Rylstone Shire Council Tara Creek Crossing New Bridge Over Cudgegong Bush Fire Brigades
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 16
AT the last ordinary meeting of the Rylstone Shire Council, on Thursday, 8th February, there were present: Crs. W. R. Darton (president), J. N. Taylor (deputy president), S. R. Jackson, H. J. McLachlan, John E. Walsh and P. Kearins…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4
GANGER Cook, in charge of burning-off operations along the Craboon section of the railway line last week, said that every…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 7
In the early hours of Thursday morning last Mrs. F. G. Jones was awakened by the banging to of her bedroom door. On fastening the…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 9
IT cost the Dunedoo Bush Fire Brigade in round figures, £3, 10/10 for food and sustenance for fighters for each fire that broke out…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 7
At the last mooting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council it was decided to donate £5 to the Mendooran Fire Brigade towards…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 13
ANENT the footnote by the editor of the "Advertiser" to a letter printed in a recent issue of this paper over tho name of J. E…
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Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 2
Amid a good deal of enthusiasm, a Bushfire Fighting Brigade was formed at the South Bowenfels school at a public meeting…
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Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4
Kiss Pat Ryan (9 games) was the winner of first prize at the Red Cross Society's euchre party on Saturday night. The men's prize was divided…
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National Advocate · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2
Explosives exports of the C.I.B. have been sent to Ballarat to investigate a fire which followed an explosion last night…
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Leader · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 5
Had a small boy not called to his father for a glass of water. seven haystacks at Carthew’s orchard. Towac valued at £300…
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Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 February 1940 · page 2
Although miles of fencing were burnt, an orchard property, three abattoirs and half a dozen homes were saved during a huge bushfire…
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National Advocate · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 1
Bush fires which broke out in Eastern Gippsland yesterday were responsible for two elderly people being so badly burned that they…
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Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 10
Late on Friday evening a call was received to a fire in a cottage in Betts Street where Mr. W. Evers resides with his granddaughter and her…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 4
MOST of the [?]…
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National Advocate · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1
A serious fire broke out early yesterday afternoon in heavy timber country in The Gulf, situated between Mount Boyd (Yetholme)…
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Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2
A bushfire which burned fiercely all yesterday afternoon and during the night in the vicinity of Cox's River, south of this centre, destroyed about…
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National Advocate · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2
Two small fires occurred in Bathurst over the week-end, destroying a quantity of rubbish and fencing. The Brigade received a1 call at 2.15 o'clock…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2
FOLLOWING upon the recent ex[?] at the C[?] House [?] the Dubbo Fire Brigade [?] work last Monday…
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National Advocate · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1
Bushfires on a three-mile front raged around the small village of Mullion Creek. 11 miles from Orange, last night…
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Leader · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 3
[?] la[?]pector Ke[?] picked [?] tomatoes from his [?] garden to augment [?] supplies sent to more than…
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