Gerogery Bush Fire Brigade Officers
Annual meeting of the Geragery Bush Fire Brigade was well attended. Officers were re-elected as follow Presidents Mr A. J. Ha[?]ner;…
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Waste Paper Destroyed by Fire
A quantity of waste paper stored at the old show grounds was destroyed by fire on Saturday night The paper was piled outside a shed which was not…
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When a bushfire sweeps across the country, destroying crops, homes, timber and soil, killing stock and perhaps human beings--…
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The Acting-Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, appeals to all concerned in bush fire danger areas to create fire-breaks and to clear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Springhurst Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Held
The annual meeting of the Springhurst Bush Fire Brigade was well attended. The brigade had little work on account of the drought, the…
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A small heap of rubbish in a laneway in Townsend st, just off Dean St., caught alight late on Monday night Fire brigade attended and put out the…
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Thirty-five members of the Yarrawonga Rural Bush Fire Brigade attended the annual meeting. Mr. Mr Robert Nevin, president, reported that the…
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Life of Albury salvage dump has been just one fire after another. AT Englechard st. if blazed several times, and since it was transferred to the…
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“Sydney is facing an increased threat of fire because of electricity rationing,” said fire brigade officers today. Some shops were defying…
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Carnival crowds in Dean street last night were provided with a little excitement about 8.30, when a Are broke out in a stack of boxes at the rear of…
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Warning of serious bush fires throughout the State has been issued by the fire brigade and Weather Bureau. No rains sufficient to remove…
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The annual meeting of the abo[?] brigade was held at the residence [?] Mr. R. F. Nottle last Thursday night [?]There was a good attendance of me[?]…
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Fanned on by strong westerly winds which reached gale force, small bush fires threatened many of the outlying [?] of Sydney today. Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Urban Fire Brigade Annual Meeting At Yarrawonga
At the adjourned annual meeting of the Yarrawonga Urban Fire Brigade Mr. R. Nevin presided and 50 members were present. The secretary (Don C. Forbes)…
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Watercourses are useful as fire-breaks—but not always. The Bush Fires Advisory Committee reports that a small fire started in a paddock near…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Walbundrie North Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Held
The annual meeting of the Walbundrie North Bushflrr Brigade was held at Thornhill Park. The president (Mr. Benno Scidel)…
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At the annual meeting of the Walla Fire Brigade the president (Mr. A. C. Mackle) presided. Because the brigade is committed to an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Precautions Fitting of Spark Arresters to Exhausts
The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) directs the attention of country people to the Regulation under the Careless Use of Fire Act, 1912, which…
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Rising temperatures and hot northerly winds have considerably increased the danger of bush fires, the Weather Bureau warned today…
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Two children, Gail Findley, aged 4, and Garth Findley, aged 12 months, were asphyxiated by smoke when a fire broke out in their home…
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