Fire Station Officer Retires
After 15 years' service in Liverpool, Mr. J. Cook, officer in charge of the Liverpool Fire Brigade, is retiring in a few weeks' time. In recognition of his…
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1,637 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 82
Woman Saved From Fire
When her cottage in Hume Highway, Narellan, was in flames. Mrs. Catherine Fryer, 80, was rescued last night by neighbors…
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FOR many years special attention had been paid by the Department of Railways to action that would prevent fires adjacent to railway lines, said the…
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UNUSUAL interest is attached to the principal players in the new G.B.D. release, "On the Night of the Fire," which will be screened to-morrow at the Victory Theatre…
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During the heat-wave last Saturday a fire among bush at the rear of Kingsland Road, which had been checked, broke out again, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires Cause Much Loss Outbreaks Coincide With Heat Wave Sheep and Grass Burnt
COINCIDING with the week-end heat wave, bush fires broke out in several parts of the State, and considerable damage was caused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Danes Fire on Nazi Plane. London, Jan. 31. (A.A.P.)
Guns of a coastal fort in Denmark fired on a German plane three miles from Copenhagen, and the machine disappeared northwards…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Western Front Flares Up Big Guns Of Both Sides Blaze In Fierce Exchange Germans' Supply Column Blasted by French Shells London, wednesday. Our Own Cable Service
STEADILY-INCREASING activity on the Western Front has again switched the world's spotlight on to the central theatre of the war. Discussing Hitler's next step the Paris…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Prevention. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—During a recent vacation on the coast the writer was astounded—to use a mild phrase —at seeing the potential danger of a terrific fire that is being allowed to accumulate on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Campers Blamed for Bushfires. Mr. C. Hodgins's View. Stricter Laws Advocated
"Campers, not farmers, must be blamed for the bushfires which swept parts of New South Wales during the week-end," said Mr. C. Hodgins,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Have Old Bags in Your Car Beat Out Bushfires Mair Suggests
An appeal to motorists to take a few old bags in the car when they are going through the country so that they can beat out any small fire…
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Graziers, farmers and fire officials yesterday denied a charge that farmers were responsible for most bushfires…
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In the metropolitan area yesterday, firemen answered only 30 bushfire calls, compared with 145 last Sunday…
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Paula Browne, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Toby Browne, of Savaun, Binalong, will long remember her twelfth…
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Many bush fires have broken out in the district, during the terrifically hot days, and some of them in danger zones. The worst occurred in the south and…
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MOST destructive of tho bushfires last week-end occurred in tho Yass district, where thousands of acres of country were…
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"I have been amazed at the spontaneous manner in which country people came forward to assist in fighting bushfires," said the Premier…
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Following the many recent grass fires which endangered several houses, residents of Merrylands are petitioning for better protection against the…
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DENIALS by leaders of farm organisations that farmers were responsible for most of the bushfires that caused…
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