Bush Fire Prevention
Posters, authorised and issued by the Bush Fires Advisory Committee (Sydney), urging the public to prevent as far as possible,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
677 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 34
Bush Fire Brigades
NOW that the horror of bush fires has been brought home to us so forcibly, perhaps the people of rural centres will concentrate on the…
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ONE of the queerest pranks played by the fierce bush fire at Dromana (Victoria) occurred in a small apple orchard. Flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bush Fires Tribute of State Premier SYDNEY
The Premier (Mr. Stevens) to-night attributed the curtailment of the areas of the bush fires in New South Wales to the activities of the…
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"On Sunday last a call was made to the council men to go out to fight the bush fires in the district. Practically the whole of the council staff…
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The Boomley scrub fire, which is now reported to be on a 20 mile front, and which, at time of writing, threatened the home of Mr…
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MEMBERS of Oberon Shire Council were unanimous on Saturday that their monthly meeting should be adjourned so that they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victorian Fires a Hoodoo Town Rebuilding Commenced Melbourne
Settlers at Noojee. described as Victoria's hoodoo town and which was burnt out in 1926 and again last week, have already begun to rebuild…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Months' Gaol Left Fire Unattended
HOW an unattended camp fire was the cause of the destruction of a township was related in the Goulburn Police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Damage Victoria Takes Stock MELBOURNE
PREMIER Dunstan and other Ministers yesterday commenced a tour of the areas devastated by bush fires in order…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Started Grass Fire Stock Inspector Charged GRAFTON
Glyn Williams, a stock inspector of Railway Gully was remanded at the Grafton Police court on a charge at having on December 1. near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Fighters Impress H. G. Wells SYDNEY
MR. H. G. Wells, the famous author, who arrived in Sydney yesterday, was most impressed and interested in the fire-fighting which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Correspondence Fire Fighting and the Militia (To the Editor)
Sir: At the recruiting rally last night and again in the paper today great prominence has been given to the fact that the local militia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Damage Reports Front Bathurst Police Patrols Refugee Families' Position
The extent of damage that can represent be gauged and the number and condition of the refugees as a result of the bush fires is stated in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aid Fire Victims Citizen's Committee. Formed Meeting In Bathurst Central Fund Opened
Representatives of a large number of organisations in Bathurst and district together with individuals who in the last few days have been active in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sunny Corner Bushfire Quelled Threat to Dark Corner Averted
The long heat wave expired on Sunday night, when cool, misty easterly weather brought moisture from the a coast. Good rain set in on Tuesday…
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Probably the largest and fiercest bushfire ever see in the district took place oh Saturday. After the recent high…
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For eight consecutive days here the thermometer passed the 100 degrees mark last week. The highest reading was 106 degrees on two days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bush Fires Properties Affected Additional Police Reports
Considerable acreages of burned grass lands are det [?] in yesterday's report compiled by the Bathurst polive giving an additional survey of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Factory Fire Ruins Work of 20 Years Spectacular Sydney Blaze Sydney
More than 90 men working at the factory of Charles Dickenson Ltd. at Leichhardt today. raced for their lives when a fire broke out on the top…
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