Fire at Yanco Agricultural High School
The domestic staff quarters of the Yanco Agricultural High School were almost completely destroyed by fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1952
189 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 6 of 10
£500 Bush Fire Relief for Gundagai
A cheque for £500 was received by the Gundagai Shire Council, being a disbursement from the Sports Skill competition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Land Acquisition Methods Under Fire In N.S.W
THERE was liveliness in Canberra last week when the N.S.W. method of acquiring land for ex-Servicemen's settlement came in for strong criticism…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Station Entrance To be Repaired
The area in front of the West Wyalong Fire Station will be bitumen surfaced as soon as possible. At last week's meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Will Not Help With Bush Fires
Several members of Boree Council's outdoor staff have indicated that they will not in future attend bush fires in this area due…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Salvage Of Fire-Damaged Pine Timbers
Arrangements have been made between the Department of Conservation and private sawmillers for the salvaging of several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Breaks Should Be Ploughed in Open Country
The advisability of ploughing firebreaks in open country was stressed to a meeting of the District Council of the F.S.A. by Mr. D. K. Williams, a delegate from Ungarie…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1000 Fire At Shire Electricity Depot
A fire which broke out about 5 o'clock yesterday morning at the Jemalong Shire Council's electricity depot in Bandon St…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →New Bushfire Body Urged
A motion calling on the New Soulh Wales Government to establish a bushflre fighting body similar to the wartime National…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cigarette-Greatest World Fire Potential
"A cigarette is the perfect type of pleasure. It is exquisite and leaves one junsatisfied. What more can one want?" Thus spoke Oscar Wildeand most smokers would agree with him. But…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Chiefs To Inspect Ungarie and Barmedman
The Board of Fire Commissioners will make an inspection of the district, and will inspect the fire brigades at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Damage in Griffith Fire
Damage caused by a fire at the Crystal Men's Wear and Dry Cleaning Company premises in Banna Avenue,…
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Forbes fire siren gave a strident alarm about 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Cars and motor cycles with open exhausts tore up and down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfire Hazard; Landowners' Aid Asked
The Forestry Commission has taken advantage of a relatively dry summer to carry out a great deal of protective burning in and…
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Now that the flood season seems to be waning, plans are being prepared to handle the bushfire season. A conference in Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bushfire Warning Take Preventive Measures Now
FARMERS should give consideration to the safeguarding of crops, pasture, and fences against summer bushfires, advised the Department of Agriculture Assistant Principal Agronomist, Mr. John L. Green, this week…
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The conference of all bush fire brigades within the Bland Shire will be held at West Wyalong on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Value of Bush Fire Conferences
A number of regional conferences are being organised by the Bush Fire Committee and these will be held during August and September. Locations…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Compulsory Fire Breaks Urged By Conference
A conference of representatives of bush fire brigades within the Bland Shire decided on Friday afternoon to recommend to the council that the provision of fire breaks be made compulsory…
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A brigade captain was In charge of any bush fire, Mr. Pile of the Chief Secretary's Department told the conferencs…
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