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Blue Mountains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

8 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Fire Brigade Trouble

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

If it is true Unit "procrastination is the thief of time" and. equally true that "time is money" then It follows that the N.S.W. Fire Board must have approprlaled…

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The Last Watch. Fire Fighters Finale

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 8

The inst assembly of the Old Flre Brigade wan held on Friday evening. At the invitation of Captain Pannell, [?] mon of tho Brigade gathered to say fare…

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Fire Alarm

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 21 March 1913 · page 6

On Tuesday morning, there was a call upon the Fire Brigade which now consists of two permanent men and whatever voluntary help is available. The…

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Ready! Present!! Fire !!!

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 3

On Saturday last, Col. Dobbin and five officers from the 29th Infantry, Australia Regiment, visited Katoomba and fired a friendly match with a team selected by…

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The New Fire Station

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 3

After the large amount of hubbub raised by the men of the old fire brigade and the Municipal authorities, it is a pleasure to find that at long last the plans…

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The Chain of Bon Fires

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 6

To fulfil her share of Mr. Padley's, scheme for a chain of bonfires over the Mountains and plains from Parramatta to Orange, Katoomba made great preparation…

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Fire at Springwood. Whole Town in Danger

The Enterprise · Wednesday 3 September 1913 · page 5

A destructive fire occurred at collingwood early on Thursday evening, At about 2 o'clock, the students were aroused by the loud…

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Mountains on Fire. Great Blaze at Lawson

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 7

One of the largest bush fires experienced for the last four years raged at Lawson on the latter part of the forenoon and well into the afternoon of Sunday last…

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