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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

33 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Bush Fire Romance

The Bega District News · Thursday 2 June 1932 · page 2

Behind the wedding of Mr Patrick Hickey, of Wyndham, and Miss Mabel Poett, daughter of Sergeant Poett, one time of Bega, which took place at St…

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Bega Fire Brigade. To Send Team to Wagga

The Bega District News · Monday 27 June 1932 · page 2

The Bega volunteer fire brigade have decided to send a team to compete at the fire brigades demonstration, to be held at Wagga next October, and are…

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A Blaze of Wattle

The Nowra Leader · Friday 2 September 1932 · page 2

Never have I soon a move beautiful display of wattle-bloom than I beheld in and around Nowra. Up in Worragee Street, and out along at the back…

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Fairyland in the Fire

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1932 · page 2

David and Lucy lived in a log cabin in a great Oregon wood, fifty miles from the nearest town. Their papa and mamma worked…

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Cleansing Fires

The Bega District News · Monday 12 September 1932 · page 2

“I take a delight in cleaning up yards, tacking up a saging bit of lining, nailing up fallen palings, tightening up screws, but, best of all, burning…

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Cleansing Fires

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 2

"I take n delight in cleaning up yards, tacking up a sagging bit of lining. nailing up fallen palings, tightening up screws, but, best of all, burning…

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Fire

The Nowra Leader · Friday 16 September 1932 · page 1

There were few slumberers, evidenced by the small attendance of tho public at the tire on Sunday morning lust Who heard the fire bell tolling…

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Perpetual Fires

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1932 · page 2

In many parts of the world there are sacred fires said to have been burning for upwards of a thousand years. Such is the sacred fire of Beheram, reputed…

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Extinguishing Fires by Sawdust

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1932 · page 2

As an extinguisher of small fires of oil or grease, which are liable to occur in or about a colliery, sawdust is considered to be much superior to…

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The Naval College. No Use for the Insane. Danger of Fire

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 October 1932 · page 4

Mr. H. J. Bate, M.L.A., is in receipt of the appended official communication, under date 12th Oct. 1932:- Dear Mr. Bate,--In reply to your…

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Perpetual Fires

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 2

The following are some of the perpetual fires in the world. The sacred fire of Baharem, reputed to have been kindled 1,200 years ago…

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Back-Firing and Car Fires

The Bega District News · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 4

In a law-suit which is now being heard in Sydney much expert testimony has been called in regard to the likelihood of a back-fire igniting the petrol…

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Bush Fire Outbreaks Instructions to Post Offices

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 31 December 1932 · page 1

Instructions issued toy the P. M. G. to postmasters anent the occurrence of bush fires comprise the following: Should any outbreaks occur post-…

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