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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1941

31 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 2

Bush Fire Season

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 October 1941 · page 5

With the appraoch of the Bush Fire "season" the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire Council throughout…

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Bush Fires Appointment of Rangers

North West Champion · Monday 10 November 1941 · page 2

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddeley) has directed his Department to explore the possibility of appointing certain…

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Bush Fires

Manilla Express · Tuesday 11 November 1941 · page 4

Mr. Baddeley has directed his Department to explore the possibility of appointing certain members of Bush Fire Brigades…

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Bush Fires

Manilla Express · Tuesday 18 November 1941 · page 2

At Saturdays meeting of the Shire Council several communications were received from interested organisations, both…

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Bush Fire Menace

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. asks the cooperation of the travelling public in the prevention of bush fires. A cigarette butt, thrown from a car and a camp…

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The Menace of Bushfires Steps to Eliminate Risk

The North Western Courier · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 4

Years of draught have brought thousands of square miles of country in our State into grave danger from b[?]hfires this…

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The Menace Of Bushfires

North West Champion · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 3

Years of drought have brought thousands of square miles of country in our State into grave danger from bushfires this…

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Combating Bush Fires Emphasis on Prevention

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 December 1941 · page 2

The most impressive lesson to be learned from last year's bushfire experiences throughout the State is that ninety per cent of them need…

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Japan First Bomb U.S. Bases — Then Declares War Five American Vessels Set On Fire Attack Against Singapore Reported WASHINGTON

North West Champion · Monday 8 December 1941 · page 1

War with Japan has started. Japan this morning officially announced that she had "entered into a state of war with the United States and Britain in the Pacific as from dawn to-day."…

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Bush Fires At Watson's Creek

Manilla Express · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 2

Raging in the wild bush land country of the Dan Mountain at Watson's Creek a bush fire is spreading over a 10-mile front…

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Bush Fire Campaign Minister's Warning

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 2

"Can we not secure an armistice with the Red Terror for one year at least to enable us to devote our whole resources to the War?" the Chief…

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