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Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Fire at Terrigal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 6

Shortly after 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening a fire broke out in a five roomed cottage known as "Coo-ee," in Painter's Lane at Terrigal, owned by…

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Gate House Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 2 March 1934 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Coodsir, who was burned out at the Narara level crossing on Monday morning, and his wife, desire the "Times" to express for them their…

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Another Fire West Gosford Blaze

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 1

On Friday night a blaze started in an unoccupied house in West Gosford, and soon destroyed the whole building. The property belonged to Mr. Bert…

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Fire Brigade for Gosford "Easy," Says Fire Chief. Confab with Council

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 4

Gosford can have a fire Service which will keep danger from' fires well in band, at a cost of £125 to £150 per annum and the question of a water…

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Destroyed by Fire Mr. Joe Davis' Launch

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 17 April 1934 · page 1

The launch owned by Mr. Joe Davis (of Gosford) while lying off Coulter's wharf at about midnight last Sunday, was mysteriously destroyed by fire…

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Fire Brigade for Woy Woy

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 8

On the motion of Crs. Hall and Green at last Council meeting it was decided to request the Fire Commissioners to investigate the possibility…

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Gosford Fire Station Thus Year Should See It. Brigade in Few Weeks

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 April 1934 · page 4

Probably by the end of this year we shall see on the north-west corner of Mann and Erina Streets—opposite the Hotel Gosford—a fine brick building…

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Gosford Fire Station £1000 WANTED

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 April 1934 · page 1

That application be made to the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales to declare an area at Gosford a fire district, and to establish a…

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Proposed Fire Brigade

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 8

Following a recent request by the Woy Woy Shire Council to the Board of Fire Commissioners to take steps for the establishment of a fire brigade…

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Proposed Fire Brigade

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 4

A message from Sydney indicates that the Hon. T. J. Smith. President of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and other Commissioners, will visit…

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Point Clare Blaze "Good-bye Glenfern"

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 5

"Glenfern," a seventeen roomed guest house at Point Clare, was burned to the ground shortly after ten o'clock on Tuesday night…

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Woy and District Seeking Fire Protection Visit by Commissioners

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 5

A general outline of the policy of the Fire Commissioner was placed before the President of the Shire, Mr. M. J. Green, Cr. R. Anderson, and the Shire…

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Fire Destroys Packing House Heroic Efforts Stop Spread of Flames Directors, Undismayed, Start Again

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1934 · page 11

Out of the embers of the buildings of the Gosford Citrus Packing Co., Ltd., there will arise bigger and more modern premises, and, if that is possible, a more up-to-date plant. whole of Gosford district, townsfolk and growers alike is united in its admiration of the courage, determination, and quiet efficiency displayed by Mr. T. C. Morrison, the Managing Director, his colleagues, Messrs G. Hardy, W. G…

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Fire At Morisset Origin Unknown

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 3

An enquiry into the fire whack destroyed the home of Frederick Herbort Thompson at Morisset on May 21, was conducted by the District Coroner, Mr…

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Packing House fire Inquiry Open Verdict as to Cause

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 10

I would very much like to have been able to determine the origin of this fire. It is my personal opinion that it started from the…

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Gosford Fire Brigade Selection of Recruits Inspector B. Barber Organising

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 1

The arrival on Monday of the new fire fighting equipment for Gosford was a matter of intense satisfaction to business men and residents. The…

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Gosford Fire Brigade MR. E. H. Parker Captain

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 8

Mr. B. Barber, Inspector for the Board of Fire Commissioners, states that the call for volunteers for the newlynewly constituted Gosford Fire…

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Fires and the Siren

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 10

Mr. B. L. Barber, Inspector for the Board of Fire Commissioners, at present in Gosford to organise the new Gosford Fire Brigade, has made…

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Demonstrating Gosford's New Fire Engine

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 8

Inspector B. Barber, Councillors and Shire Officers snapped for the "Times.'' Story of demonstration will be found on another page…

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Gosford Fire Brigade First Public Display Remarkable Efficiency

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 1

"The long felt need of fire-fighting equipment for Gosford has now been…

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