Bush Fires Main Cause of River Sanding
Bush fires are the main factor contributing to sanding in the MacDonald and Colo Rivers, a recent Soil Conservation Service report states…
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Fires & bushfires, 1967
33 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 2
Lives, Homes Threatened in Bush Fire
One of the more interesting [?] from this week’s reading was a columnist’s [?] remarks…
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A fire believed to be deliberately lit on Saturday threatened the lives of two elderly people and homes in the Blaxland Ridge area…
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Bush fires raging on the Spencer side of Wiseman’s Ferry on January 22 threatened homes and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shire Gets New Bush Fire Tender
COLO SHIRE recently look delivery of its new $5,500 fire tender which is fitted out for fighting house fires and as a back-up unit for bush fires. The tank holds 550 gallons which fills at the rate of 90 gallons a minute and discharges with a 90ft. throw at a pressure of 100 p.s.i. There is a 100ft. of 1½” canvas hose for house fires. Other equipment includes four knapsacks, two foam extinguishers,…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Tasmanian Fires Mayor Launches Relief Fund
Because of the generous assistance provided for the Hawkesbury District in times of major flooding, the Mayor of Windsor (Ald. Gillespie, O.B.E.)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Appeal School Children Help
School children from South Windsor Primary and Riverstone High Schools last week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Gives $100 To Fire Victims
Winder council has made a donation of $100 to the Tasmanian Bush Fire Relief Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →P.a. Votes $10 for Fire Fund
A donation of $10 was voted towards the Tasmanian Bush Fire Fund at the first meeting of the Grose…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Girls (11) Aid Bushfire Victims
Despite the rain on Saturday, two young Windsor girls organised a fete in aid of the Tasmanian bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Auxiliary Helps Bushfire Victims
Depots were opened by the Richmond R.S.L. Women’s Auxiliary to receive goods in aid of the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →R.S.L. Donation To Fire Appeal
Richmond R.S.L. sub-branch has donated $50 to the Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Bushfire Fund to Close March 6
The fund, opened by the Mayor of Windsor (Aid V. W. Gillespie, O.B.E.) for the relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain Put Damper on Bush Fire Barbecue
Rain marred a barbecues swim-dance at Bowen Mount for more than 200 people on February 24,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →$2000 Collected For Fire Relief
More than $2000 was collected in the Municipality of Windsor for Tasmanian Bush Fire Relief. In announcing this on Tuesday, the Mayor (Ald)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riverstone Canvass For Fire Relief
More than $220 was raised by the combined churches in Riverstone in canned food and cash for…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Children’s Effort For Fire Victims
Six young children at Londonderry organised a fete in their front yard last week and raised $124…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riverstone Primary School Money-Box Appeal For Fire Relief
Cheques totalling $51.25 were forwarded to the Mayor of Blacktown for inclusion in his appeal for assistance for people left homeless by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →No Major Fires During Year
There had been no major bush fires in the Kurrajong area during the past year, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arson Suspected in Oakville Fire
A fire, which partially destroyed a mushroom shed on an Oakville property on Saturday night, could have been started deliberately, police…
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