Fire at Bendeela. Good Work by Fighters
The bush fire captain and deputy wardens were kept busy last week from Wednesday until Sunday, with, the assistance of scores of volunteers,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
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Fined Fifty Pounds for Lighting Fires. Victorian Magistrate's Firm Stand. in New South Wales They Let Them Off
The penalties imposed by magistrates in Victoria on persons lighting fires in strong contrast to the trifling impositions in New South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Damage at Fitzrov Falls Tracks Unsafe for Public
An inspection of the damage caused by bush fires at Fitzroy Falls was made by the Chairman (Mr. J. N…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Damage at Fitzroy Falls Tracks Unsafe for Public
An inspection of the damage caused by bush fires at Fitzroy Falls was made by the chairman (Mr. J. N. starkey), Mr. H. H. Paine and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hayshed Destroyed by Fire. Grazier Suffers Heavy Loss
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Was Not Profitable. Drought and Bush Fires Upset Finances of Robertson Society
The attendance at the 61st annual, meeting of the Robertson Show Society in the School of Arts, on Thursday night, was one of the largest for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Savings Certificates Purchased by Moss Vale Fire Brigade
The members of the Moss Vale Fire Brigade have given the lead to local district bodies in the purchase of War Savings Certificate, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First War Savings Group. Moss Vale Fire Brigade
The members of the Moss Vale Fire Brigade have given the lead to local district bodies in the purchase of War Savings Certificates. An…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Bundanoon House Destroyed
Bought only a few days previously by a Sydney man, a fibro cottage was totally destroyed by fire at Bundanoon in the early hours of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Breaks Should be Made Now. Nattai Shire Decides on Close Season
At the meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday it was decided to make application to the Chief Secretary's Department to have the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Personal Attention to Fires. Burning Off on Properties
Landholders in the Nattai Shire area have been asked by the council to carry out burning off as soon as possible so that scrub areas which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Careless Use of Fire. Burning-off Black-berries
Mr. F. E. Lamb, of The Glade, Bowral, is offering a reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for lighting a fire…
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Owing to the exceptionally dry weather conditions prevailing, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee has issued an urgent appeal to Shire…
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Owing to the exceptionally dry weather conditions prevailing, the Both Files Advisory Committee has issued an went appeal to shire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Brief Mention. Scrub Fires
Bowral Fire Brigade attended two scrub fires last week, one in Cliff Street and one on the Gib. EGG DAY…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Refiner's Fire
He sat by a furnace of sevenfold heat, As, He watched by the previous ore, And closer He bent with a searching gaze,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires on Gib. Bowral Brigade Active
Bowral Fire Brigade answered two calls to bush fires on the Gib last week. The first was quickly under control, but the second on Tuesday…
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