Fire Danger In 3 States
Unless good rains fall there is grave danger of serious bush fires, particularly in the Southern and Western parts of N.S.W., the Forestry Commissioner, Mr. L. S. Hudson, said yesterday…
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Penrith Fire Brigade in 1954
Penrith Fire Brigade attended 31 fires in 1954, with a mileage of 80, as compared with 39 fires in 1953 and a mileage of 86…
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The present weather change affords little relief from the threat of serious bush fires, the chairman of the N. S. W. Bush Fires Committee,…
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CASINO.— The 600 primary producer members of the Tomki Shire Bush Fire…
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The present weather change is of little significance in reducing the serious bush fire hazard, Mr. Messer said yesterday…
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Pastures at Wagga are in rather a dangerous condition from a fire hazard point of…
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ADELAIDE.— It is very doubtful if any orchardist or grape grower in the State escaped damage as the result of the heat, wind and fires during the…
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A committee of South Granville residents hopes to raise sufficient money to re-build a house a Dutch migrant family lost in a recent fire…
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Victoria sweltered in a heat wave yesterday and bush fires flared up in dry forest country…
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In the historic Executive Council Chambers of the Chief Secretary's Department fifteen years ago, a conference took place that…
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"A new home in five weeks" for a burnt-out Dutch migrant couple is the slogan guiding South Granville residents of all views and social strata. BUILDERS, tradesmen, publicans, business people, Progress…
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CHINA has refused a "cease-fire" over Taiwan (Formosa) for precisely the same reason that…
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BRISBANE.— Australian meat producers are losing money under the 15-year meat contract with Britain, according to a leading export company spokesman here…
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About 4 a.m. on 28th ult. a fire broke out in a four-room weatherboard cottage, 50 Station Street, Penrith, that has been…
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A poultry feed shed in Mountford Avenue. Guildford, was gutted by fire last week. Owner of the shed is Mr. S. Pike. Both Parramatta and Guildford Fire Brigades attended…
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The first interstate conference of rural fire fighting authorities is to be held in Sydney…
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About 7.25 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, Mr. Walter Francis Medcalf, of Romney Park, Luddenham Road, St. Marys,…
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GEOFFERY O'NEIL sat with his size 12's propped up on the littered desk before him, moodily surveying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Holroyd Had Big Decrease in Fires
A total number of 50 fires occurred in Holroyd Municipality last year. This compares with 79 fires during 1953. These figures were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sidelights on Marine and Fire Insurance (Contributed)
Marine insurance dates back to as long ago a[?] 3000 B.C. It was first originated by…
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