A Good Year Fewer Outbreaks of Fire at Katoomba
"1932 was a good year from the Fire Brigade's point of view," commented Mr Jock Howie, Officer-in-Charge, when…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
17 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Fire Commissioners Visit Katoomba Fire District
The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. (the Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C.) accompanied by Fire Commissioners J. F…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Good Save! Fires Threaten Mountain Homes Gallant Fighting by Blackheath Fire Brigade
Blackheath was filled with smoke on Wednesday, when one of the fiercest bush-fires seen for many years rose out of Pope's Glen and…
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It has to be reported with regret that several of our friends about Henderson Road and the Iris Estate had some moments of anxiety…
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Katoomba and Leura Fire Brigades attended two calls on Wednesday of last week, to bush–fires. The first outbreak occurred at 1.15…
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During last week bush fires crept up towards the township from the Wentworth Creek locality. A band of splendid fire-fighters assembled…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public Opinion Bush-fire Fighters (To the Editor)
Sir, -- Once more we have to thank our local fire-fighters for saving our cottages during the big bush fires which threatened us so lately…
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March has started well. To Monday, 6th inst., 60 points of rain have been registered. Bush fires have been put out, and the earth…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Romance of the Soudan "Fires of Fate."
From a comfortable chair in the Blackheath or Leura Theatres, patrons at to-night's and Monday's performances. will see "Fires of Fate."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Cold Weather Gas Fires
Katoomba & Leura Gas Coy. advertises a wonderful convenience for cold winter weather: the "Focus Gas Fire." It is claimed to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For the Cold Weather Gas Fires
Katoomba & Leura Gas Coy. advertises a wonderful convenience for cold winter weather: the "Focus Gas Fire." It is claimed to be the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →For Winter Wights We Need Fires
Winter is here!" says F. Gra[?] & Son's well-known fuel mer[?] and :Fires are what you [?]". Well we know it with the…
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"I am of opinion that the conditions that apply in this area warrant a re- classification by the Fire Underwriters' Association of New…
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The Town Clerk reported that as a number of residents of Leura Urban Area had written regarding the extension of the Katoomba fire area, to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigades Act Leura Urban Area Not Vet Proclaimed a Fire District
Letters have been received by the Town Clerk (Mr. F. C. Taylor) asking when residents in the Leura Urban Area are going to receive the…
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A public demonstration by the newy-formed Fire Brigade under the administration of the Fire Board of New South Wales, will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectacular Night Blaze ! Goldsmith's Timber Works Destroyed. Wooden Buildings and Fittings Burn Fiercely
[?]mes leaping skywards to a height of seventy or eighty feet, and showers of m[?] of sparks, made a spectacular…
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