Bush Fire Brigade
The Mount Victoria Urban Committee advised the B.M. Shire Council at its last meeting that the committee was in favour of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
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Faulconbridge Fire Fighters
The Faulconbridge Advancement League has advised the B.M. Shire Council that a public meeting was held at Faulconbridge, when it was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Week- end Party's Misfortune. Clothes, Money, and Tickets Lost in Cottage Blaze
A party of ten voung people have cause to remember the 8-Hour holiday! At Leura on Saturday afternoon their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bush Fire Menace Correspondent Urges Enforcement of Fines for Carelessness. Disastrous Effect
I wonder how long it will be (writes "M.D., Wentworth Falls) before the three councils of the Blue Mountains realise what a…
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The Lawson Fire Brigade has hopes; of gaining enough proceeds from the first annual ball held last week to enable…
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Campers and picnickers are reminded by the N.R.M.A. that they are required to comply with the provisions of the Careless Use of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Engine Crashes Into Motor Car Occupants Have Remarkable Escape From Serious Injury
Four occupants of a sedan car had a remarkable escape from serious injury and perhaps death, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Safety First -- and the Fire Engine (To the Editor)
Sir,--It was with regret that I read of an accident on Sunday evening last, when our local fire engine crashed into a motor car…
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In a minute to the Blackheath Council, on Tuesday night last, the Mayor stated that he had been advised that owing to the insufficient…
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Sir,--I would like to reply, through your columns, to a letter appearing in your issue of 201038 concerning the accident…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pnblic Meeting Called for Nov. 17 Visitors for Fire Brigades Demonstration
Attention is directed to an announcement in our advertising columns, in which a public meeting is announced for Thursday of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Record Entry List Volunteer Fire Brigades Demonstration Prospects Bright for Next Year's Contests
One hundred and nine volunteer Fire Brigades throughout the State, including the metropolitan area, have submitted…
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The Bush Fire Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of fids State…
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At a public meeting in the Town Hall on Thursday night a citizens' committee was elected to arrange for the entertainment of the visiting firemen and their families during their visit to Katoomba for the Firemen's Demonstration next…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire Averted Remarkable Save by Fire Retardent Building Material
The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently, when a fire broke out in a guest house conducted by Mrs. Harris, in Myrtle Street, Gilgandra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Held Up at Level-crossing 'Bus Destroyed
The arrival of three trains, all within a few minutes, and the closure of the gates at the level-crossing, proved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wentworth Falls News Bush Fires
The fires which commenced near the Main Western Road, adjacent to the Bodington turn- off, on Tuesday morning last, might have proved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fierce Bush Fires Raging On Mountains Many Outbreaks Fanned by Strong Winds Firemen and Police Fight the Flames at Wentworth Falls
Fierce bushfires are raging on the Blue Mountains, and on Monday night and Tuesday, firemen, police and voluntary helpers fought the flames and protected property in the Wentworth Falls area. At one time the fire at the top of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire and Storm Only Slight Damage on the Mountains Fire-fighters' Hectic Week
Reports from the metropolis, and other centres in N.S.W., concerning extensive damage caused by the hurricane, would suggest that the Bine Mountains district escaped lightly Many people have expressed doubts of the wind reaching a velocity of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Bursts Into Flames "Foam" Used to Extinguish Fire
Excitement was caused in Katoomba Street at 2.3O p.m. yesterday when a blazing car pulled' into the side of the…
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