Christmas Night at the Fire Station
Superintendent F. Hoptroff, head of the local Fire Brigade entertained his men and a number of friends at a re-union at the fire station on Christmas night. The station…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
14 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Local and General. Bush Fires
An alarm of fire was given on Thursday last, when a fierce bush fire was raging on the water works hill, the fire flend threatening some of the settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inspection of Local Brigade. Fire Fighters Praised
Inspector John Graham, of the N.S.W. Fire Brigades, paid a visit to the Katoomba Fire Station on Monday last, and, after inspecting the men and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire ! Fire ! Fire ! How Germany Hates Us
The following, from the pea of Lieut.-Colonel Kaden, is translated from the "Lille War Gazette," a weekly newspaper, issued by the Germans a Lille,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires
The local fire-fighters have been kept hard at it during the week extinguishing bush fires which uncreached too closely to private dwellings. On Monday…
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Dear Mr. Editor,—in the report of the Leura bush fire, which appeared in last week's issue, your reporter got slightly off the track. Anyone to read the…
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Sir,—Kindly allow me space in your columns to pass a few remarks anent "Firefighter's" (?) letter in your last issue. Judging by your correspondent's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Under Fire
Without getting directly into the firing line, the Mountains have been under fire. Between the firing line and the Mountain fires there is no close line of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires. Many Homes Destroyed
Bush fires have been raging in most of the Mountain centres over the week. At Wentworth Falls, "Cherrywood," the nome of the late Mr. John L. Hordern, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Katoomba Municipal Council. Were There Any Bush Fires?
The ordinary meeting of the above body was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday night last. The Mayor (Ald. Geo. Jamp) was in the chair…
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Dear Mr. Editor,—Being a constant reader of your paper it naturally follows that I spotted the advt. calling a public meeting to deal with the present attitude of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Worse Than Bush Fires
Sir,—There has been name talk—piftle "ad nauseum"—but what's the good of it all! Action is the thing that counts. We certainly have and bush fires, despite the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Local and General. Motor Car on Fire
A fine automobile, the properly of the Hala Motor Company, was badly damaged by fire on Monday morning while negotiating the stiff pinch at Whipcord. A back fire in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Careless Use of Fire
Walter Higgs, a youth from Hazelbrook, was proceeded against at the Katoomba Police Court yesterday for the careless use of fire…
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