£9,500 Fire Planes and Hangar Destroyed Sabotage Theory Investigated Broken Hill Sensation (By Wire)
A message from Broken Hill states:—Four planes, valued at £4,500, and a hangar, valued at £5,000, were completely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1939
246 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 8 of 13
Blaze at Darwin. Partially Completed Air Building Destroyed
"Valued at £2000 the partially completed building which was to have housed the Royal Australian Air Force aircraftsmen at the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade Appeal
An appeal for the formation of Bush Fire Brigades in areas at present not served by these bodies has been made by the Bush Fire Advisory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Danger P.P. Boakd Acts Protection for Burcher
On the motion of Dirs, P. J. Mooney and M. Fitzgerald, the Condobolin P.A. Board decided to purchase two fire fighting outfits to be used for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£80 Damage Royal Hotel Fire West Walong Blaze
Prompt action on the part of the West Wyalong Fire Brigade and others, prevented what could have developed into a mosti…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greater Danger of Bush Fires
Owing to exceptionally heavy growth, danger of grass and bush fires has increased in the south-west, and settlers are urginlg that definite…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Warning Issued by Bland Shire President Prompt Action Must Be Taken Council Adopts Recommendations
In a special report to Bland Shire Council, at its meeting at West Wyalong, the President (Cr. A. T. B, Holland)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Fighting Plans At Back Creek Landholders Meet
Landholders of the Back Creek district plan to establish three bush fire fighting units. They decided this at a special…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wyalong Fire Loss Is Still Unfavorable No Reduction in Insurance Rates
Stating that further statistics to hand disclose that the fire loss experience in the town of Wyalong continues to be unfavorable, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Heroic Defence of Warsaw Last 24 Hours Most Dreadful Yet German Artillery Still Pounding City Thousands Killed, 100 Fires Started (By Wire) Sydney, Monday Afternnoon
A message from London states The position at Warsaw is much the same. German artillery continues to bombard the city, and during the past 24 hours, about 100 fires have started…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Campaign Commences Appeal to Farmers and Graziers to Protect Their Homes and Property. Bland Shire Council Will Help Movement
The Bland Shire Council desires the co-operation of all farmers and graziers in its endeavour to introduce a bush fire prevention organisation within the huge Shire area. The establishment of such an organisation is in the interests of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Euabalong Bush Fire Brigade
The annual general meeting of the Euabalong bush fire brigade was held at the Police Station, Euabalong on 1st Setpember…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Called. But Services Were Not Required
On Saturday night the Fire Brigade was called out to a fire at Mr. Clem Aston's, but on arriving at the house it was found that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Menace Greatest in Years
The profuse growth of herbage and grass throughout New South Wales is constituting the greatest bushfire danger in years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Weethalle Notes Bush Fire Brigade
A movement is on foot at Weethalle. with the object of forming a Bush Fire Brigade. Any persons desiring information are requested to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bush Fire Menace Farmers Will Help Brigades Being Organised
The decision of Bland Shire Council to organise an efficient bushfire control organisation within the Shire area, which includes…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Firemen Save Two Homes Blaze at North Hill Home Yesterday Half-hour Fight
Fighting a raging furnace for half an hour at the rear of a North Hill home yesterday afternoon, Forbes firemen performed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade Formed at Tullibigeal
About 50 farners and others attended a public meeting at Tullibigeal on Saturday night last, and decided to form a Bush Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigade. Ooma-Glenelg in Readiness
As the result of a meeting on Friday night at Ooma Hall the Ooma-Glenelg Bush Fire Brigade have reformed in readiness for fires this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade To Be Formed At Weethalle
A public meeting called by the Wa[?] Branch of the Wheatgrowers' Tnion will be held in the Returned Soldiers Meeting Hall on…
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