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MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- The town of Beechworth was reasonably safe from fire provided no heavy wind rose today, Inspector Westcott, who is supervising the fire fighters, said this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ay any time in the life of a primary producing country the preservation of breeding stock is a matter of great national importance, and more so to-day. Consequently the loss of sheep, cattle and horses in bush fires in Victoria is a call to everyone to exercise thought and care in preventing further outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Urgent representations had been made to him by the Shires' Association and the Farmers and Settlers' Association [?] the danger of bushfires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Thousands of women and children took refuge in the shallow sea at Rickett's Point when fierce bush- fires swept the cliffs near Black Rock, setting fire to several houses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THIS HOME, with all its contents, was destroyed by bushfires which swept Everton (Victoria) at the weekend. NURSE salvaging basins and bowls in Clunes hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- More than 300 men, mostly Army personnel, have been called out at Beechworth-for firefighting, and more men are sought. Fresh outbreaks are expected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Bushfires are burning on large areas of scrub, arable and pastoral land, in a number of Victorian districts. A number of dwellings have been reported destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Bushfires are burning on large areas of scrub, arable and pastoral land, in a number of Victorian districts. A number of dwellings have been reported destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- More than 300 men, mostly Army personnel, have been called out at Beechworth for firefighting, and more men are sought. Fresh outbreaks are expected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- More than 300 men, mostly Army personnel, have been called out at Beechworth for firefighting, and more men are sought. Fresh outbreaks are expected…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Two thousand people are fighting bush fires between Castlemaine and Sutton Grange in the Bendigo district. The Sutton Grange fire is still…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fires were located on widely separated fronts in a huge area, mostly in the western district, but reached as far north…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Appeals for help are pouring into Melbourne from country centres devastated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Appeals for help are pourings into Melbourne from country centres devastated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Appeals for help are Pouring into Melbourne from country centres devastated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Appleals for help are pouring into Melbourne from country centres devastated in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BLISTERED passenger deck of a Swedish freighter which caught fire in mid Pacific on October 8 during a voyage from Australia to the United States. The ship's passengers included seven Australian brides of U.S. servicemen. The brides, together with 19 other passengers, mostly Australians, lost all their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--Sixteen people were burned to death and more than 400 homes were destroyed in State-wide bushfires today. Damage is estimated at more than £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--Skipton Hospital was saved tonight from a fire sweeping from Bradville, 18 miles away…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →At least 11 lives are feared to have been lost, more than 357 houses are known to have been destroyed, and livestock, crops, and fencing have been burned in devastating bushfires which swept parts of…
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