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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1963

16 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Car Caught Fire in Street

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 February 1963 · page 1

The driver jumped clear of blazing car in the main street of Windsor last Wednesday…

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School Fire Losses Replaced

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 March 1963 · page 4

Mr. A. H Smith (headmaster) advised the members at the March meeting of the Kurrajong P…

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Bush Fire School at Camp Mackay

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 27 March 1963 · page 5

Bush fire officers from all parts of the state will attend a week’s school at camp Mackay, Kurrajong, in June Giving details to the…

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70 To Attend Bush Fire School

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 29 May 1963 · page 3

Seventy representatives of Bush Fire Brigades from all parts of the State will move…

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Bush Fire Brigades Are Well Equipped

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 June 1963 · page 15

The majority , of Bush Fire Brigades in the Colo Shire are well equipped, and council's attention could now be directed to the provision of sheds to house the equipment, the President (Cr F. B. Mackenzie)…

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Chief Secretary Opens Bushfire Conference s

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 12 June 1963 · page 13

The chief Secreatary 9 Mr. C.A. Kelly) last Tuesday week opened the first bush fire fighting school of the N.S.W. Bush Fire Committee to be held at…

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Fire Destroys Car t North Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 26 June 1963 · page 5

A 19-year-old youth had a narrow escape when his car caught at Telegraph Hill,…

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Practise Fire Fighting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 3 July 1963 · page 4

About 30 members of the Grose Vale Bush Fire Brigade took part in a recent practice operation to…

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School Helped Bush Fire Fighters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 10 July 1963 · page 13

A lot of the cri[?]icism of the efficiency of radios used by Bush Fire Brigades appears to…

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Fire on Railway Line

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 31 July 1963 · page 5

A grass fire set railway sleepers alight near, the Windsor milk factory early on Monday afternoon…

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Fire Destroys Scheyville Kindergarten

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 7 August 1963 · page 4

The Kindergarten building at the Scheyville Migrant Centre was completely…

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Attempted Theft Of Fire Equipment

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 11 September 1963 · page 6

An attempted theft of tyres from a Bush Fire Brigade vehicle could have had serious…

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Critical Bush Fire Position Developing

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 1

Strong to gale force winds and rising temperatures over the past few weeks have created grave concern among district bush fire authorities…

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Wind, Heat Cause Scrub Fires

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 18 September 1963 · page 6

A scrub fire at Maraylya on Sunday afternoon kept voluntary fire fighters busy for more…

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Fire Destroys House At Ebenezer

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 November 1963 · page 1

A four - bedroom fibro dwelling in Grono Farm Road, Ebenezer, was completely destroyed by…

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Fire Bans On “Climatic District ” Basis

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Wednesday 20 November 1963 · page 18

Total prohibitions on the lighting, maintenance, or use of fires in the open air would be imposed during the coming summer upon receipt of advice from the Weather Bureau…

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