Protest Result Bush Fire Brigade Letter Stood Over
A letter from the Urbenville Bush Fire Brigade, advising its formation, the election of officers, and equipment which the brigade considered it required to fight…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1952
335 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 17
Borrow to Build New Fire Station
Plans for a fire station to suit the requirements of Kyogle are to be prepared immediately by the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cover Fire Engine With Tarpaulin M'bimby Council Told
MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday.—The fire brigade building was in such a dilapidated condition that a tarpaulin had to be used to cover the fire engine when it rained, Ald. E. P. Starr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Liquid Fire for C'bury Flying Liking for Track
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Freshened up since unplaced at Randwick three weeks ago, promising sprinter, Liquid Fire, is expected to win the Flying Handicap at Canterbury on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire Left £709 Untouched
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Fire destroyed an office building at Auburn last night, but left a tin containing £700…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Move for Bushfire Compensation P.P.U. Council Request
Woodview Branch of the 'primary Producers' Union will ask the Richmond District Council to support its request for a duty free payment of £500 to the families of men who lose, their lives fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Report to Council Committee No Delay in Fighting Lismore Fire
A report from the deputy town clerk, Mr. A. S. Maiden, stated that it had been proved conclusively that there was no material delay in fighting a fire which occurred recently at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfire Near Wentworth Falls
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A bush fire, which started during a gale on the Blue Mountains last night, is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protection Sought By P.P.U. for Bushfire Fighters
Resolutions aimed at protecting persons fighting bushfires were passed at a meeting of the Richmond District Council of the Primary Producers' Union in Casino…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Liquid Fire Not to Run at "Farm"
SYDNEY, Friday.—The late scratching today of Liquid Fire from the Wilsson Handicap at Warwick…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Woman to Face Trial in Fire Lighting Case
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A pantrymaid was committed for trial at Camden Court today on a charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Area Control Sought by Bushfire Committee
MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—"We should have control of our own area and make our regulations regarding the control of bush fires", said the president of the Mullumbimby and Brunswick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Firebreak Caused Bushfire
WAGGA, Wednesday.—A bushfire, which did considerable damage at Westby, near Wagga, last January, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No "Cease Fire" for Red Cross Branch Thanked For Specíal Donatíon
"For Red Cross there is no Cease Fire. This great international society has a promise to keep to help those in distress, in times of peace as well as war. Red Cross brings comfort, counsel and practical help to ex-servicemen who are still in hospital, whose health is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destroy Fire Hazards Now
MURWILLUMBAH, Friday. —To prevent a recurrence of last year's serious bushfires, landholders in the Tweed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Probe Into House Fire Deaths
MELBOURNE, Friday.—South Melbourne detectives are investigating the deaths of an elderly crippled woman and her 42 years old son in a fire which damaged the dining room of their home in Ross…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Damage Slight in Fire
A fire in a storeroom and office building adjoining the railway gates at South Lismore caused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Bushfire Charges Bring Total £87 Fines
Fines for bushfire offences totalled £87, when a number of men appeared on breaches of restrictions under the Act at the Urbenville Court of Petty Sessions last week. William Elvet…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£87 in Fines For Bushfire Breaches
Fines totalling £87, with £3/12/- costs, were imposed in Urbenville Court of Petty Sessions for breaches of the bushfire regulations. William Elvet Davies, 54,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Fighting Gear Sought
It was resolved at a meeting of Tunglebung P.P.U. branch to write to Kyogle Shire and ask to be supplied with fire…
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