Unusual Case. Lighting Fire Close to Grass Paddock
An unsual case was heard before Mr. W. F. Britz, P.M., this week, at Goulburn Police Court, when a man was charged with baring ignited…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
14 stories in Southern Highlands's papers
Unusual Case Lighting Fire Close to Grass Paddock
An unusual case was heard before Mr.W. f. Britz, P.M., this Week, at Goulburn Police Court, when a man was char…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Facts
Has it ever occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous homes is destroyed every year by bush…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Bowral
The Masonic Hall in Boolwey Street, Bowral, was damaged by fire on Thursday. A painter, who had been burning off the old paint with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Express Fire Two Men Discharged Alleged Drinking on Train
"It seeing to be necessary in the interests of the travelling public for the Railways Commissioners to take steps…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Early Morning Blaze at Browne's Sawmill
The residents of Moss Vale were awakened at 3.40 a.m. on Saturday by the clang of the fire-bell. It was found that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Moss Vale Fire. Damage Estimated £200
Residents of Moss Vale were awakened by the sound of the fire siren at about 3.40 a.m. on Saturday. The fire brigade under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tales of the Old Days. and Other Australianities. at the Fire
"The days are that dratted short bow," complains old Dad Bush, "a man hardly sets a bit of a go on before it's time to knock off again…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Old Fire Engines Used in Picture
Some of the fire engines, still charred from the original Chicago fire of 1871, take part in the motion picture version of the catastrophe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Control
Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have been prevented by timely pre…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Prevention Organised Campaign
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government departments of of his State and interested public bodies, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire Averted. Remarkable Save by Fire Retardant. Building Material
The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently…
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"Fires in November ? With all this green stuff about after the recent rains! Rubbish !" How often have you heard that said ? But be who…
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Many country centres are issuing a special warning to property owners to dean up all their gardens of waste grass, which is drying up as…
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