Prevention Of Bush Fires Public Meeting Called
The Coolah Council decided at its meeting, on Friday last to convene a public meeting on Saturday next, 17th, at 3 p.m., at the School…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1942
413 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 17 of 21
Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Mendooran Bush Fire Brigade was held on Saturday afternoon last in the supper hall. There was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Costly Blaze £500 Worth of Notes Destroyed
Notes worth £500 were burnt in a disastrous fire which occurred at a house on the Darby Falls road, near Cowra. Although desperate…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Bed on Fire Dubbo
When Mr. A. G. Wicks, a boarder, at the Macqunrie View Hotel. Dubbo, awoke about one o'clock yesterday morning he was surprised to find the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boomey Bush Fire Brigade
A meeting of the Boomey Bush Fire Brigade was held in Crock and Giffin's office on Saturday, the chairman being Mr. C. W. Reid (captain of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Combat Bush Fires Lyndhurst Council Ca[?] Conference
A big bushfire conference covering interested parties in Lyndhurst shire will be held at Bla[?]ney on Saturday, October 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Dead Trees a Menace" In Case of Bush-Fires
"Dead trees are a menace should bush fires occur. They would be better out of the way." Cr. W. A. O' Neil (President) made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Fish Shop
The Fire Brigade was called to a Summer Street fish shop at 10.50 on Wednesday when a fire broke out at James Ca[?], “Uncle’s Fish Shop.”…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Producer Gas Plants Fire Danger in Wheat Areas Dubbo
For some weeks past, Mr: C. G. Robertson has made no secret of his conviction that producer gas plants are a positive danger when working…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Even When Not His Own Fire Farmer's Responsibility For Burnt Fence
Reference was made in these columns recently to the responsibility of a landholder in connection with a fence destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cudgegong Shire Council Bush Fire Campaign Country Brigades Getting Busy
The Cudgegong Shire Council mustered a full board for Wednesday's meeting, over which President McKenzie presided. Matters in connection with the bush fires campaign were under discussion, and the clerk reported that he had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Case Factory. Sydney
Late [?] the [?] and [?] stores of [?] and Producers’ Co-operative [?] Society. Harbor Street, [?] were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stalingrad Most Critical Situation Volga Reported Under Fire Repeated German Assaults London
The Germans are perilously close to the Volga in northern Stalingrad according to the Columbia Broadcasting System representative, Larry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo Hotel Fire
DUBBO, Monday.—Dubbo's night-watchman (Mr. J. O'Reilly) discovered a fire in the early hours of yesterday morning at the rear of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oberon Fire Fighting Unit Safeguards Sought in Pine Forests
OBERON, Monday.—There was a zoo[?] attendance of officials at a meeting of the Oberon Shire Bush Fire Brigade held on Saturday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ober0n Bush Fire Brigade Preparations for Summer
There was a good attendance of officials of the Oberon Shire Bush Fire Brigade meeting held on Saturday, the president (Mr. H. E…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Campaign
The official opening of the bush [?] campaign will lake place on Tuesday, November 3. It is planned to make this year’s the biggest in history…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Harvest Transport Gas Proucers and Fire Risk
SYDNEY. Friday. — The chairman of the State Liquid Fuel C[?] Board and director of emergency road transport (Mr. Neale) stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fires at Charcoal Kilns
During the past few months three separate fires have occurred at the Government charcoal kiln, Neilrex, destroying some hundreds…
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