Serious Wallagoot Fire Worried Tathra
A fire, which, broke out in the ti-tree scrub near the mouth of Wailagoot Lake, on Monday, caused some concern for a time,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1955
12 stories in South Coast's papers
Plea to Govt. on Fire Restrictions
A spirited plea to the N.S.W. Government to empower local Councils to impose the same bush fire restrictions on its departments…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Watch Against Bushfires
With the continued dry weather, and the lack of rain, an alert watch is being maintained against the outbreak of bushfires on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Powerhouse at Bega Outbreak Threatened Power Disruption
Complete disruption of the south Coast's industries was threatened on Saturday last, when fire broke out in the Bega Valley Country council's power station in broke Bega…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Funds Granted For Fire Suppression
Mr. C. A. Kelly, Chief Secretary, has promised to keep under notice the granting of funds to allow the suppression of fires in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Forestry Plans for Bushfires Support Sought by Commission
The New South Wales Forestry Commission has asked the local governing bodies of the South Coast and Far South Coast to support the Commission’s application for additional…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sense in Fighting Bushfires
The Forestry Commission’s appeal to our local governing bodies to support a proposed application to the State…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →States to Meet for Talks on Bushfires
The Chief Secretary, the Hon. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A., has announced that the first interstate conference of rural fire fighting authorities will be held in Sydney on May…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shires to Support Scheme to Fight Fires
Both the Imlay and Mumbulla Shire Councils have given their support to a proposal made by the N.S.W. Forestry Commission, regarding an appeal to be made to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Brigade Called Out
The Bega Fire Brigade was called out in the early hours of this morning when the night watchman, Mr. W. Westcott,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Spotter
As part of the New [?] Wales Forestry Commission’s policy of utilising aircraft to that the course [?] and to locate the position of fires burning in Inaccessible areas this [?] amphibious aircraft was used during the past summer months for this [?] on the South Coast of New South Wales, and proved a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Aircraft to Fight Bushfires
It has been learned from official sources that aircraft will be used even more extensively in the future in aiding the work of bush fire fighting and prevention on the…
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