Galore Bush Fire Brigade
A meeting was held on Tuesday at Galore to consider the formation of a bush fire [?]gade, In view of the serious menace presented by the…
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Scouts and Bush Fires
Many troops in country districts are preparing to assist the local authorities in fighting fires and in protecting life and property in threatened areas…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bush Fire Outlook Sydney
Mr. Mares, referring to the possibility of bush fires, said the conditions in the north-east of the State were to some extent conducive to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Narandera
A fire occurred early yesterday morning in a bootmaker's shop occupied by Mr. B. Mulholland, in East-street Narandera. The Shop and…
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A fire occurred early yesterday morning in a bootmaker's shop occupied by Mr. B. Mulholland, in East-street. The shop and contents were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade
Since the list of subscribers to the Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade was published, the following subscriptions have been received and are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires New Legislation, Expected TAREE
The state Cabinet is considering bringing in an amending Forestry Act whereby far-reaching powers will be given to the Forestry Commission to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fire Brigades Important Meeting at Tumbarumba
At a meeting of the Tumbarumba and District Bush Fire Brigades' Advisory Council a constitution to govern the operations of the council was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Wider Powers for Forestry Commission New Legislation Expected Taree
The State Cabinet is considering, bringing in an amending Forestry Act whereby far-reaching powers will be given to the Forestry Commission to,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fireman Unconscious, Ribs Fractured in Fall from Engine Bucket Brigade Almost Exhausted Fighting Haystack Blaze Excitement at Farm Fire
THROWN from the Leeton fire-engine when it swung around a corner with the accelerator jammed on Saturday afternoon, Fireman Harold Ridley sustained fractured ribs, had a large area of skin grazed from his side and chest as he fell against the platform of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's Guns Can Fire 20 Miles Amazing Advance Since Nelson's Day
When Nelson's Victory was locked in a death struggle with her gallant French adversaries off Cape Trafalgar in 1805, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Paterson's Curse Landholders Unable to Cope with Weed "Spreading Everywhere in Border Districts Government Weeds Policy. Under Fire Obligations of Shire Councils
The spread of Paterson's Curse in border districts in the past three years has been so extensive as to become a menace. At this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Haystack on Fire Outbreak at Wamoon Leeton
The Leeton Fire Brigade, in charge of Captain Mountford, performed good work in preventing a fire spreading from a haystack on Mr. F. R. King's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Car Destroyed by Fire No Brigade Available Outside Protected Area
A high-powered English made motor car valued at £400 was destroyed by fire on the Hume Highway, between Narellan and Lippington, about 10…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Willimbong Shire Adoption of Estimates Increased Fire Danger Leeton
Es[?]mares of income and expenditure for the year 1940 were adopted at a special meeting of the Willimbong Shire Council last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fire Danger
The public generally are again warned against the great danger, to say nothing of breaking the law of burning off, even around their homes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Held
At the annual meeting of the Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade the following officers were elected: President, Mr. H. Stapleton; vice-presidents,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Palm Avenue Blaze Grass Alight in Plantation
SEVERAL palms in Palm Avenue West, at the intersection with the Brobenah Road, were badly scorched when a grass fire broke…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railways Avoiding Bushfires
In the next three weeks fires to stop fires will be started along every railway line in the State. Hundreds of miles of dry grass will be burnt off…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bushfire Safety Each Individual's Responsibility Don't Leave It to the Other Fellow Most Outbreaks Are Man-made
While efficient fire-fighting organisation is of vital importance, the prevention of bushfires, a responsibility which rests on…
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