District Fire Brigades Efficient Organisation at Eumungerie
As a result of a public meeting chaired by Cr. J. T. Gri[?]ith. at Eumungerie, two bushfire britrades were formed one to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1942
177 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 9
What About the Town? Measures to Prevent Grass Fires a Definite Danger Will Exist
At present the Gilgandra district is being well organised to combat bush fires should the occasion arise, and we would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Question of P[?]es for Fire Fighting [?]ent Be[?] They Supplies Be [?]Ble [?] Narromine Leaders
[?] petrol supplies being [?] took place of a [?]day last. The [?]tion that a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Landholders Urged to Co-operate [?] Bushfire Menace "Never More Danger Than at Present," Is Claim Well-Attended Meetings Will Be Best Proof Of Interest
The danger of bush [?] throughout the Central West during the coming summer is [?] in the minds of b[?] captains in the whole of the [?] covering the Timbrebongie [?] They stress the [?] that much greater care and d[?]gance is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Hotel Bedroom
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Mr. AIberti Gordon Wicks, boarder at the Macquarie View Hotel, awoke to find that the bed on which he was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raid on Rabaul Allied Bombers Hit Ship and Set Wharyes on Fire
Al’ied bombers have carried out another heavy raid on Rabaul, main ,Japanese base in the New-Guinea area. It was attacked by Flying Fortresses and Australian Catalin[?] Early on Saturday morning 40 tons of bombs were dropped on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Captain
Shire Councillors spent nearly two hours Friday discussing Bush Fire Brigade matters and appointed the Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Brigades Eumungerie Meetings
As a result of a public meeting chaired by Cr. J. T. Griffith, at Eumungerie, two [?] brigades were formed, one to be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Corporation in Fighting [?] FIRES Pur[?] [?] and [?]
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →Precautions Against Fire Forest Dept Furnishes Example
At a meeting of the Boothenbah Fire Brigade, and at meetings of other similar bodies surrounding the State Forest,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Prevention Interesting Report by Shire Clark
Mr. W.R. Pa[?], clerk of the T[?]gie [?] submitted the [?] report on [?] to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"COUNTRY [?] Blaze P[?] One End to the Other" State Member's Opposition to thus Producers
"I am [?]y [?] with the [?] of [?] [?]cer gas as [?] and say[?] to [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires Campaign Opens 3rd NOVEMBER
The official opening of the hush fire campaign will take place on Tuesday, 3rd November; -It Is planned to make this year’s the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petrol for Bush Fire Brigades
Mr. J. A. Beasley, Minister for Supply and Development, has informed Mr.. C. G. Robertspn, M. L. A., in reference to an enquiry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade Re-formed
At a meeting held recently to reform the Wongarbon and District Brigade, Mr. W. P. OBrien was elected Captain, with Messrs D. Kelly,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blazing Pyre Causes Bush Fire
. Ashes from a blazing pyre of a Hindu started a fire which swept a grass-area near [?] cemetery recently The pyre for cremation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Insurance of Bush Fire Fighters Employers’ Liability Obligatory
Mr. G. L. Anderson, Under Secretary, has informed Mr. C. G. Robertson, M. L. A., that Section It of the Workers Compeanation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crop Fire Risks Gas Producers Safe As Tractors Experience in West Australia
The opinion that the use of producer gas units in dry grass and among crops involves no greater fire risks than when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Benzine Available for Fighting Bush Fires Minister's Reply to Member for District
"The position is that the State Board has made arrangements whereby the officers-in-charge of country police stations have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires in Wartime Special Precautions Should Be Taken
"It is hardly necessary to say that bush fires at any time are costly and dangerous, and when accidently…
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