Dispute May Close Down Fire Services
Owing to a dispute between the Beard of Fire Commissioners and the Fire Brigades Officers’ Association, the West Maitland Fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1947
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50 Homes Threatened by Fire
SYDNEY, Thurs.—Twelve yearlings, valued at £25,000, had to be led to safety from nearby stables when their millionaire…
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Moved by Mr. Abbott and seconded by Mr. Searl that Commission be asked when chain wire fence, recommended by Public Works Dept., will be…
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The State Industrial Registrar has sent notices to all-parties to the fire brigades dispute, summoning them to a compulsory…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Damage estimated at £70,000 was caused by the fire which destroyed the scouring and carbonising works…
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The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has made the following statement in relation to the proposal by members of the Fire…
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Beresfield Volunteer Fire Brigade extinguished with one hydrant a fire which yesterday destroyed a large area of grass…
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Singleton fire brigade last nignt received a call to extinguish blazing rubbish and undergrowth at the back of Mr. Cec. Lee's greengrocery…
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SINGLETON, Tues.—Singleton Five Brigade was called to afire in rubbish and undergrowth at. Mr. Cec. Lee’s business premises…
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Irrespective of the outcome of the. conference to-day. in regard the fire officers' dispute on hours, one officer at West…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Unless the dispute over the fire brigade officers’ decision to work only 56 hours week from October 1, against 84 at present, is quickly solved, firefighting services in Sydney, may be dislocated almost immediately…
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Late on Monday afternoon, the Singleton Fire Brigade was called out to attend to a fire at the rear of the premises of Snelling Bros.,…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—As the result of a conference convened yesterday by the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr…
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MANAGUA (Nicaragua) Oct 2.— sixteen persons were burned to death and many injured when a fire destroyed the “Te[?]tro Margot,”…
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At 2 p.m. this Thursday afternoon Dungog Fire Brigade, under capt. S. Jones, was summoned to Messrs. J. Croll and Sons' sawmill, where a heap…
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Though it was not responsible for the largest attendance of the season, Wednesday night's annual Catholic ball was voted by the 600 odd dancers who attended as being the most enjoyable fixture of Singleton's social, calendar of 1947…
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The Merriwa Town Fire Brigade has now been definitely formed. The members of the brigade are now training, and the equipment…
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Maitland and Newcastle fire brigade officers obeyed association instructions to cease work at 10.30 this morning while a…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—Third executive officer of metropolitan fire brigades, Mr. R. Currie, arrived in Newcastle last night to take…
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SYDNEY, Thurs.—Pending the outcome of a conference to-day with the Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, and the Board of Fire…
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