Gunning Bush Fire Brigades to Be Financed by Shire Council
At the last meeting of the Gunning Shire Council, on the motion of Crs. Sheridan and Booth, it was decided that Mr. Percy Gordon…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
357 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 16 of 18
Grass Fire
At 1.35 p.m. to-day Goulburn Fire Brigade turned out to attend to a grass fire that had broken out in the grounds of St. Joseph's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From Fighting the Germans in Africa to Fighting Bush Fires in Australia
The Commonwealth Disposals Commission has offered to make available through State Government and other appropriate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Breaks Along Railways Shire Council Not in Favour of Compulsory Action
At Thursday's meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council, Mr. H.B Darke, Shire Engineer, tendered report referring, to the establishment of Fire breaks along the railway lines…
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Damage estimated at more than £1,33,000 was caused, in one of Brisbane's greatest fires, which completely, destroyed three floors of the premises…
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The annual meeting of the Cotta Walla-Pejar Bush Fire Brigade, held recently, was well attended and keen…
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An American gun crew chief shouts directions to his field artillery unit in action in France.—…
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An L.S.T. standing off the beach north of Palo, on Leyte Island, receives a direct hit from Japanese mortar fire.—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Fire Engine for Goulburn Powerful Addition for Local Brigade
Conveying an impression of unlimited leashed power and efficiency, an addition to the appliances of the Goulburn Fire Brigade' has arrived in this city in the form of "Mack" fire engine…
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Two ears, the property, It is undestood, of the Globe Estate Finance Co., and stored on the property of E.A. Gilbert Deccan…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Councillor Wants Trial Of Planes to Subdue Bush Fire Outbreaks By Discharging Water
Goodradigbee Shire councillors were sympathetic and interested in a suggestion that planes be given a trial as bush…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burnt Out Council Wants Grant For Soldier Settler
At the meeting of the Goodradig-bee Shire Council on Friday last, Cr. H. J. Best drew attention to the case of Private Peter Davis, whose…
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Two outbreaks of fire occurred in the Currawang area last Thursday. The first commenced on Willeroo. near the shearing shed and spread…
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SYDNEY: Bush fires are still raging in many parts of the Blue Mountains. but none at present is threatening inhabited…
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At the annual meeting of members of the' Cotta Walla-Pejar Bush Fire Brigade the Treasurer was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires: Proposal to Extinguish From The Air Previously Put Forward
In our last issue it was reported that the Goodradigbee Shire Council, on the motion of Cr. H. G. Mc-Intosh, would ask the Bush Fires…
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Believed to have been started by sparks from a nearby furnace, a fire, which destroyed about ten tons of a 50-ton stack of log…
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About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire off Wilmot Street. It was put out with a garden hose before…
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The men from the Tallong Bush Fire Brigade mean business on Monday afternoon last when they brought a deputation of five to the Wingecarribee Shire Council to ask why certain fire-fighiting equipment had not been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mittagong Fires Narrow Escapes
Last week provided a severe test for the fire-fighting facilities in the Mittagong section of the district, where,…
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