Bush Fire Endangers Nowra Property
On Saturday afternoon, during the height of a westerly gale a fire broke out in a paddock near the showground, at Nowra, and fanned by the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1930
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Nowra Fire Brigade
Inspector Sorrell, from Sydney Headquarters, visited Nowra Tuesday night last, and commen[?] most favorably on the manner…
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The ringing of the [?] after eight oâclock on Thursday [?] caused seem excitement at Now[?] and a [?] crowd followed on the…
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While Mrs. Coiler was cleaning the bath at her boarding-house in Berry street, on Monday night, the cleaner she was using (an inflammable liquid)…
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At the P.P.U. meeting in Bega last week Mr Watson, Pambula, said his branch had suggested that police officers should be empowered to grant…
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During the height of the hot westerly on Saturday a bush fire broke out on the northern bank of the river about a mile above Nowra…
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Ald. Leatheam asked the Mayor if it was any use making application for a fire engine to the Board of Fire Commissioners, at Monday…
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The changing of the fire bell at the Nowra fire station just after the lunch hour yesterday caused something of a sensation, and people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Murray’s Flat. Barn & Portion of Contents Destroyed
Just about tea-time on Saturday a large glare in the sky to the east attracted the attention of a number of local residents, and investigation proved…
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A communication was received from the Fire Brigade Commissioners inviting the Council to the installation of the motor fire engine in…
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On April 9 the president of the Board of Fire Commissioners will visit Nowra, accompanied by other members of the board, and at the…
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Some years ago a great quantity of sawdust was dumped into a deep depression at the rear of the butter factory on the banks of the river at…
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Early on Friday morning Mr J. G Hergenban’s barn at North Bega, containing 30 tons of lucerne hay and a new mowing machine, was totally…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners arrived in Bega on Monday, comprising Hon. T. J. Smith (President), E. C Collins (Mayor of Wagga and…
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The president of the N.S. Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, Hon. T. J. Smith, visited Nowra on Wednesday for the purpose of officially…
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Through the courtesy of Mr. Edge, representative of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades, who transported the new engine to Nowra recently, the 1st…
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Headed by the president, the Rev T. J. Smith, M.L.C.. the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners parts a visit to Berry on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Official Installation of the Fire Engine. Most Modern Appliance. a Powerful Pump. Great Force of Water From the Mains and the River
The official ceremony of the installation of the Dennis Turbine Fire Engine was performed at Nowra Brigade Station on Wednesday at noon, by…
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The Board of Fire Commissioners visited Nowra on Wednesday, and after inspecting the fire station and the new motor engine, officially…
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The Hon. T. J. Smith, chairman of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, who was in Nowra last week, is something of a…
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