Meeting The Bush Fire Menace
Bush fire Brigades can have only one captain. The other officers bear the title of lieutenants. This was pointed out at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1940
206 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 11
Pastoralist Builds Own Fire Unit
In these days when waste, particularly the destruction of primary produce, stock and farm equipment by fire, is detrimental to the nation's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged "Metho" Drinker Found Asleep in Shed Fire Burning Near His Bed
"It is alleged that this man has been drinking methylated spirits for the past fortnight. He is in a very neglected and under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Destruction
The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, whose Department administers the bush fire precaution services in New South Wales, in an appeal for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Bell Wanted Request from. Barmedman
Unless some suitable form of fire alarm is made available at Barmedman, there is a possibility that some members of the Voluntary brigade—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires District Brigades Ready
Although the danger of hush fires is not as grave as it was last year. Bland Shirt Council is taking [?] risks, consequently the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From Weed-killing to Fire-killing
In peacetime in Britain this was the Southern Hallway's weed killing train, touring the Company's system and spraying liquid to destroy weeds on the track. Now, manned by six fully trained men, it has been converted into a fire fighting unit capable or carrying 18,000…
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