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Blue Mountains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

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Fire!

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 28 September 1937 · page 2

At 8 o'clock on Monday morning the Katoomba Fire Brigade was called to a large guest house and on arrival found a fire had broken…

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Fire Districts

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 4

Mr. Watt of the N.S.W. Fire Board was present at the last meeting of the shire council to discuss features of the proposed…

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Fire Engine for Leura

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 26 October 1937 · page 4

The Board of Fire Commissioners advised council at its last meeting that a motor fire engine would be installed at Leura to…

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B.M. Fire Districts Established Two Brigades Formed; Engines to Arrive To-day Volunteers to Be Instructed

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 29 October 1937 · page 1

Following up its scheme for the establishment of fire districts in the B.M. Shire area the N.S.W. Board of Fire…

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Black-out! Fire in Sub-station

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 2

At 7.30 p.m. on Monday last, part of the western area of Katoomba was suddenly cast into darkness, due to an outbreak of…

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New Fire Brigades Demonstrate Springwood and Lawson Units Very Eficient B.m. Shire Councillors Impressed

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 26 November 1937 · page 2

Under the supervision of 4th Officer B. L. Barber of the New South Wales Fire Brigades, the newly established…

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Bush Fires. Their Prevention and Control

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 3

As the result of a conference recently called together by the Chief Secretary with a view to effective co-ordinated measures…

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Prevention of Bush Fires Everyone Should Help

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 23 December 1937 · page 6

Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master! A lighted match, or lighted cigarette dropped by a thoughtless…

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Fire! Unique Calls

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 31 December 1937 · page 1

During the last few weeks the Katoomba Fire Brigade has ex-tinguished some extraordinary fires…

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