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Macarthur (Camden & Campbelltown) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1950

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

Picton Volunteer Fire Sighting Brigade Knapsack Sprays To Be Purchased

The Picton Post · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

The Brigade desires to acknowledge with thanks all con[?] has made during the past [?] months for the purpose of…

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Fire Conference at Goulburn Detals Given of Captains' Wide Powers

The Picton Post · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 4

Powers given to bush fire captains are wider than those given to members of the police force…

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Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 7

The season is approaching for the usual outbreak of bush fires and with the present lush growth the prospects of a…

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Bargo Briefs Bargo Fire Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 1

Failure to get enough people to their meeting to form a quorum, the Bargo Bush Fire Brigade decided to place the…

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Thirlmere News Lakesland Voluntary Bush Fire Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 5

The annual meeting of the above was held on Tuesday last. It was very gratifying to see such a large attendance also the…

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Cobbitty Bush Fire Brigade

Camden News · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

At a public meeting held in July, Ald. N. Hore, on behalf of Camden Municipal Council, placed before those in attendance information…

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Fire Fighting Organisation Combined Meeting of District Brigades

The Picton Post · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 1

At a well attended meeting in the Court House at Picton on Friday, the 27th October, 1950. representatives from Thirlmere, Lakesland, Buxton, Bar go. Tahmoor, Oakdale and Picton settled a matter which has been perplexing some of the…

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Cement Works at Maidon Now Springing to Life Fire Lit In No. 1 Boiler

The Picton Post · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 6

A feeling of great satisfaction went through the onlookers on Sunday evening last when at the appointed time, 3 minutes…

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Wilton Bush Fire Brigade

The Picton Post · Thursday 14 December 1950 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Wilton Bush Fire Brigade was held on the 28th October and the election of officers resulted…

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