Forestry Staff Fight Fires on Private Land
Forestry Commission employee's co-operated with private persons in the suppression of about 100 bush fires…
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Fires & bushfires, 1954
64 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 1 of 4
Overheated Iron Causes Fire
A fire, caused by leaving an electric iron switched on, broke out at the steam laundry in the early hours…
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A fire which started in a Mungindi hotel in the early hours of Saturday morning completely destroyed two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Threatens High-Tension Line
Narrabri Fire Brigade was called out to subdue a blazing sawdust dump on the common road on the eastern side of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wide Powers for Bush-fire Captains
Captains and deputy captains of bush-fire brigades have wide powers under the Bush Fires Act…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade's Easy Year
Narrabri Fire Brigade was called out only 14 times during 1953. This is on a par with previous years and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Care in Bush Fire Fighting
The fight against bush-fires seldom takes the form of "blitzkreig" warfare. It is usually a grim, drawn-out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mungindi Fire
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs. A. Kelly and part of the Commercial Hotel building early on Saturday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Praise for Fire Brigade
Boomi Shirt Council last week decided to write to Mungindi Fire Brigade and complement members on the way they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. Council Decision Under Fire
T. Moss writes to the Editor: Sir—It is understood that there…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£10,000 Fire At Manly Sydney, Thursday
Employees fled for their lives from a blazing building at Manly today when an optical goods factory…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Scheme to Control Fire
A suggestion that the Clerk be appointed liaison officer for bush-fire brigades around Narrabri to avert…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Police Under Fire SYDNEY
Senior police officers had heightened public suspicion of the force by questioning Sgt. K. J. Harvey on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cease-Fire Unlikely In Indo-China WASHINGTON, Mon
High diplomatic officials expressed doubt yesterday whether India or any other country could…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Troops Open Fire on Mob Damascus, Monday
Many casualties were reported when troops opened fire on large crowds demonstrating in the centre of Damascus last night, fourth day of Syria's "army revolution." Rioting followed the news…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Many Casualties In Damascus Street Rioting Troops Open Fire on Demonstrating Crowds
DAMASCUS, Monday (A.A.P.)—Many casualties were reported when troops opened fire on a large crowd demonstrating in the centre of Damascus last night, the fourth day of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →F.s.a. General Secretary Under Fire
Members of the Barwin District Council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association last week criticised the General Secretary of the organisation, Mr. T. J. McDonald, and said he favoured…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Inquiry Into Hotel Fire
A Coroner's inquiry was held at Mungindi by Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M., into the recent fire which destroyed part of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Fighting Tanks
Galvanised iron tanks used in Boolooroo Shire for fire fighting will be kept as a reserve…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Lighting Co[?]ons Wai[?]
Boolooroo Shire Council I[?] week held to waive connections as the lighting of fire[?]. The [?] Clerk, Mr. A. [?]…
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