FORBES P.P. BOARD Yesterday's Meeting of Directors Insurance of Bush Fire Fighters
Yesterday's meeting of the Forbes P.P. Board was attended by Dirs. A. S. Wheatlcy (chairman), J. W. Tomkins, W. E. Butler, R…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Prevent Bush Fires Carelessness Costs Lives and Money
The following points are worthy of careful consideration by the various committees controlling bush fire brigade operations in order that such…
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Condobolin Fire Brigade was called upon to quell an outbreak of fire at the residence of Mr. K. Willis of Gatenby street, about 5.50 p.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grave Fire Danger Cr. Thomas Indignant More Care Needed
Cr. C. J. M. Thomas informed Bland Shire Council at its meeting at West Wyalong on Friday that he was recently amazed to…
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Vehicles used solely for public fire fighting use are exempt from the Motor Vehicles (Taxation) Act, and only £1 a year…
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The largest cannon the world has ever known is being perfected by French military experts. Described…
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In a report to Bland Shire Council Mr. H. B. Player, Health and ing Inspector, who organised to Bush Fire Brigade movement on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Calleen Brigades Act Promptly Rain At Handy Tirtie
All outbreak of fire at about 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon on the properly of Mr. George Routes, "Hiawatha," Calleen, destroyed, about 200…
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One of the most serious bushfires in years broke out in the Molong district early on Wednesday afternoon and destroyed over 7000 acres of valuable…
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Rushing to the rear of the unoccupied shop in Rankin Street in which Viva Pettit conducted a frock business, firemen on Wednesday night discovered…
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A disastrous fire has been raging near Yass since yesterday. Many properties have been swept, and the are is now within eight miles of the…
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The largest cammon the world has ever known is being perfected by French military experts. Described as an electro-magnetic gun, it will be…
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After a11 warnings through the Press and over the air, besides individual appeals to their own commonsense, a party of motorists…
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Speaking at a meeting of the West Wyalong branch of the Partners and Settlers Association, over, which he presided, Mr. J…
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Quite a lot has been heard in the past regarding the possibility of fires having been started by the nibbling of matches by mice…
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WAGGA.—A bushfire destroyed 3000 acres of grass at Yarra and Narrawa properties It is believed that, the fire was…
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It is estimated that the bush fires, which swept through the Yass district, on Sunday and yesterday, destroyed 50,000 acres,…
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Prompt action on the part of members of the Merringreeu and Bolagamy Bush Fire Brigades, which were summoned by telephone, prevented what…
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Owing to the absence of water supplies, police and civilians were unable to quell a fire which broke out at Bowraville, before six buildings were…
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Condobolin Fire Brigade received a call at about midnight on Tuesday to a lane at the rear of Bathurst street, where grass…
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