A Sequel to the Bush Fires A Sad Death
One human life was lost as a result of the devastating bush fires which raged around the Hawkesbury district last week…
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Fires & bushfires, 1910
10 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers
The New Fire Statute
The Fire Brigades Act, No. 9, 1909, comes into force on 1st January, 1910. There are 53 sections. It applies to most municipalities, to parts of Bland, Bolwarra…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Hydrants of Windsor
The fire which occured in the early hours of last Friday morning at the empty house owned by the estate of the late Mrs. Ford, at Newtown, Windsor, brought to light a…
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The District, Coroner, Mr J. B. Johnston, J.P , held an inquiry at the Windsor Court House on Tuesday morning, into the cause of the fire which destroyed an empty…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Ward's Store
A little after 7.30 on Saturday evening the townspeople were startled by a fire alarm, and quickly discovered that a conflagration was raging fiercely at the store…
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Some of the municipal and shire bodies who, under the provisions of the Fire Brigades Act, which recently came into operation, have to contribute their quota…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Country Fire Brigades. Improvements Suggested by Chief Officer Webb
Up till now the new board constituted under the recently passed Fire Brigades Act has been busy arranging the details for taking over the whole fire service of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Burnt to Death. Fire at Richmond
The whole district has been saddened by the shocking fatality which occurred in Richmond on Friday night of last week, when Mrs Travis, aged 72 years, was literally roasted in her cottage in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Windsor Council. Inspector's Salary Raised. £25 for a Football Ground. the Windsor Fire District. Who Is to Pay the Tax? Windsor Only, or the Added Area As Well? Division in the Council
The regular fortnightly meeting was held on Wednesday night of last week. Present : Aldermen Ward (Mayor), O'Brien, Forster, Pye, Cox, Cragg,…
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Two fires in the district this week. On Tuesday night a new house, just erected and furnished by Mr Arthur Paull on his selection at Cattai was burnt to the…
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