Taree Fire Brigade Delayed
Although no serious damage was done by a fire which occurred at Mr. J. Bullock's mill at Chatham, on Thursday afternoon, when a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
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Manning River County Council Monthly Meeting Prevention of Bush Fires
Important Conference To Be Held. At last Thursday night's meeting of the Manning River County Council, the chief electrical engineer (Mr…
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At last Thursday night's meeting of the Manning River County Council, the chief electrical engineer (Mr G. E. Smith) reported he had had a…
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"Railways for Service" has been a motto proclaimed down the years by those associated with the control of our State railway system . It is…
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The Mayor (Alderman L. J. Gleeson) and Mr. J. Rowsell (Captain of the Wingham Fire Brigade) met Mr. Watt and Mr. Wiggins of the Fire Board,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kempsey Fire Brigade Veteran Members Resign. Brigade Reorganised
Deputy-Chief Fire Officer G. Condon, accompanied by Stores Officer W. Wiggins, spent a few days in Kempsey last week completely reorganising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wingham Municipal Council. (Continuation of Report of Meeting). Fire Brigade
From Board of Fire Commissioners, forwarding annual report for 1918. Received, on the motion of Aldermen Beal and Chapman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Car Damaged by Fire-- Narrow Escape
Thursday morning Frederickton residents saw a sight they will not quickly forget. A 1939 Ford VS sedan coming in from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Car Fire. Kempsey Fire Brigades Quick Trip
When a car burst into flames on the Pacific Highway just north of Frederickton on Thursday a call to Kempsey Fire Brigade brought the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wingham Municipal Council (Continued from last issue) Fire Brigade
The Board of Fire Commissioners, forwarded annual report for 1948. Received, on the motion of Aldermen Beal and Chapman…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Bill
The Chief Secretary (Mr. C. H. Matthews, M.L.A.), said that the Bush Fires Act bad now been, passed by Parliament And would be brought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Bush-fire Warning Taree Interest Sought
The damage that can result from bush and grass fires cannot be under estimated. As well as destroying human lives, valuable timber and…
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Each year the danger of bush fires presents a menace to almost every district in the State and, in fact, the Commonwealth, and this year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires Forestry Commission Active In Prevention Demonstration at Taree Last
Apart from their normal highly scientific forestry work, members of the New South Wales Forestry Commission are experienced fire-fighters. At the Taree branch on Monday a demonstration was given…
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On Monday last, several local bodies attended a demonstration of a fire fighting pump at "The Pines" on Kiwarrak State Forest. Those present…
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We must always be ready for the next "1939" which many of you will remember vividly. The year 1939 was what we call in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Woman's Dress on Fire Explosion of Ether Sydney
Zoe Hicks, 26, a woman surgeon, suffered severe burns when a bottle of ether exploded in her dispensary in the Commonwealth Bank Building,…
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Inspector J. Harding and Engineer R. E. Baker presented a special report to Kempsey Municipal Council meeting on Monday in regard to the choice…
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A fairly thick pail of smoke which drifted over Taree and districts about mid-afternoon on Sunday, did not come from any fire in forestry…
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A man and youth suffered burns on Wednesday morning when the engine of a truck exploded while they were travelling from Gloucester to…
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