Twenty-five Years a Fire Captain Captain Terry Entertained
There was a happy gathering at Mittagong Fire Station on Thursday night when opportunity was taken of celebrating the twenty-first…
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Fires & bushfires, 1941
17 stories in Southern Highlands's papers
Fire Brigades are Prepared for War Training in Sydney
Speaking at a function at Mittagong Fire Station on Thusrday of last week, Mr. L. B. Barber, fourth officer of New South Wales Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Moss Vale Damage Was Slight
A fire broke out in the Moss Vale Railway Institute building on Thursday afternoon. A passerby who noticed smoke issuing from the building…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lorry Destroyed by Fire Coroner Holds Inquiry
The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted an inquiry at Moms Vale Courthouse on Tuesday into the circumstance surrounding the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lorry Destroyed by Fire Coroner Holds Inquiry
The District Coroner (Mr. W. Terry) conducted on inquiry at Moss Vale Courthouse on Tuesday into the circumstances surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Protection Against Bush Fires Early Action Necessary
To prevent a recurrence of the disastrous fires which swept various parts of the Berrima district in 1939 land-owners are asked to take immediate…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Protection Against Bush Fires Early Action Necessary
To prevent a recurrence of the disastrous fires which swept various parts of the Berrima district in 1939 landowners are asked to take…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Timber Mill Burnt in Bowral Fire Railway Property Endangered
Bowral Fire Brigade had a hard fight on Monday afternoon when a mill owned by Mr. W. E. Stokes, and used for cutting firewood, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prevention of Fires Rules to Be Observed
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee recently wrote to Bowral Council asking it to co-operate in taking steps to remove fire hazards in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Causes Water Shortage
At the meeting of Bowral Council on Wednesday night it was disclosed that the large volume of water used by Bowral Fire Brigade in bringing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prevention of Bush Fires Rules to Be Observed
The Bush Fires Advisory Committee advocate that observation of the following simple rules would greatly reduce fire risks:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires
Mr. Baddely has directed bis Department to explore the' possibility of appointing certain members of Bush Fire Brigades as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Most Bush Fires Man-Made a Seasonable Reminder
"It has been estimated that more than 90 per cent, of bash fires are man-made—mostly .through carelessness," said Mr. Noel Griffiths, in an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sawmill Blaze Loss to S. E. BROWNS & Co
On Wednesday afternoon the sawmill owned by S. E. Browne and Co, in 'Argyle Street, Moss Vale, was completely gutted by fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Moss Vale Sawmill Burnt Out
Moss Vale Fire Brigade and a bucket brigade made a good rave on Wednesday when a fire, which gutted a sawmill in Argyle Street, owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bushfire Threat Commissioner's Warning
"The problem of bushfires this season is extremely grave and demands the strictest cooperation by every citizen,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bush Fire Menace Police Co-operation Sought
At a meeting of Nattai Shire Council on Saturday it was decided to write to the Commissioner of Police asking that police make patrols of…
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