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Blue Mountains · Fires & bushfires
9 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
On Wednesday evening representatives of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Katoomba on their usual tour of inspection. The visitors included Hon. E. H. Farrar,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About 5,30 p.m, on Monday afternoon, an alarmof fire was raised, and a few moments later the Katoomba motor-engine was speeding round intervening corners, en route to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire, which caused considerable consternation to guests at the Carrington Hotel, occurred early on Monday morning. Nearing 3 o'clock, an employee, sleeping in the servants' quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On form we should have scooped the pool, but we didn't—hence these. Our bad luck started early. First Mudgee refused to have us, and our good Skipper had no end of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About 2 o'clock on Thursday morning the boarders at "Ravenscraig," in Katoomba-street, were awakened by an alarm of fire. Tumbling hastily from their beds they found the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mention was made in last week's "Echo" of the annoyance and trouble caused to Head Fireman Robt. Houghton and his gallant Brigade by ape-like miscreants…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The high wind which prevailed during the week made the dunger of fires on an extensive scale somewhat greater than usual. The wind was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Walter Martin, troop leader, and Reg, Tabrett, Sentor patrol Sergeant., led a party of Katoomba [?] Scouts to the local fire Brigade Station on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Early on Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock, the local Fire Brigade received a personal call to attend an outbreak of fire in a house in…
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