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Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph Fire Prevention Victorian Alps, Burning, Circa 1950
... Photograph Fire Prevention Victorian Alps...alpine fire prevention...This photograph, in late 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire...This black and white photograph shows an Alpine Fire... This photograph, in late 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique ...This photograph, in late 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique of "burning off" low levels of scrub to reduce the level of available fuel against any possible summer bush fires. The Alpine regions accumulate high levels of potential fuel (undergrowth and small shrubs) which if not reduced has the potential of breaking into a dangerous bush fire. The men in this photograph are not wearing any protective clothing. Their visibility to other firefighters is severely reduced by smoke. This photo is a snap shot in time when Occupational Health and Safety Legislation was in its infancy stage.This photograph details the fire prevention activities in the Victorian Alps under the management of the SEC Victoria. The level of undergrowth within the Australian bush needs to be kept under control to avoid the possibility of lightning strikes (during summer storms) igniting dry forests resulting in a major bush fire. Controlled fires within alpine regions are required not only to reduce the level of dry undergrowth but also to provide those various plant species requiring fire for regenerate. This method was used by the original inhabitants (Aborigines) as limited scrub fires were used to flush game and bird population for eating with the side benefit to those plants requiring the fire for regeneration.This black and white photograph shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique of "burning off" low levels of scrub. The photograph is on 200gsm paper but it is not photographic paper. It can be assumed that the photo is not the original but a copy. alpine fire prevention, sec fire prevention -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of MelbournePoster - Fire prevention panels for public display, Forests Commission of NSW et al, 1851 to 1951 - Fire Prevention in Victoria, 1951
... Fire prevention panels for public display...1851 to 1951 - Fire Prevention in Victoria... 1851to 1951 1851 to 1951 - Fire Prevention in Victoria Poster ...Nine panels showing Fire in Victoria from Black Thursday 1851to 1951 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Diamond Valley News, Shire of Eltham, Fire Prevention Week Winners Mrs. Toogood and Mr. MacMillan, 1971
... Shire of Eltham, Fire Prevention Week Winners Mrs. Toogood...Fire Prevention Week...Presentation being made to Shire of Eltham Fire Prevention... melbourne Presentation being made to Shire of Eltham Fire Prevention ...Presentation being made to Shire of Eltham Fire Prevention Week 1971 Winners L-R: Mr. K. Griffith (Lower Yarra Group - Rural Fire Brigades), Mrs. Toogood - Winner Residential Section, Mr. MacMaillan - Winner Farm Section (Ex-Councillor of Shire of Eltham) and Cr. Dreverman - Shire PresidentThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image Print 10 x 16 cm (Held at Eltham Library)sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, fire prevention week, mrs toogood, mr macmillan, k. griffith, cr. dreverman, rural fire brigade, councillors -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph Fire Prevention Victorian Alps, Burning, Circa 1950
... Photograph Fire Prevention Victorian Alps...This photograph, in late 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire...This black and white photograph shows an Alpine Fire... This photograph, in late 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique ...This photograph, in late 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique of "burning off" low levels of scrub to reduce the level of available fuel against any possible summer bush fires. The Alpine regions accumulate high levels of potential fuel (undergrowth and small shrubs) which if not reduced has the potential of breaking into a dangerous bush fire. The men in this photograph are not wearing any protective clothing. Their visibility to other firefighters is severely reduced by smoke. This photo is a snap shot in time when Occupational Health and Safety Legislation was in its infancy stage.This photograph details the fire prevention activities in the Victorian Alps under the management of the SEC Victoria. The level of undergrowth within the Australian bush needs to be kept under control to avoid the possibility of lightning strikes (during summer storms) igniting dry forests resulting in a major bush fire. Controlled fires within alpine regions are required not only to reduce the level of dry undergrowth but also to provide those various plant species requiring fire for regenerate. This method was used by the original inhabitants (Aborigines) as limited scrub fires were used to flush game and bird population for food, with a side benefit to those plants requiring the fire for regeneration.This black and white photograph shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique of "burning off" low levels of scrub. The photograph is on 200gsm paper but it is not photographic paper. It can be assumed that the photo is not the original but a copy. See also KVHS 0413 and KVHS 0415 for other similar photos.kiewa valley tourism, victorian alps, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph Fire Prevention Victorian Alps, Burning, Circa 1950
