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Fires & bushfires, 1938

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Public Opinion the Bush Fires. (To the editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 1

Mr. Geo. Witte, the authorised collector for the firemen's demonstration to be held early next year, writes: --…

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Great Success ! Katoomba Boy Scouts' Public Camp Fire

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 4

The 1st Katoomba Scout Troop, assisted by 1st Katoomba Wolf Cub Pack, and also 1st Blackheath Boy Scouts,…

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Bush Fires (To the Editor)

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 4

Sir,--In company with other parts of the State, the Mountains nave again experienced numerous outbreaks of bushfires, as a result of…

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Another Busy Day for Fire-fighters Many Fires at Mountain Centres

The Katoomba Daily · Tuesday 20 December 1938 · page 2

Saturday proved a busy day for firemen and police. The Lawson, Katoomba, Leura and Blackheath Brigades were…

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Medlow Bath News Bush Fires

The Katoomba Daily · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 4

The staff and guests at The Hydro Majestic, Medlow Bath, fought a bush fire which threatened Mr Justice Long-Innes cottage. The…

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Care with Camp Fires

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 23 December 1938 · page 1

"Now that the camping and picnicking season is with as again, I think it is necessary that all motorists should be asked to take…

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New Year's Eve Procession Fire Brigade Decorated Float

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 1

Katoomba has been privileged to witness on previous occasions, examples of Fire Brigade efficiency and thoroughness, and our own…

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Wentworth Falls News One Way to Start a Fire

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 4

Last Sunday, a young fellow on a motor cycle, with an equally young damsel on lite pillion seat, were doing a comfortable thirty along…

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Scouts' Camp-fire Concert Broadcast on National Programme

The Katoomba Daily · Friday 30 December 1938 · page 1

The great Sydney gathering of Boy Scouts from all over Australia, and with representatives present from many overseas countries, is…

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Bush Fire Brigade Safeguarding Fauloonbridge

The Katoomba Daily · Saturday 31 December 1938 · page 2

The Faulconbridge Bush Fire Brigade has recently been formed as a further safeguard for this township against the…

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