A Dangerous Practice. How Bush Fires Start
"This is a very dangerous practice, especially when the bush was in the condition it was last week. Careless use…
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Fires & bushfires, 1929
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Beer Shortage. Follows Fire Fight. Wentworth Falls
The fire fighters at Wentworth Falls did good work, and on every hand are being congratulated for their untiring efforts to save the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →APPRECIATED. Service Continued. Fire Desroys Poles. Wentworth Falls
Many of the Falls business folk are anxious to let Mr. Roy Delaney and his gang know that they appreciated the splendid efforts made by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hearty Response. a Reward for Fire Fighters. Wentworth Falls
A subscription list has been started in order to reward the bush fire fighters, who worked so successfully and heroically last Friday, to save…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Urban Reps. Meet Bush Fire Menace "Indifference of Owners." Wentworth Falls
The committee met on Monday night in the office of Mr. W. Wilson, The chairman presided. Mr. L P. Slack was also present, as well as…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Outbreak. Bucket Brigade's Success. Lawson
What might have resulted in the Grand Hotel, Lawson, being burnt out, was fortunately stopped in time on Wednesday about 11.35 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Forced Absence Fighting Bush Fires
The members of the North Katoomba Progress Association, who did not attend the meeting in the School of Arts last Thursday night,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Welcome Rains Check Bush Fires. Wentworth Falls
Last week all the valleys were filled with smoke from bush-fires some miles away. This week, consequent, upon half…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Black Wednesday Fire Fighter Lost All Fierce Bush Fires
On Wednesday morning a man and his wife and three young children lived in their home in Warrega Street, Katoomba. On Wednesday night all that was left of the house was the chimneys-standing like sentinels on guard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lucky No Bush Fires Blackheath
Blackheath is fortunate in the fact that so far this year, no bush fires have occurred in the vicinity of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires a Brilliant Spectacle Wentworth Falls
Probably Iroin embers in a hollow tree or log, the wnd on Saturday sar[?]co the bush are afresh in the Jamieson…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farcical! Fire Area Blunder
"It appears to me that a person can put up any one of bunding in the fire area, provided he doesn't submit a plan…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Close Shave Fire Surrounds College Springwood
Last week there was a serious outbreak of bush-fires in the North Springwood district, and a band of fire-fighters was kept busy Checking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Meet Bill! Expert Fire Fighter a "Known" Handgrip Wentworth Falls
Mr. William Maxwell, who was born at Wentworth Falls, at Katoomba, in the Burragorang Valley, knows as much…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fires Cottage Destroyed Wentworth Falls
The bush fire has spread over the King's Tableland and destroyed the caretaker's cottage near the sight of "Cherrywod," once the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Damsels in Distress Bush Fire Fury
Mr. L. Fieldhouse, motor car proprietor, plying for hire at Wentworth Falls, whilst assisting in fighting the bush fires at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MIRACULOUS Bush Fire Escape "Ranch" Owner Collapses Blackheath
The Ranch at Shipley, with beautiful orchard, had a wonderful escape from entire destruction on Saturday last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strenuous Fire-fighters' Effort Faulconbridge
A big band of fire-fighters was busy at Faulconbridge all day Sunday endeavouring to check the advance of the fierce bush fires raging…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bridge at Megalong Destroyed by Fire Council Will Renew It
Mrs. W. Ward of Megalong Valley, wrote the Shire Council on Wednesday, stating that a bridge had been destroyed by the recent bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Ice Works Valuable Belt Damaged
An ice works is one of the last places one would look for a fire, but the Katoomba firemen were called, out yesterday…
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