Dry Summer Will Bring Fire Hazard
There are already indications that the coming fire season may present widespread problems, the chairman of the Bush Fire Commitee, Mr. Messer, said this week…
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Prohibition on Fires
The Chief Secretary (the Hon. C. A. Kelly, [?]A.) has announced that the [?]thod for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the…
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Mr. W. J. Kinnear has been appointed Bush Fire Technical Officer to assist the Bush Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Cheap Fire Stick
A Queensland reader wins 10/6 this week for her hint for a home-made fire stick…
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Fairfield, Cabramatta and Guildford Brigades attended a fire in Carcoola Street. Canley Vale at 2.33 p.m. on Sunday. October…
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"Shire Councils consider there should be a blanket Bush Fire Danger Proclamation over the whole State from September to…
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Grazing programmes should be planned through Spring and Summer to prevent…
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Full praise is due to the firemen, police and citizens who fought the large bush fire near homes and factories at Villawood East…
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The Castlereagh Bush Fire Brigade will be holding a dance and euchre party on October 29, at 8 p.m. The function is to…
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"Shire Councils consider there should be a blanket Bush Fire Danger Proclamation over the whole State from September to…
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A most pleasant and instructive evening was spent at Mrs. Thorsby's residence, Emu Plains, on Saturday, 15th inst., when the…
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JERUSALEM, Wed.: A report reaching here states that Egyptians had prevented Israelis…
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Suggestion for transfer of control of Parramatta National Park from civil trust authorities to Local Government has again been made…
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The bakehouse owned and operated by Mr. H. R. Roylance at Wallacia was destroyed by Are in the early hours of…
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Much bushfire destruction can be prevented if adequate precautions are taken…
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As one authority in the United States has it, "Fire can warm your heart or break it," but prevention and protection from and against fires are the concern not only of the man on the land, but the motorist and the…
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Bushfires could undo the good work of the stem gall fly, which controls the growth and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Heavy Rains Ease State Bushfire Threat
Hardly a district in N.S.W. now has any anxiety about bushfires in the immediate future, following recent good rains throughout the State. The rains have also…
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A few square yards of flywire could save your house in the next bushfire. This is the finding of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Information and Help Costs of Fire-fighting
A Mudgee reader asks who is responsible for repairs to equipment of a district bush fire brigade. He wants to know if repairs should be carried out by local brigade members and paid for from funds, or by the shire council or the State bush fire committee…
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