
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Bush Fires in the District
During the week all local fire brigades, police, and voluntary workers, were kept busy attending to bush fires in various parts of St. George…
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At the meeting of Blue Mountains Shire Council on Tuesday the President (Cr. W. P. Mathews) submitted a minute as follows:—…
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Fairfield Fire Brigade extinguished grass fires in The Bouievarde and Campbell Street, Fairfield, on Tuesday morning…
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Aroused by the barking of his dog in the early hours of Monday morning, Mr. Jim Hurley jumped out of this bed to find the home at which he was boarding…
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This map shows widespread territory through which the fire scourge is sweeping. Huge areas have been devastated in Victoria and fires are reported to have leapt the Murray…
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DESPITE the establishment of a splendid organisation for their prevention, Victoria is again…
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Fresh fires near Mt. Torrens, which was wiped out on Tuesday, are spreading rapidly towards Strathalb[?]n along a five miles front…
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BATHURST, Wednesday.--It was stated here that a serious riot was averted yesterday only by a warder threatening to fire on prisoners if they…
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During the past three weeks the eastern half of the whole continent has been under an ordeal of heat and fire. With the…
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A bush fire occurred in Deiamere St., Canley Vale, on Tuesday morning, and another at the comer of Prout Street, and Boundary Lane, Canley Vale. In…
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The bushfires which swept through large areas in the Mount Torrens and Macclesfield districts on Tuesday were checked early to-day, and were under…
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K[?] POVEY (Colinton).—The forest was silent and the heat was [?]. It was midday, and all the bush life, weary with the [?] was asleep. Along the track, making…
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"GET a leatber fire-beater and keep it handy," urged the Bushfire Advisory Committee during the initial stages of the most intensive…
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Commenting on the fact that the Glen Innes Fire Brigade was required to attend only 10 outbreaks of fire during last year, the officer in charge of the station, Captain J. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Camp-fire. Some Useful Hints
THE camp-fire is the heart of camping. The skill lies in lighting and maintaining the smallest possible fire that will serve the purpose. You want to cook the food, not…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Big Fire at Bondi Ammunition Dump Threatened
A crowd of about 10,000 watched a spectacular bushfire on the cliff tops of Military Road, North Bondi, last night. Twenty firemen and many civilians…
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Because no water was available, firefighters were unable to check a fire which began at 12.30 this morning in a billiard room at Tullibigeal. A strong wind quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →19 Die As Fires Sweep Vic. Danger Zones Now Reported Under Control Melbourne
WITH 19 burned to death to-day, making a total of 21 since the fires began, and at least 17 others missing, Victoria faces one of the greatest bushfire disasters in the history of the State…
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