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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 14, 1939

Page

5

Melbourne bush fires devastate towns across Victoria

Fires scorch Noogee, Kinglake, and Healesville areas as hundreds of homes are destroyed and evacuations continue. Victims include several deaths and missing people while volunteers and authorities fight blazes aided by a ready air assault. Temperatures spike and heat waves strain hospitals as Western Australia and New South Wales report extreme heat and rising fire risk.

Melbourne Noogee Strathewen Ballan Kinglake Warrandyte Meltourne Cooryong Walwa Barrongarook Colac Hill End Doreen Wilson Healsville Montrose Ferntree Gulley Klewa Valley J. Edney Calder Highway Macedat Gisborne Riddell Soney Riday New South Wales Tr Ferno

Boxing Title Bout Ends in Tenth Round KO

Gus Lesevitch of U. S. defeated the Alabama Kid on a technical knockout in the tenth round of a scheduled 12 round bout at the Sports Ground tonight. A large crowd booed as the Kid was counted out and displayed.

Sydney Gus Lesevitch U. Es Alabama Kid

Women Faint, Revived, Rejoin Ticket Scuffle

Several women fainted but after revival they rejoined the crush for tickets, reigniting a brief scuffle as crowd pressure intensified. Authorities reported no serious injuries and managed orderly movement after the incident.

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