Fierce Bushfire At Padstow Park
A bushfire, which spread with such rapidity that several houses soon were menaced, is raging at Padstow Park, near Bankstown, and additional men…
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Man Missing In Bushfire MELBOURNE
A man is missing in a bushfire which is threatening four towns in north-eastern Victoria. He is Alan Patching, of Bolga…
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In a temperature of 110 degrees the young women players in Cinesound's production of "Dad Rudd, M.P.," fought a fire made specially for them, while on location near Camden. Among the players on location…
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Many volunteers were again called to aid police and firemen in fighting bush fires which broke out in or near Sydney yesterday…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Two blistering days in Seymour military camps ended ths afternoon with the most extensive bushfires of the summer…
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The attention of residents is drawn to By-law No. 161 of the Fire Brigades Act 1909-1927, which makes it compulsory for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires at North Bexley. Firemen Praised
A letter was received at the last meeting of Bexley Council from the Bexley North Progress Assn., bringing under the notice of the council the…
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Last Sunday a fire broke out about mid-day on the vacant land owned by Mr. Syd Cook of calley, extending from [?] Street through to George Street,…
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STATION Officer Joseph Cook is president of the Liverpool Liars' Club, and proud of…
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WAGGA, Monday.—Farmers and graziers in the Wagga and surrounding districts, busy fighting bushfires, have dismissed with contempt the suggestion from certain city quarters that bushfire fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfires in Victoria. Serious Damage. Township Threatened. MELBOURNE
Severe bush and grass fires broke out in various parts of Victoria today. Only a few miles from Tanjil Bren, which was burnt out with…
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Six houses were endangered to-day when a bushfire spread with alarming rapidity between Sutherland and Jenalli. Firemen from two…
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Hundreds of militia trainees have been called on to fight the flames in "the blazing triangle," in…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Twenty huts, 11 motor cars, two motor cycle sidecars, 2 winches, and 200,000 feet of sawn timber were destroyed when a large…
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In heat-wave conditions, bushfires occurred in several country districts yesterday. Fires threatened homes near Parkes, Bowenfels, Newcastle,…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- A thousand firefighters in the Tallangatta district after battling all night to subdue the flames, had just staggered home…
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SYDNEY daily newspapers excelled themselves last week when reporting big fire at Nicholson's music…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires Checked in Victoria. Fogs Aid Firefighters. MELBOURNE
Light rain and mist brought relief to fighters on Victoria's three bush fire fronts to-day, after a hard night's struggle…
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Fighting bushfires in the Picton district, Stan Rutter, a carrier, of Picton, has worked for two days after…
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HOW severely shareholders in Nicholson's Investments Ltd. will be affected by the fire which destroyed the company's building last week has yet to be announced. An official statement is desirable to advise shareholders…
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