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Central Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

23 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Gosford Fire Rates

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 10

Recently the Packing House and the Shire Clerk exchanged letters as to the question of responsibility for applying to the Underwriters' Association…

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Narrow Escape Buscombe Car Accident Party of Fire Uninjured

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

While Mr. F. J. Buscombe was driving his sedan car to Terrigal yesterday at 3.30 p.m., in rain and on a greasy road, it swerved, skidded, and…

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Woy Fire Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1935 · page 14

From Unemployment Relief Council (Mr. Dunningham):— I have to advise that approval has been given to the provision of a sum…

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Electric Iron Causes Fire

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1935 · page 4

What might haw been a disastrous fire was prevented on Thursday night last by the timely action of Mr. W. Groves, of Brick Wharf…

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Matcham Fire £1000 Damage

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 1

A five roomed weatherboard and fibro dwelling in Matcham (Road, Matcham, property of Mr. Cecil Harold Dundas Donaldson, a Matcham…

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Woy Fire Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1935 · page 6

The Local Government Department has advised Woy Woy Shire Council that approval has been given to an advance of £1195, for the erection of…

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Fire Board Official's Visit

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 6

Woy Woy Five Brigade members received a visit on Tuesday from the Hon. Teasdale-Smith, M.L.C., President of the Board of Fire…

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Fire President Visits Gosford

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 February 1935 · page 8

Hon T[?]asdale-Smith, President of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W., accompanied by Third Officer H. H. Beare, supervising officer of…

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Efficient Fire Brigade

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 March 1935 · page 16

The efficiency of the local voluntary fire brigade was once again demonstrated on Sunday afternoon. An alarm of fire in scrub on vacant land in…

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Smart Work by Fire Brigade

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1935 · page 1

The newly formed volunteer fire brigade once again has demonstrated its smartness and efficiency. On Saturday night an alarm was received,…

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Woy Fire Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 6

Woy Woy's new brick fire station and residence, under construction by Messrs Kelly and Shaw, at a cost of £1195, adjoining Woy Woy Council…

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Woy & District Fire Station

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 11

Mr. C. Lucas, chief engineer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, came to Woy Woy last week-end, and inspected the new fire station. He said he…

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Sounding Fire Alarm Young Man Fined

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 1

Peter Skekos, a young man of Woy Woy, pleaded guilty at Gosford Court on Friday, when charged with having tampered with a fire alarm. He made…

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House Destroyed Fire Sweeps House

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1935 · page 6

When the Gosford fire brigade was called out early on Monday morning, the men responded in quick time. However, their speed was of no avail, for…

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Fire Ruins Report on Hill's Corner Legal Advice to be Sought

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1935 · page 6

One of the eyesores of Gosford for the past two years has been the remains of the fire at the corner of Donnison and Mann Streets,…

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Serious Bush Fire Many Homes Threatened Gallant Work by Volunteers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 3

Sweeping through Brady's Gully, half a mile from Gosford, on Sunday afternoon, a serious bush fire threatened a number of homes…

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Disastrous Fire Pine Forest Threatened

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 8

Breaking out in the vicinity of the Council's Depot, a serious bush fire swept through portion of the State Nursery, near the Gosford…

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Bush Fires Prevalent

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 14

Bush fires are prevalent throughout the district, and although there has been no cause for alarm, residents are watching the present dry conditions in…

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Spencer Bush Fire Menace

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1935 · page 15

Continuance of the dry spell is causing considerable concern throughout the district. Most residents are compelled to haul water considerable…

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Bush Fire Control

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1935 · page 13

Every summer heavy losses arc sustained in rural districts as a result of fire, Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have been…

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