Soldiers As Bush Fire Fighters
“It was done last year and the boys enjoyed it, too,” remarked Dir. V. P. Bragg at Saturday’s meeting of the Young P.P. Board, when Dir…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
189 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 10
Bush Fires Talks To Children
With the idea of inculcating habits of safety among school children, and thereby reducing the bush fire risk, the N.S.W. Bush Fires Advisory…
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Prompt action prevented an outbreak of the fire in Victoria Street on Saturday from reaching serious proportions. The fire started in grass…
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The Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to a grass fire outbreak at 24 Verner Street shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon. The…
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The most impressive lesson to be learned from last year’s bush fire experiences throughout the State is that ninety per cent, of them need…
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The siren was sounded at 11.15 o’clock this morning, when several school children gave the alarm. The grass at the rear of of the primary…
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LONDON. Wednesday: During the House of Commons debate on Mr. Churchill's man-power and womanpower proposals outlined in the…
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At Thursday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council the Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, was nominated as an honorary ranger for appointment under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japan Strikes : Declares War Hawaii Heavily Bombed in Surprise Raid Battleship Oklahama Reported As Being Set On Fire
WASHINGTON, Sunday: Japan is now at war with the United States and Britain. Japan began hostilities this morning with simultaneous bombing attacks on the American army and navy bases at Honolulu and Manila. At the same time Imperial Headquarters in Tokyo announced: "Japan has entered into a…
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A fire which broke out in Mr. W. [?]. Keech's at Glenore, Loombeah, destroyed about, 35 acres of Landing crop and 90 bags of wheat,…
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"It has been estimated that more than 90 per cent, of bush fires are man-made -- mostly through carelessness," said Mr…
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The N.R.M.A. asks the co-operation of the travelling public in the prevention of bush fires. A cigarette butt, thrown from a car and a camp fire…
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The Municipal Council last night decided to co-operate with the Yass Bush Fire Brigade. The Town Clerk reported that Mr…
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The world's biggest blaze isn't in Europe. It is still burning at New Straitsville, Ohio, in the heart of one of the richest…
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The estimated amount to be expended on the Goulburn Fire District during 1912 is £1656 This was disclosed in the schedule…
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A fire which broke out at the rear of the Empire Theatre at 1 o'clock this afternoon was quickly subdued by the Fire Brigade…
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“Can we not secure an armistice with the Red Terror for one year at least to enable us to devote our whole resources to the war?” The…
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"Can we not secure an armistice With the Red Terror for one year at least to enable us to devote . our whole resources to the war?"…
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The annual meeting of the Currawang District Bush Fire Brigade held in the Currawang public school last Saturday night, attracted a…
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Before the November meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council was a letter from the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, Sydney. In the…
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