Prevention of Bush Fires Activities of the Advisory Committee
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee which was formed in 1937 has been very active in bringing before the notice of the general public the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1939
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Sports Club Fire Premises Set Alight By Unkonwn Person
Delivering his verdict at the Con[?]obolin Courthouse following an enquiry into the circumstances surlounding the fire which occurred,…
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About 10 o'clock last night the fire warning was sounded. On this occasion the outbreak was in an unoccupied house in Bathurst lane…
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We reported in our last Monday's issue that the unoccupied house in Bathurst lane, Condobolin, the property of Ernie Fisk, who resides in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Donation From King £100 for Bush Fire Relief Canberra
King George VI is giving £100 to Australia towards the bush five relief fund. He has advised the Governor General (Lord Gowrie) that his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Buildings Follow Weethalle Fire
An "Advocate" representative was informed at Weethalle this week that a new hairdressing saloon and billiard room is to be erected at…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Bushfire Disress Lord and Lady Gowrie Give £50
The Governor General, Lord Gowrie, and Lady Gowrie have given £50 for the relief of bushfire distress. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lyons,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murray Water Black As Ink Ashes From Bush Fire Districts Water Supplies Affected
The water supply of border residents was polluted last week when heavy rain in the Tawonga mountains washed ashes from bush fire country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six Fires in Five Days Narromine Stores Burnt Incendiarism Suspected
The biggest fire seen in Narromine for many years—and the sixth in five days—destroyed the Macquarie Stores early on Friday morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narromine's Firebug Hundreds Join in Police Search Eight Fires in Week
The hunt for Narromine's firebug became more intensive on Sunday, following another outbreak of fire-- the eighth in a week--- in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfire Relief Only Four Applications in N.s.w
The Minister for Social Services, Mr. Richardson, said in the Legislative Assembly that only four applications for assistance had been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Australian Girl Abroad Sydney Has Better Taxis Than London. a City with No Shower Baths. Thinks Australia Famous for Bushfires & Kaolas
This is, without doubt, just about the coldest place on earth, with the possible exception of the North and South Poles. Yes, even with your…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →W.W. Fire Brigade Second in Engine Contest At Katoomba Demonstration
West Wyalong Fire Brigade's team of five men distinguished themse ves by being placed second in a field of 40 teams at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Get Out---or Be Burnt Out" Fire Fears Fade at Narromine
"If you do not shut up or got out you will be burnt out." That was a sentence in an anonymous letter received by Mr. Jack Burns,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Act Case
At the Temora Petty Sessions before Mr. P. Grugeou, P.M., Eric John Bede Coleman pleaded not guilty to a charge of contravening the Careless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Destroys Home, Contents Firemen Powerless
Outside the town water reticulation boundaries, Forbes firemen could do nothing to quell the fierce flames which razed a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Narromine Fires Resident Threatened By Anonymous Letter by Wire) Sydney
Jack Burns, of Narromine. where a series of recent fires caused the fear that an incendiarist was at work, has received an anonymous letter, eat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W.W. Fire Brigade Placed Second Again At Big- Demonstration
The West Wyalong Fire Brigade team again distinguished themselves at the big demonstration of volunteer firemen at Katoomba, on Friday last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bones in N.Z. Fire Man Insured For, £40000 Wellington (N.z)
Pathologists have definitely established that the bones recovered from the Piha fire are those of a human being, but they cannot say they are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Has Better Taxis Than London a City Without Shower Baths Australia Famous For Bushfires and Koalas
This is, without doubt, just about the coldest place on earth, with the possible exception of the north and south poles. Yes, even with your…
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