Fire Brigade
The meeting held on Friday night was attended by about 15 young townsmen. Mr. C. L. Monkley occupied the chair. He outlined the objects of the meeting in trying to form a brigade in…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
437 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 22
Race Through Bush to Ring Fire Brigade
The owner of a truck, which was severely damaged by fire at Eastville, near East Maitland last night [?] a quarter of…
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At a meeting of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee this week Mr. B. W. Newman, Divisional Meteorologist of the Commonwealth Weather Bureau…
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At a meeting of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee this week Mr. B. W. Newman, Divisional Meteorologist of the Commonwealth Weather Bureau,…
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I desire, on behalf of my Government, [?]o express deep sympathy to all who have suffered as a result of the recent bush fires on the North Coast and to…
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At a meeting of the Bush Fires Advvisory Committee Mr. B. W. Newiman, Divisional Meteorologist of the Commonwealth Weather Bureau,…
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A "burning index"— a new method of estimating bushfire hazard—has been devised by the Forestry Commission. It will be used for warning…
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Doctors, nurses and firemen fought a fire which threatened the doctors quarters on the first floor of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, North…
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On Sunday last there was an extensive bush fire in the neighbour-head of Monah Road, West Cessnock, when a large portion of scrub was on…
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I desire, on behalf of my Government, to express my deep sympathy to all who have suffered as a result of the recent bush fires on the North…
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Minor damage was done to a value wire when a motor bus caught alight while under[?] repairs in George-street East…
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Directors described as drastic the decision the previous week by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, cancelling permits by local governing…
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SYDNEY, Wed. — The posal[?]lty that four attempts to [?]fire to a house in Bulwarra-road, pyrment, to-day were the work of a…
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During the week, Mr. Eddie, of the Metropolitan Fire Commissioners attended at Raymond Terrace and gave useful instruction to a number of young men…
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The annual general meeting of the above was held in the S.M. School of Arts, Scone, on 28th ult. Present: Messrs. A. A…
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The annual meeting of the above did not attract a large attendance. This might be attributed to droughty conditions…
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Who would have thought that within three months fire would have consumed them, although for half a century the fire-demond had passed them…
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BRISBANE, Friday,. — Large stock of timber were destroyed by fire which gutted the main machinery shed at Marsden’s…
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TORONTO—(Assocaited Press) —Canadian-wide [?] prevention and educational efforts this year are credited with saving great…
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Two people were killed and 200 injured in three explosions which.set fire to the Sun Oil Company's 13,000,000 dollar alkalisation plant at…
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