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The newly formed Urban Bomen Fire Brigade will hold a meeting at the North Wagga Public Hall tomorrow. It is…
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Bushfire Started by Rifle Shot Muttama Man Faces Court Charge
THE BIG BUSH FIRE WHICH LAST MONTH SWEPT FROM MUTTAMA THROUGH TO JUGIONG WAS RE-CALLED IN THE COOTAMUNDRA COURT THIS WEEK WHEN IT WAS STATED THAT A MUTTAMA MAN HAD FIRED THREE ROUNDS FROM A .303 RIFLE AT A FOX, AND HE SAW A BUSH FIRE COMMENCE IN…
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Sir: In Sydney recently I was interviewing Mr. W. F. Sheahan on council business, when a phone call came through to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Relief Taxation Officers Here Early in March
Arrangements have been made for Taxation Department officers to visit country districts to enable taxpayers who have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grazing Oats For Burnt-Out Areas
"Fanners are recommended to try and seed as much grazing oats as possible in the burnt out areas, particularly in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Did Rifle Start Big Bush Fire? Outbreak Seen Near Spot Where Shot Aimed
A sequel to the recent disastrous fire which caused colossal damage in the Muttama Jugiong and Coolac…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade quickly extinguished a small fire in a heap of sawdust at Hardy's timber yard yesterday…
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At the Cootamundra Court on Monday last before Mr. w. Finlay, S.M., William Leslie Halon, of "Wynola," Muttama,…
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SYDNEY, Thursday: The Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) said today he was considering a complete re-organisation of fire fighting in N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grass Fire Early This Morning Started After Train Had Passed
A spectacular fire which at times looked very dangerous, broke out on Mr. Brooker's property on the edge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Try-out for Motor Cycles Fire Messenger System To Be Demonstrated
Eight motor cycles' will participate in a demonstration of the capabilities ofmotor cycle messengers in time of fire, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrandera Quarter Sessions Set fire to house on Wattle Hill Accused Found Guilty
At Narrandera Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, before His Honour Judge Le Gay Brereton, a plea of not guilty was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Victim Has Posts Stolen
Twenty steel fence posters were recently stolen from [?] Corlenbob landholder who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Fighting Use Of Shire Council Equipment
During the two major outbreaks of fire in January Tumut Shire Council's equipment was sent out on three occasions…
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Mr. J. Elder, Secretary of the Tumut District Bushfire Brigade, wrote to Tumut Shire Council at its meeting on…
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A Fire which burned bales of stock feed at Prescott's Chaff Mill in Edward Street East on Tuesday broKe out again late…
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SYDNEY, Friday: The Chief Secretary, Mr. Olive Eyatt, today extended the total ban on lighting fires in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of Out Correspondents) Mitchell Shire Fires
SIR—Would you permit the undersigned, space in your paper to make some comments on the recent Mitchell Shire…
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A donation yesterday of £20 from Mr. Walter White of "Keajura," Tarcutta, has brought the total cash…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Equipment for Urban-bomen Bushfire Bde
A dozen power pump fire-fighting units were offered to the newly formed Urban-Bomen Bush Fire brigade by landholders who attended a meeting at North Wagga last night…
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