Emergency Fire Fighting Corps
When permanent fire officers went on strike last week, Katoomba Fire Station was at a standstill for three hours until…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
25 stories in Blue Mountains's papers · page 1 of 2
Cause of Fire
Most likely cause of the fire which destroyed the Winecoff Hotel, Atlanta, on December 7, and killed 121 people, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Katoomba Flat Damaged by Fire
Firemen from Katoomba Fire Brigade prevented what could have been a disastrous fire at "Rubyston," Lurline Street…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed Additions to Blackheath Fire Station
The Department of Building Materials has been requested to give a decision as soon as possible on the matter of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woodford Forms Bush Fire Brigade
The Woodford United Citizens' Organisation is to be commended for its action in forming a Volunteer Bush Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush fire Danger Will Be High In The Coming Months
New South Wales Bush Fires Advisory Committee has informed the Chief Secretary that prior to and during the summer of 1948-49 there is likely to be a potential fire danger in New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fire Imperils Home Properties
Several homes were threatened and more than 900 acres of bush were burnt when a fierce bushfire swept…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Fighters For North Springwood
The North Springwood Development League is following the lead of other Blue Mountain towns by forming their own…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Precautions Against Bush Fire Menace
The officer in charge of Bush Fire Organisation (Mr. G. H. Gilmour) will discuss" local precautions against bush fires during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Month's Gaol For Not Putting Out a Fire
In the Katoomba Court on August 24 a tramp was sent to gaol for one month for failing to extinguish a fire he had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leura Bush Fire Brigade Is Being Well Supported
Leura men are enrolling well in the campaign to combat bush fires. At a meeting of the Progress Association, 31 were enrolled in Leura Bush Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blackheath Bush Fire Warns of Coming Summer Dangers
Blackheath fire brigade and number of local residents fought a fierce bushfire which swept through more than 300…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Water for Fire Fighting
The Australian Red Cross Society has been given authority to tap the Council's three-inch water main in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at Wentworth Falls
A large area of bush was destroyed and nearby houses were endangered when a fire got out of control and swept…
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A recent inspection of Bush Fire Brigades on the Blue Mountains has resulted in the Blue Mountains City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Train for Fire Duty! (To the Editor)
Sir,—Springwood Bush Fire Brigade, with equipment worth at least £500, was inspected recently by a Government…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Warm Weather Brings Bush Fires
With the State in the grip of a heat wave last week, the "mercury" rose sharply on the Blue Mountains and many towns…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Siren for Bullaburra
At the request of the Bullaburra Volunteer Bush Firs Brigade, the Blue Mountains City Council, is t[?]oinstal a siren at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Drastic Regulations To Combat Bushfire Menace
Regulations governing the lighting or fires in the open air were announced by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Leura Bush Fire Fighters
An appeal for donations to help complete the organisation of the Leura Bush Fire Brigade is being made by the Leura…
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