Fight to Save Homes in Big Fire
After a four-hour battle, Windsor Fire Brigade saved homes in the George Street, Blacktown and Kingswood Road areas from a big bush…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1968
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High Winds Spread Fires Over Wide Area
Last week and over the weekend volunteer firemen battled with big fires in all parts of the district, winds of up to 54 knots making their task…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Evacuated As Fires Threaten Kurrajong
Kurrajong Primary School and Rainbow Lodge School for Handicapped Children were evacuated when bush fires threatened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boy Burnt to Death in House Fire
A three-year-old boy, Frederick Arthur Dixon, was burnt to death when an old weatherboard and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Straggle to Save Homes in Huge Fires
Fire-fighters saved scores of homes in a desperate struggle with huge fires, which on Monday burnt out thousands of acres of land from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the Fires
With the clearing of the heavy pall of bushfire smoke from the Grose Wold area,…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Fire-breaks Need Care (To the Editor)
Sir.—I would like to express an opinion on the large number of bush fires [?]e have had since July,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Viewpoints of Readers Fire Fighters Appreciated (To the Editor)
Sir.— Through the columns of your newspaper, I should like to give public recognition and thanks to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →12-Year Cycle of Fires
The fire on October 28, which endangered many homes in the Grose Vale and…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Two-way Radio Wanted at Fire Stations
Equipping the Windsor and Richmond Fire Stations with two-way radios would improve…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Council Disassociates Itself From Fire Fighters TV Opinions
Colo Shire Council completely disassociated itself with opinions expressed by two bush fire brigade members on the ABC television…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Bilpin’s Fight to Survive Fires
“At one time on Saturday we were fighting for the existence of Bilpin,” said Mr Noel Powell, Colo Shire Bush Fire Control Officer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sacred Cows Help Prevent Bush Fires (To the Editor)
Sir. — I wish to draw attention to the reason why Colo Shire escapes so lightly in bush fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fund Opened For Fire Victims
Soon after the extent of the damage in the Blue Mountains fires was known last week, a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Damage Apples
Apple trees damaged by bushfires should not be cut or pruned at this stage, but left to see how they…
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