... Photograph Fire Prevention Victorian Alps...This photograph, from the 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire...This black and white photograph shows an Alpine Fire... This photograph, from the 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique ...This photograph, from the 1950s, shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique of "burning off" low levels of scrub to reduce the level of available fuel against any possible summer bush fires.The Alpine regions accumulate high levels of potential fuel (undergrowth and small shrubs) which if not reduced has the potential of breaking into a dangerous bush fire. The men in this photograph are not wearing any protective clothing. Their visibility to other firefighters is severely reduced by smoke. This photo is a snap shot in time when Occupational Health and Safety Legislation was in its infancy stage.This photograph details the fire prevention activities in the Victorian Alps under the management of the SEC Victoria. The level of undergrowth within the Australian bush needs to be under control to avoid the possibility of lightning strikes (during summer storms) igniting dry forests resulting in a major bush fire. Controlled fires within alpine regions are required not only to reduce the level of dry undergrowth but also to provide those various plant species requiring fire for regenerate. This method was used by the original inhabitants (Aborigines) as limited scrub fires were used to flush game and bird population for eating with the side benefit to those plants requiring that fire for regeneration.This black and white photograph shows an Alpine Fire Prevention technique of "burning off" low levels of scrub. The photograph is on 200gsm paper but it is not photographic paper. It can be assumed that the photo is not the original but a copy produced by the SEC Vic. See also KVHS 0413 and KVHS 0414 for other similar photos.kiewa valley tourism, victorian alps, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyBook, East Gippsland Shire Council, East Gippsland Shire Fire Prevention Plan June 2003, 2003
... East Gippsland Shire Fire Prevention Plan June 2003...Fire Prevention stategy identifying plans to decrease...Fire Brigade Vegetation Fire Prevention stategy identifying ...Fire Prevention stategy identifying plans to decrease the vulnerability of people and property in the shire with uncontrolled fires East Gippsland Victoriafire brigade, vegetation -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Eltham - Bush Fire Prevention, 1966
... Eltham - Bush Fire Prevention, 1966.... eltham bushfires Digital image Eltham - Bush Fire Prevention ...This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, eltham, bushfires -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionFire prevention gallows signs (six double sided signs with different messages on each side)
... Fire prevention gallows signs (six double sided signs with... during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices ...Bushfire awareness gallows signs were common features during the summer fire season and hung outside both FCV offices and on major roadways These six large metal signs have different text on each side and the message and lettering is simple enough to be read from a moving vehicle Metal Fire awareness gallows signsforests commission victoria (fcv), bushfire, forest signs -
Wangaratta Urban Fire BrigadePhotograph
... S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week...S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week 1985... high-country S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention ...S/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week - squatting down 'helping' various children to spray water out of the fire hose. 2 black and white photosS/O Joe Grenfell outside K- mart Fire Prevention week 1985joe grenfell, fire awareness, 1985 -
Federation University Historical CollectionManual - Manual - Fire Protection, VIOSH: Munich Reinsurance Company of Australia Limited; Tertiary Education for Fire Protection
... fire prevention.... There are various courses related to Fire Detection, Fire Prevention, Fire.... There are various courses related to Fire Detection, Fire Prevention, Fire ...Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders in the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. Manual was sent to Derek Viner. It has an introductory section telling the development of the program and outside providers. Detailed section on the Proposed Curriculum. There are various courses related to Fire Detection, Fire Prevention, Fire Protection and protection Design. Manual has notations supporting and disagreeing with areas that could be incorporated into the programs at Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Forty A4 pages in glossy card cover. Blue and orange bands at bottomOn orange section at bottom: Munich Re of Australia Munich Re Group Symbol viosh, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, ballarat college of advanced education, munich reinsurance company of australia, tertiary education for fire protection, fire detection, fire prevention, fire protection, design, derek viner -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, By-Law No 4 - Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, 1930
