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“A blazing furnace was in evidence, and flames a hundred feet high were seen. The sun appeared to set an hour before its time.”

1939 The Fires

January
11/01/39 | Record Heat in City [SNP]
11/01/39 | Wind Change Saves Town [SNP]
11/01/39 | Fire Peril Grips Healesville [SNP]
11/01/39 | 1000 Men Fight S.A. Bush Fires [SNP]
11/01/39 | All Heat Records Broken [A]

11/01/39 | Relief for Fire Sufferers [A]
11/01/39 | Powelltown is Threatened [A]
11/01/39 | Erica Circled by Roaring Flames [A]
11/01/39 | Volunteers WANTED [A]
11/01/39 | Township Gutted - Narbethong ablaze [A]

12/01/39 | Battles Won by Courage [A]
12/01/39 | Biddy and the Bath [A]
12/01/39 | 19 Bodies of Bush Fire Victims Recovered [A]

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