Local and General Grass Fire
On Wednesday afternoon a fire on Mooculta Station destroyed about 1,000 acres of grassland. The outbreak occurred about 8 miles…
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Fires & bushfires, 1948
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Fire Break Damage Insurance Companies' Liability
The question whether Insurance Companies were liable to meet claims for damage caused when bush fire brigades burnt…
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At the special meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council on Friday last, the following office-bearers for six…
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Officers elected for the Cumnock, Teoval and Baldry Bush Fire Brigades were, approved at last Monday's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Cottage Aged Occapant's Narrow Escape
An elderly man narrowly escaped serious injury on Thursday evening last when he ran into his blazing home…
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In a fire on "Burroway" yesterday [?] acres of grassiand were burnt but there was no damage to fencing of stock…
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The following information was supplied by Superintendent Devenish, of the Dubbo Police and is an extract from…
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A fire which broke out in a hay shed on "New Merrigal" Station, Collie, Property of Mr. F. D. Pye at 10.40 p.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrorist Prisoners Fire Detention Camp Tel Aviv
Imprisoned members of the outlawed Stern Gang yesterday set fire to their military detention camp near Tel Aviv in an effort to oppose their transfer to Acre Prison. They surrendered only…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Goobang Shire Careless Use of Fire Act. 1912-1946
NOTICE is hereby given that during the period from October 15th., 1948, until March 31st 1949. a person lighting a fire in the open air…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at New Merrigal £1000 Loss in Hay Shed
A fire which broke out in a hay shed on "New Merrigal" Station, Collie, property of Mr F. D. Pye, at 10.40 p.m…
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"Shire Councils strongly support the protest voiced in Parliament by Mr. F. J. Cahill at the delay in introducing the new Bush Fire Bill"…
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Paints which will resist temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit have been developed as a result of research by C.S.I.R., the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor World. News & Notes From the N.r.m.a. and R.a.c.a. Motorists and Bushfires
An appeal to motorists to display extra care to prevent the starting of bushfires is made by the N.R.M.A. and R.A.C.A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Macquarie Shire Engineer's Report. Detailed Operations Plan for Bush Fire Brigades Proposed
THhe Macquarie Shire Engineer, Mr. H. F. A. Bode, will present to the next meeting of the Shire Council a plan of campaign for efficiently controlling and extinguishing bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cottage Destroyed. Disastrous Fire at Stuart Town
In a vain attempt to rescue personal belongings from his blazing home, Mr. Keith Sherring, a carrier of Stuart…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire in Crop Paddock
Seventy acres of crop and 100 bags of wheat were destro[?] Saturday afternoon when a fine broke out on "Tralee," the property of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grass Fire Destroys Machinery, Stacks
A grass fire which was reported by Mr. Reg Mawbey, of 107 Tamworth Street, Dubbo, at 1 p.m. Sunday in a paddock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Outbreak Good Save By Brigade
Peak Hill Fire Brigade answered an, alarm on Saturday afternoon about 4 p.m. when a fire occurred at Mr. F. G. Ball's woodyard at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire at Binnaway
A bash fire, which started in a wheat paddock on Mr. J. Mc-Hngh’s “Pineview” property, Binnaway, on Wednesday morning,…
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