Local and General Braidwood Bush Fire Brigade
The following subscriptions have been received:—McGrath Bros., £1 [?] J. H. Byrne, £1; H. A. Viney, [?] F. McGrath, 10/; T. Keig, 10/;…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
78 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 4
Big Fire at Sutton £700 Damage Done at Joe Reid’s Property Volunteers Effect Wonderful Save
In a fire which occurred at Sutton on Saturday, lucence hay, sheds, etc., to the value of £700 were destroyed Volunteers who raced from all parts of the district to fight the flames were successful in preventing the conflagration spreading to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral Bush Fire Brigades the Equipment Necessary
If a bush fire brigade is to function effectively it must be properly organised and adequately equipped. In a recent issue of these notes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Railway Fires
Wagga wheat growers are alarmed at the frequency of outbreaks of fire after trains have passed. Farmers complain that since summer set in, fires have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cable News Luxury Liner on Fire
LONDON'.—The .French luxury liner Latlantique, of 42,513 tons, was proceeding to Havre for overhaul without passengers when it caught…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Outbreak at Captain’s Flat
A bushfire at Captain’s Flat last week destroyed about 500 acres of grass on “Yorkdale,” the property of Mr. S Daniels, and threatened the homes of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Compensation for Fire Fighters
The question of liability for compensation in the case of employees who may be injured while fighting bush fires on private properties has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire-Fighting the New Act
The new Act, dealing with bushfires gives wider power to Shire Councils in dealing with outbreaks. Section 495 allows a Council to plan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic News Sydney, 2 p.m. This Bush Fire Menace
Disastrous bush fires raged in the Newcastle district last night. At Fassifern railway station a number of houses were destroyed by the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Menace
The Bush Fire Brigade had its first call on Tuesday evening. Captain R. T. Hassall received were from Mr. T. Kennedy, of Reidsdale,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Careless Use of Fire
At Moss Vale yesterday a man was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for allowing a fire to become out of control…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Risk Reclassifying the Town
The question was asked at the Council meeting the other night as to the possibility of elevating Queanbeyan from a D class to a C or B class fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →That “Hospital Ball” Fire Brigade Explains
To the meeting last night of the Hospital Board of Directors, the captain of the Fire Brigade (Mr. H. Barber) who is also a member of the Board,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Could Not Raise Fire Brigade Allegation by Alderman
That he had endeavored to raise the fire brigade on the day of the big fire at Sutton and had been unsuccessful was an allegation made…
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Braidwood's second bush fire occurred along the Clyde road on Tuesday, when a traveller allowed a fire he had made to boil his billy to get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigades Method of Financing
A bush fire brigade naturally requires finance for the conduct of its operations administrative expenses must be met, and benzine and oil…
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Local residents, anticipating a pleasant outing at the Canberra Sports, on Monday, received a shock when an outbreak of fire was reported on “Lanyon”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Method of Financing
A bush fire brigade naturally requires finance for the conduct of its operations — administrative expenses must be met, and benzine and oil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Brigades Authority to Burn Breaks
At a special meeting of the Yass Bush Fire Brigade, held to discuss the application of the Local Government Bush Fires Amendment Act, 1932, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Camp Fire
A memory of bygone days comes to us with the following poem, in Which an old Braidwood cattle drover figures, which has been…
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