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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1949

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

CORRESPONDENCE. Bush Fire Brigade, Thirlmere

The Picton Post · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 3

Thirlmere Bush Fire Brigade requested the council to supply, if possible, two 400 gallon steel tanks or, alternatively make a…

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Lakesland Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade Annual General Meeting

The Picton Post · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

There was a very good attendance at the annual general meeting of the Lakesland Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, held…

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Wilton Fire Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the Annual Meeting of the Wilton Fire Brigade on 22nd October…

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Fire Menace Extension of Activities of Fire Fighting Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

At a meeting of the Volunteer fire Fighting Brigade, held at the Court House, Picton, on the 28th October, 1949, it was…

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Fire Prevention Week You Can Prevent Bush Fires

The Picton Post · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 2

This year's Fire Prevention Week and the Bush Fires Prevention Campaign will open on 14th November. The object of Fire Prevention Week is to arouse a greater "fire consciousness" in the minds of all Australians. The…

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Grave Bushfire Risk All Over State

The Picton Post · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 8

The chairman of the Bushfire Advisory Committee, Mr. H. E. Messer, said last night more than 30,000 fire-fighting…

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Tar Spray Wagon Destroyed Fire on Razorback

The Picton Post · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 7

The Australian Gas Light Co. tar spraying wagon, with 1120 gallons of tar aboard, on its way to Maldon, where it has been…

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£45 Raised Towards Equipment Picton Volunteer Fire Fighting Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 5

Last Friday night at the Court House, Picton, a meeting of the Picton Volunteer Fire Fighting Brigade was held, Mr. W. Nicolson taking the chair In the absence of the president, Mr. L. Nicolson, who was In attendance at a Wollondilly Shire…

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