Aerial Spotting of Bush Fires
The Chief Secret Mr Baddeley said to-day [?] the Bush Fires Advisory [?] proposed to discuss will the RAAF…
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Fires & bushfires, 1943
340 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 17
Fewer Fires In Cessnock In 1942
CESSNOCK Friday.—According to the report of sub-station officer W. O’Reilly, there were fewer fires in Cessnock in 1942 The…
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SYDNEY Friday —The Minister for NES Mr Henrou to-day announced that women as well as men would be eligible to Join…
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SYDNEY Sat.—The Chief Secretary Mr. J. M. Baddeley, said to-day that the military authorities in the Wagga Wagga district…
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SYDNEY Saturday.— The Chief Secretary Mr. Baddeley has related [?] of the work of the New south Wales Fire Brigades…
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Because of frequent rainfalls in Sydney and some other parts of the State the public must not be hilled into a false sense of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burma Target Attacked Grounded Planes Set on Fire
Royal Air Force Hurricanes on Saturday made a lowlevel attack, cannons and machine-guns blazing on Magwe airfield in central Burma…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Air Reconnaissance
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, said that the Bush Fires Advisory Committee proposed to discuss with the R.A.A.F. Authorities the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cessnock Fire Brigade
Following are items from the annual report of the Cessnock Fire Bridgade:—Calls attended, 48; actual fires 39; malicious false alarms, 9;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Board Of Fire Commissioners
The election by council of multicipalities and shire throughout NSW of members to the Board of Five Commissioners will b held on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Inquest on Fire at Extender Colliery
No inquest will be held into the fire at the Aberdare Extended bulk store. The authorities, after investigating, are satisfied that there are no…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Scone Old "Advocate" Building Practically Gutted
About midnight on Wednesday last a fire practically gutted the old "Advocate" building, at the corner of Liverpool and Guernsey Streets,…
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SCONE Wednesday—About midnight on Wednesday night last a fire practically gutted the, old “Advocate ” building, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Destroys Bing Crosby's Home
Fire destroyed Bing Crosby's Hollywood home, causing damage estimated at ]£0,000 dollars (£46,875). Mrs. Crosby and the four children…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attended More Fires Last Year Maitland Brigade Had 50 Calls
The station-officer of West Maitland Fire Brigade, Mr. H. Galbraith, revealed to-day that last year there were 14 more fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Killed In Chicago Fire
WASHINGTON Jan. 8— Six persons were killed and 100 injured in a bowling alley explosion and fire in Chicago…
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At yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council it was decided to make application for equipment for use by members of the country Are brigades…
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The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, who returned recently from an inspection, said he was seriously alarmed at the proli[?]…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) is alarmed at the prolific growth of grass in streets, footpaths and vacant land adjacent to buildings in many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →DAIRYING Brown Lucerne Hay Greater Fire Risk But Palatable to Stock
Brown lucerne hay is often made accidenatlly, but it is sometimes made by design. Sometimes, when it is intended that dry green hay should be…
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