Nowra Fire Station Opened Fifty Years Ago
âI hope,â said the Mayor of Nowra (Mr. C. Graham), âthat the fire brigade will not fiddle about finances while the town is…
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Fires & bushfires, 1946
37 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Prevention of Bush Fires Unobservance of Regulations
The Chief Secretary Mr Baddeley, appeals to all persons in New South Wales to take every precaution in order to prevent the outbreak of bush…
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The Braidwood fire bug, Witham Charles Gourley. 34 years of ago. at the Quarter Sessions Court ne a a, Goulburn recently, admitted…
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A disastrous fire occurred at an early hour on Tuesday morning, when the most historic building in these parts was destroyed by fire…
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On the motion of Cr. Boxsell, a resolution is to be sent to the Local Government Conference in Sydney from the Cambewarra Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Nowra Bush Fire Brigade Prepares for Summer Fires
To be in readiness for the summer months, the Nowra Bush Fire Brigade met on Wednesday night last, when arrangements were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disastrous Fire Mr. J. P Walsh’s Residence at Jasper’s Brush Totally Destroyed
A disastrous fire occurred at about 4.30 a.m. on Monday last, when the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Walsh, of Jasperâs Brush, was…
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It was officially stated to-day that the Commonwealth Government was not acquiring supplies of fireworks from commercial traders…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Truck of Hay on Fire at Bomaderry
The irony of it allâabout twenty tons of oaten hay fodder consumed by fire at Bomaderry railway station yesterday morning, after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Just Wouldn't Fit in Fire Chief's Ride Deluxe
That sleekly black enamelled De-Luxe âCadailacâ you noticed purring about the streets of Nowra on Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FIREMEN Fourth Line Of Defence Nowra Fire Brigade Captain’s Long Service Recognised
The Fire Fighting Service had assumed a very important position ever the war years and was 12000 recognised as the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Fires in District During Week-end
A fire broke out in the guard room at the entrance to the R.A.A.F. camp last Sunday night and resulted in the destruction of…
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When the Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade ,under Capt. A. Aldous, arrived at the scene of a fire in Bomaderry on Sunday…
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When a small shed in a back yard in Osborne Street, Nowra caught fire on Wednesday last, the Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shoalhaven River Bridge on Fire
Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out on Monday afternoon to extinguish a small fire which occurred on the planking of…
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The timely arrival of the Nowra Fire Brigade saved what might have been a disastrous fire at Reid and Herneâs…
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Shortly after twelve o’clock last night a fire broke out in a large shed at the rear of premises occupied by William Rixon, auctioneers, and Miss…
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With its call-out on Monday night last, Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade has received as many as six calls this year to quell outbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Last Week’s Fire Bega’s History May Have Perished
“Had it not been for the prompt action of Constable Oates and his sons, a most devastating fire would, in all probability, have occurred. So reported the “Bega District…
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Repairs to Council's Ford truck cost up to £25 were agreed to at last meeting of Cambewarra Shire Council, on the motion of…
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