A Fire
Far out in the bush amidst the thick scrub. I lived in a small bark hut. with my only companions a horse and a dog…
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Fires & bushfires, 1933
34 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 2
A Bush Fire
A man walked through the dead undergrowth, and, as he walked he lit a pipe. Throwing the still alight match carelessly…
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"Fire !" The enemy and vet the friend of man. To many a happy home has it brought ruin and,grief. Over countless…
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When we were living on a big cattle farm down the coast a terrible thing happened. Now just behind our place was…
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One very hot summer's night while we were camped out in the bush in a tent a bush fire broke out. All of the trees looked like…
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Three boundary riders on a sheep station were nearing a pretty little streamlet. "I'm going to have a drink, Jack,"…
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One very hot day in November, some years ago when the drought was very bad, a terrible bush fire broke out causing great…
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On Sunday night at about 7 o’clock Mr Wilton’s residence adjoining the blurter factory was totally destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mrs Wilton and…
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One day we were out camping we were asleep one night when Joe my mate, was awakened by the dog we had with us. It licked…
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Along a road on a hot windy day rode a man smoking a pipe. He rode for about half a mile. He then alighted at a hut in a…
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A letter from Uncle Will mother. Bring it here my dear! The letter said would you let your children come down for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nowra Fire Brigade (Reprinted from an old publication)
The Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade Was established in 1895, by Mr. T. Marriott, immediately upon the completion of the town water supply. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lorry Destroyed by Fire
On Sunday morning last a motor lorry load of furniture was completely destroyed by fire at Jasperâs Brush. The lorry was owned and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danger of Petrol Fires
Some timid mortals are as fearful of petrol and its inherent evil qualities as they would be of gunpowder or nitro-glycerine; others, unfortunately,…
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