Fire Stirrup Pumps
UNTIL a full supply of knapsack spray pumps is available a reserve of stirrup pumps has been established by the Bush Fires Advisory…
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Fire Stirrup Pumps
UNTIL a full supply of knapsack spray pumps is available a reserve of stirrup pumps has been established by the Bush Fires Advisory…
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LONDON, Feb. 14 (A.A.P.).— Scores of incendiary bombs set fire to many houses in one densely-populated London area…
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LONDON, Monday. -- Fifteen Nazi raiders loaded with incendiary bombs last night set fire to a thickly populated area…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The State Electricity Commission announced early this morning that, because of fire damage in the open cut at…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—In raging fires in the Morwell district this afternoon three people lost their lives, several others…
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NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Food valued at more than £300,000 may be lost because of fire damage today to Newcastle's chief…
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A fire, which broke out in some grass in the St. Marys area today, destroyed the homes of three families, besides many fences and considerable grassland…
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A fire, which broke out in some grass in the St. Marys area today, destroyed the homes of three families, besides many fences and considerable grassland…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--It is estimated that 14,000 homes will be without ice in Newcastle and nearby suburbs after a part-delivery on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late News Phone: M2406 Morwell Fire Under Control
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The bushfire at Morwell (Gippsland) is under control a message received late [?]onight at Melbourne Police…
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A warning of the danger of bushfires in central, south-eastern, South Coast, and highland areas was issued by the…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—At least 12 people have lost their lives in the Victorian bushfires which are still raging in some areas. Homes burnt number about 150 and thousands of head of stock have perished…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.--Four people were burnt to death in bushfires which swept through south Gippsland today. Many more are missing, and police fear that the death-roll will be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Four Die in Victorian Bushfires Hundred Houses Razed Rain Saves Vast Areas
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Four people are known fro have died, others are missing, and nearly 100 homes were razed in bushfires in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eleven Dead in Bushfires Deathroll in Victoria Still Mounts
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Eleven persons are now known to have perished in the bushfires which raged through the Yallourn, Morwell,…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- One of the largest flax mills in Victoria was destroyed by the fire which swept through the Yallourn…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Ten persons care now known to hove perished in the bushfires which raged through the Yallourn, Morwell,…
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Bushfires are raging over wide areas in the Springwood and St. Marys districts this afternoon. POLICE and fire brigades from Penrith are fighting the outbreaks…
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MELBOURN, Tuesday, -- One of the largest flax mills in Victoria was destroyed by the fire which swept through the Yallourn…
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