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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

15 stories in Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown)'s papers

Fire in Bakery

The Picton Post · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

An outbreak of fire occurred at the bakery of Messrs. Pickard and Son, in Bong Bong Street, Bowral, on Christmas morning. Mrs. J…

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Perpetual Fires

The Picton Post · Wednesday 13 January 1915 · page 7

In many parts of the world there we sacred fires said to have been burning for upwards of a thousand years, Such is the sacred fire of Beheram, reputed…

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Science Notes & News. Fi[?]re From the Water Hyacinth

The Picton Post · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 7

As a result of. the venal spread of the water Hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes ) in the waters of Cambodia and other portions of India China there has…

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Shell Fire. a Terrifying Tumult

The Picton Post · Wednesday 3 February 1915 · page 3

It is impossible to ex[?]ggerate the monstrous horror of the shell fire, writes Mr. Phillip Gibbs in the "Daily Chronicle."…

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Bush Fires

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 4

Several bush fires have [?] the district during the [?] week, On Monday a fire was burning at Mr. E.W. Dobson's properly, [?]…

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Under Fire. Terror of Anticipation

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

The man who feat not been under, fire always desires to know what were the feelings of the man who has been during this ordeal. It Is probable that…

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Fire Fighting with Electric Fans

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 7

A novel use of electric fans in extinguishing a conflagration was recently adopted in Boston, U.S.A., when a fire broke out in the basement of a…

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Boiling Water Without Fire

The Picton Post · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 7

It is possible to make a pail of water boil without putting it on the fire and without applying external heat to it in any way. Is fact, you can make a…

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To Make Fire Kindlers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 15 September 1915 · page 3

Take rosin any quantity, melt it and put in for each pound three ounces of tallow. When all is vary hot stir in saw[?]rust to the quantity of being absorbed…

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Camden Fire Brigade. New Station Proposed

Camden News · Thursday 28 October 1915 · page 1

On Monday afternoon representatives of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Camden and were met by the local aldermen, when matters in connection with the Camden Fire Station were under discussion. The Fire Board…

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Bush Fires

The Picton Post · Wednesday 10 November 1915 · page 4

Bush fires have been raging in the district for the past couple of weeks. Fires are burning on both sides of the railway line between…

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Bush Fires

Camden News · Thursday 11 November 1915 · page 6

During the past week several large bush fires have been raging in the mountain country. Kedumba, Kowmung Colong, Oakdale and Werombi localities have suffered severely…

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Municipal Council. Bush Fires

The Picton Post · Wednesday 17 November 1915 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held on Tuesday week. present Ald. Ashcroft (Mayor) Mitchell, Fairley, Prior Scott and Nicolson. Bush fires have been raging throughout the whole of the surrounding district during the week. Fires have been [?] in the Wilton, Bargo,…

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Correspondence. Bush Fire Union. (To the Editor Camden News.)

Camden News · Thursday 25 November 1915 · page 3

Sir,—As one of the Camdenites who took part in fighting the bush fires at Werombi, I have been asked to report that the residents of Werombi generally express their grateful…

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Correspondence. the Werombi Fire. (To the Editor Camden News.)

Camden News · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 9

Sir.—In your issue of the 25th inst., "Observer" blunders shamefully in an anile, and inane attempt to refute remarks made in my last letter. To prove this let me quote two of…

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