Fire Tender Will Be Demonstrated
HEADQUARTERS the the Oakville Volunteer Bushfire Brigade will be officially…
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Fires & bushfires, 1960
23 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Fire Brigade Boundary Not Yet Settled
FINAL decision as to the disputed boundary between the areas of the Grose Vale and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Escaped From Utility As Caught Fire
TWO Wiseman's Ferry residents had a close call in the early hours of March 4 when…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spectacular Fuel Fire At R.A.A.F. Station
In one of the most spectacular fires seen in this district in recent years, an estimated 9000 gallons of aviation spirit and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire School Arranged
A circular from the N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee advised Colo Shire Council at its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Tender Saved Lives Council Told
USE of the council's fire tender to spray the cottage hospital at Kurralong during a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council Sets Boundary For Bush Fire Brigades
A disputed boundary between two bush fire brigades in the shire, the subject of sporadic discussion over the last twelve…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Open-Fire Ban Re-Imposed By Colo Shire Council
Because of a danger of bush fires as a result of the dry season and high winds. Colo Shire Council has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Fire Trails Multiplying In Colo Shire Area
How the most hazardous section of the shire, in the Kurrajong-Bowen Mount area, was being equipped with trails for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire At East Richmond
FANNED by a gusty westerly wind a grass fire swept through the vacant land from Dight…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modern Fire Station For Kurrajong
A SITE has been chosen in Memorial Park, Kurraong, on which to erect a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Stench As Fire Burns At bump
WASTE from the A.C.I. South Windsor plastic factory dumped on the garbage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Brigade In 1 Hour Fight To Check Blaze
ON Monday night the Richmond Fire Bridge ado fought a fierce grass and bush fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Break Unit Is Available
A TANKER unit for burning fire breaks was at the Wilberforce headquarters of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Grose Wold Bush Fire Brigade Prepares
THE Grose Wold Bush Fire Brigade at its annual meeting last week drew up a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire Again At Dump
Fire again broke out in the South Windsor rubbish depot last Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bushfire Danger Discussed By Colo Council
The near approach of the bushfire danger season was brought home to the Colo Shire Council at is September…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Help for Bushfire Victims
PEOPLE who have suffered losses through bushfires will in future be cared for, at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Scrub Fires Over Wide Area
Grass and scrub fires in various parts of the district during the last week have kept fire brigades and bush fire brigades working at top pressure…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rain Banishes Bushfire Danger
Much needed rain began falling over the district early on Tuesday morning, removing the…
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