Claims Funds Under Fire
Sir,—Now that we have digested news of this year’s allocations of Claims Conference Funds as far as…
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BUILDING and Furnishing Fire Prevention in Buildings
Fortunately in Australia fire regulations are rather rigid; it is unlikely that a tragedy like the American School fire in 1958, where nearly a hundred children lost their lives, could occur here. But, until quite recently, our fire regulations were…
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The story of electric blankets in New Zealand has so far been a sorry one, says the N.Z. Hardware Journal. Fires — and some death…
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Fire retardant paint -- "ounce of prevention" -- that will aid materially in minimising the fire…
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"If we had identification marks on our cars, on ourselves, and on our equipment we would be able to go straight…
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A field day conducted under the aspices of the bush fire committee of the Blue Mountains was held last Saturday. It was attended by at least two hundred people…
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A fire at a car-wrecking yard in Orchardleigh. St., Fairfield, last Wednesday afternoon, .caused a huge…
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Prompt action by neighbours last Sunday morning lessened the damage done to a private garage in The…
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Penrith Council will inform Outer Bush Fire Protection Organisation that the program of work under the £800 grant had…
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1st Granville Boy Scouts have incited all friends and supporters to their bonfire next…
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A school has been proposed at the Boy Scouts' Camp at Heathcote, from May 25 to 29. The purpose of the school is to…
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LONDON: A few hours after Anglo-Jewish Association president (Mr. R. N. Carvalho) at a council meeting Iqst week questioned the wisdom of a public discussion on U.K. anti-Semitism, reports of a deliberate fire in a…
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Cabramatta Fire Brigade were quickly on the scene of a fire at 154 Broomfield St. Cabramatta, last…
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The amendments to the Bush Fires Act, which came into force on April 1, this year, are of real importance to bush fire brigades, not only with respect to fire prevention activities…
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Board of Fire Commissioners wrote to Penrith Council enclosing a copy of the description of the proposed extension of…
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A representative of Blaxland Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade is attending a week's school in Sydney. At this school are most…
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America's newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the Titan, was test fired here for the first time. Described by U.S. Air Force missilemen as "more powerful and less complex" than the present Atl[?]s ICBM which has been in the flight test stage for more than, a year, the 90-foot. 110-ton Titan…
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BRISBANE: Should firemen risk their lives trying to save old, dilapidated buildings?, asks the Beacon, Bulletin of the Wynnum…
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"At our last monthly meeting Mr. Carruthers, our representative fit the recent week's fireschool held at Heathcote for…
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On Sunday morning last, brigade members gathered at Bellereeve Avenue, Blaxland, for a practice with the newly acquired…
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