Bush Fire Menace Cause And Control
The following address was delivered before the Southern District Bureau Conference at Coolamon by Mr. Noel Griffiths, acting…
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Cross-channel Fire
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.)—German long-range guns on the French coast fired several shells over the Dover area this afternoon. The shells plunged…
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NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.).—An unexplained fire destroyed six buildings containing huge stocks of defence materials at the Firestone Rubber Co…
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Wagga is suffering from an epidemic of false are alarms. Some person of weird intellect has been making a habit of calling the Wagga Fire Brigade from street boxes…
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Mr. T. J. Collins, Member for Hume, has received a congratulatory message from the New South Wales Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, in respect of the…
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A car spurting fire from a fully-hilled petrol tank was raced up and down Junee streets in an attempt by a garageman to smother the flame…
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The annual meeting of the Rannock, Bush Fire Brigade was held on September 24th. Renewed interest in the activities of the Brigade was…
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Mr. T. J. Collins. Member for Hume, has received a congratulatory messages from the New South Wales Chief Secretary, Mr. [?]…
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BATHURST, Thursday.—Overcome with excitement when he saw two firemen fall 20 feet into a burning building when the roof collapsed this…
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An important meeting of the Borambola Bush Fire Brigade will be held on Monday next at 8 p.m. in the Borambola Hall. All members and intending members are…
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LONDON, Thursday A.A.P.).—Fighter aircraft were on patrol to-day over Holland, Northern France, and the Channel. Anti-aircraft ships, petrol…
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With the approach of the bush fire "season." the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to shire councils throughout the…
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LONDON, Sunday. (A.A.F.)—Czech sources in London learn that the largest chocolate factory in Prague, which was working at full pressure…
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sparks from an incinerator at the year of the Rural Bank, Wagga, set fire to a shed used as a storeroom by the Rural Bank, also some boxes,…
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At the annual meeting of the Boree-Creek Bush Fire Brigade. Mr. George Aston presided and amongst others present were Messrs. Reuben…
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With the rammer now only a short time ahead, Bush Fire Brigades throughout the country are surveying their equipment and placing their organisations on an easily workable basts to that they will be able to deal as speedily and as effectively as possible with outbreaks of fire that may…
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With the approach of the Bush Fire "season," the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire Councils throughout…
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A bush fire started near the Bodington Red Cross Home, Wentworth Falls, on Tuesday afternoon. Station-Officer Sweeney, of…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Last night's raid on Naples wu very successful, says the R.A.F. communique. The conflagration around the storage LONDON, Thursday.—The R.A.F. raided western and southern Germany last night dropping incendiary and high explosive bombs on several towns…
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By advertisement [?] this issue the Lockharf Shire Council asks all owners and occupiers of land to remove fire hazards from their property and…
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