Bush Fires Under Control
The forestry Commission reports that all bush fires are under control in the Pilliga National Forest…
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Fires & bushfires, 1951
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Bush Fire Local Committee
The local sub-committee to handle claims is Crs. Banwick, Buckley and Gilmour and Messrs. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Provisional Tax Bush Fire Sufferers
The Federal Treasurer Sir Arthur Faddon replying to a question in the House of Representatives last week by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Help for Bush Fire Victims
During the week the Minister for Lands (Mr Renshaw) and the member for Lawson (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Organisation Central Control Advocated
After a vote of thanks had been passed to the shire engineer (Mr. I. R. Macintosh) and the members of his staff for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Request for Subsidy District Bush Fire Relief
At a meeting on Monday afternoon to set up a committee to screen requests for relief following losses in…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →No Loss of Wages — Bush Fire Volunteers
It was decided at last week’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council, on a majority vote of four…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Town Bush Fire Brigade Formed Mr. T. L Rogers, Captain
A meeting was held on Tuesday evening to form a bush fire brigade within the township of Coonabarabran…
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The Gilgandra Police and Constable Stephens in particular, advise that anyone who lost stock or…
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Four complete fire units assisted in controlling the five which commenced in Biddon State Forest last…
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This vast watershed of the Macquarie, Castlereagh and Namoi river systems is no stranger, of course, to the grim…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council’s Bulldozer Approval for Fire Fighting
At last week’s meeting of the Coonabarabran Shire Council, councillors approved of the action of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shire Will Protest to Chief Secretary Against Railways Exclusion From "Blanket Bans" on Lighting of Fires
WELLINGTON Shire Council decided yesterday to protest to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Clive Evatt, against the exclusion of the Railway Department from the "Blanket Bans" against the lighting of fires imposed from time…
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In the case of any serious grass fire outbreaks within the municipality—such as the one which recently threatened the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Truck Alight, Starts Bush Fire
A late model Austin truck was completely destroyed by fire on the Mitchell Highway a few miles west of Trangie on…
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Dubbo Fire Brigade was to two small grass fires—one list night at the corner of Belmore and Fitzroy Streets, and one this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Damage in Lincoln Bush Fire
A bush fire which broke one on a Lincoln property on Monday last destroyed 400 acres of grass and two miles of fencing,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How to Help When a Fire Starts
As soon as the bush fire captain, or his deputy, has sized up the situation at the fire he should send…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crop Fire Averted Farmer’s Prompt Action
The pr[?]mpt action of Mr. [?] C. C[?]ggan share farmer on Maderty, the property of Mr. A. T. [?] on Tueday averted…
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The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. E. H. Graham, has stated that the Commonwealth…
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