Timber Reserve Officers Appointed Under ACT Ordinance
Ministers appoint five Timber Protect Constables under the Timber Reserve Ordinance. Officers B J Boned T Southwell J C Bradley H W Tuson Arnold McInnes and H G Wicht may demand names and addresses from suspects and arrest without warrant for timber destruction offences under Crown laws.
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Minister For the Interior
Messrs. B. J. Boned
Uriarra
T. Southwell
Mount Stramin
J.C. Bradley
H. W. Tuson
Pierce's Creek
Arnold McInnes
Fyshwick
H. G. Wicht
Canberra
Bush Fires Strain State as Dry Spell Fuels Outbreaks
Severe bushfires spread across multiple districts under a long dry spell and heat. Volunteers battled blazes along the South Coast and near Lake Ilawarra where huts were destroyed at an unemployed camp. Firefighting teams contained several fronts and saved key properties including the historic Berrima gaol.
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Prass
Lake Ilawarra
Berrima
Drought in Sydney Sets Record Dry Span
Sydney faces the second driest period on record from December to February with a forecast that seven and a half inches of rain within nine months is needed to avoid a new drought record. Assistant MetEorologist Newman testified to the Milk Prices Inquiry noting prior rain totals and long term drought comparisons.
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Sydney
Mr. Newman
Newman
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