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Fires & bushfires, 1954

9 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Winter Fires

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 11

Winter is nearly here, yet only last week the Katoomba and Leura brigades were called out--firstly to a…

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War Widow's Loss by Wentworth Falls Fire

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1954 · page 8

Well - known charity worker and war widow, Mrs. ("Scotty") Wilson, of Wentworth Falls, last week…

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Bush Fire Hazards

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

There are indications that the approaching summer will be dry, and that council can expect bush fires throughout…

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Bush Fire Brigade

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 12

The following office bearers and committeemen have been appointed by the Megalong Valley Volunteer…

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Apathy to Fire Prevention

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1954 · page 8

The apathy towards bush fire prevention which had crept Lin among Springwood residents had no doubt been…

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House Fire Caused by Iron

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1954 · page 1

Police and firemen investigating the cause of a fire, which gutted the rear portion and the roof of a newly…

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Site for Fire Station

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 12

The Department of Public Works has advised the Blue Mountains City Council that it has resumed the land…

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Bush Fire Campaign

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 7

The Executive Member of the Bush Fire Committee, Mr. A. G. Kingsmill, said that despite the heavy rains that…

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Governor Speaks On Fire Prevention

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 15

Most bush fires are caused by carelessness, said His Excellency the Governor, Sir John Northcott, in a national…

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