FIERCE FIRES IN VICTORIA
Forest Lands Threatened
(Rec. 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE, January 22. About 1000 men are fighting fires threatening big sections of forest lands and scrub in the south-west and far east of Victoria In the south-west, about 50 women and children have again been withdrawn from the small forestry settlement of Rennick. close to the path of the fire. , This is the third time Rennick has been evacuated. • a South Australian fire-fighters raced from Mount Gambier, near the Victorian border, today to reinforce Victorian units. Two major fires are still burning out of control in the Orbost district of East Gippsland. in south-eastern Victoria The most dangerous fires in the State today were burning north and north-east of Orbost. A firefighting team recruited from nearby districts today joined a big crew already there Authorities said in Melbourne today that with “a bit of luck” the bush fire position could be eased within the next 48 hours.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19590123.2.90
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28801, 23 January 1959, Page 9
Word Count
158FIERCE FIRES IN VICTORIA Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28801, 23 January 1959, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in