16 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Laura Standard And Crystal Brook Courier
Location
Laura, South Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1938
Page
1
Minister of Culture and Afforestation urges vigilance in fire prevention across districts. Notes decline in bushfires due to earlier policies, praises local fighting organizations, and highlights funding and cooperation with district councils to sustain prevention measures this season.
Fragmented OCR text reports on the Northern Fire Prevention and Fighting Association with mentions of ministers, guardians, and subscriptions. The readable segments reference costs and council actions, including possible treasurers, committees, and proposals, but many names and details are garbled.
Fire safety advice urges ploughing to create fire breaks and save firefighting time. It recommends water containers, shovels, fire beaters, rakes, and knapsack outfits, plus cooperation with local fire committees. It warns against discarded smoking materials and stresses clearing 12 ft spaces and dousing camp fires. It highlights Bush Fires Acts penalties for breaches.
The notice prohibits stubble burning from October 15 to February unless altered by the District Council for fire breaks under set conditions. Six hours notice to adjacent landowners, clerks, or fire officers. lights after 2 PM must be extinguished by 9 PM with at least four men present. Burnt fields must be ploughed to widths of 6 or 12 feet cleared of inflammables. Immediate contact with the nearest telephone exchange connects to Fire Control Officers. District Councils may appoint 15 Gazetteed Controllers to mobilize equipment and personnel. Spark arresters required on harvesting engines and ploughing widths given for safe clearance. Water spray equipment recommended for halting fires.
Notice urges residents to act quickly in a fire outbreak. Fire committees coordinate effort with townships gathering centers and the use of private vehicles to aid evacuation and transport. Committeemen remain by telephones to relay progress and direct volunteers.
Summary of a fragmented OCR listing names and phone numbers for district council offices and officials. Includes Melrose Wirrabara Mount Gullett Kooleton and various officers such as forest officer and clerks with several phone digits. No coherent narrative, but preserves entity names and locations.
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