... of buildings; Fire prevention; Nuisances etc.; Miscellaneous matters... of improvement, recreation etc.: Regulation of buildings; Fire prevention....: Regulation of buildings; Fire prevention; Nuisances etc ...Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, By-LawsShire of Blackburn and Mitcham, By-Law No 4, covering: Streets and footways; Waterworks, drains etc; Places of improvement, recreation etc.: Regulation of buildings; Fire prevention; Nuisances etc.; Miscellaneous matters; Regulation of proceedings of Council, officers etc.Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, By-Lawslocal government, shire of blackburn and mitcham, by-laws -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Dam at Chetwynd, n.d
... Coloured photograph. Fire prevention dam at Chetwynd.... Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg) Coloured photograph. Fire ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (former Shire of Glenelg)Coloured photograph. Fire prevention dam at Chetwynd. -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph, n.d
... Back: 'FIRE PREVENTION DAM CHETWYND' hand printed in blue... Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg) Back: 'FIRE PREVENTION DAM ...Sourced from Casterton Town Hall (Former Shire of Glenelg)Coloured photograph. Same subject as 7293, different viewBack: 'FIRE PREVENTION DAM CHETWYND' hand printed in blue biro -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Tambo Shire Office, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
... Black and White Photograph of Fire Prevention Committee... Photograph of Fire Prevention Committee 1993 Tambo Shire Gippsland ...Black and White Photograph of Fire Prevention Committee 1993 Tambo Shire Gippsland Victoriamuincipal history, local government -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Tambo Shire Office, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
... Black and White Photograph of Terry Lampshed Fire... Photograph of Terry Lampshed Fire Prevention Officer 1993 Tambo Shire ...Black and White Photograph of Terry Lampshed Fire Prevention Officer 1993 Tambo Shire Gippsland Victoriamuincipal history, local government -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Correspondence, Report of Committee appointed to go into matter of providing safes for the municipal Chambers and a quotation, 1934
... Fire prevention and control... Offices Fire prevention and control Quotation by Chubb's ...Quotation by Chubb's Australian Co Ltd for fire retarding door at Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham Council Chambers and a safe and report of the committee.Quotation by Chubb's Australian Co Ltd for fire retarding door at Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham Council Chambers and a safe and report of the committee.Quotation by Chubb's Australian Co Ltd for fire retarding door at Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham Council Chambers and a safe and report of the committee.shire of blackburn and mitcham, safes, municipal offices, fire prevention and control -
The Ed Muirhead Physics MuseumDove's Siren, 20th Century
... fire prevention... fire prevention Label inside lid of wooden box: '373' Engraved ...Metal siren with circular base and foot with for dial. Rectangular top section with measurement dials. Bottom unscrews to allow access to internal mechanism.Label inside lid of wooden box: '373' Engraved on top of siren: 'E KIRKBY / MELBOURNE' Lid of box: '303'siren, heinrich wilhelm dove, dove siren, edward hope kirkby, fire prevention -
Marysville & District Historical Society
THE TRIANGLE NEWS-VOL 1 NO 16-NOVEMBER 5 1976
... fire prevention week poster competition... tennis club mistletoe ball swimming club wanted fire prevention ...wirreanda, senior citizens, sister sadlier awards, golf club, lawn bowls, marysville primary school, football club, marysville tennis club, mistletoe ball, swimming club, wanted, fire prevention week poster competition, news and information, cricket, poem, marysville, victoria, australia, lions club, mothers' club -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - CAMPBELL COLLECTION: BENDIGO AND DISTRICT MAPS
... , Basic information prepared 1982, scale 1:100,000. Fire...:100,000. Fire Prevention Strategy Plan. Mitiamo, Greater Bendigo ...Map. Forest Commission Victoria, Bendigo Forest District, Basic information prepared 1982, scale 1:100,000. Fire Prevention Strategy Plan. Mitiamo, Greater Bendigo Area, Castlemaine F.D.map, bendigo, forest district -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewspaper Clipping, The Herald, Convent cash crisis 1990, 05/10/1990
... to a fire prevention order, it was placed on the market in 1990... was built in 1929. Due to a fire prevention order, it was placed ...The Rosanna Convent of Mercy was built in 1929. Due to a fire prevention order, it was placed on the market in 1990. Today (2018) it is the Assisi Italian Aged Care Centre.News article, black and white text and image.sisters of mercy, rosanna convent, assisi centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Papers relating to CFA
... . There are papers on general fire prevention, what to do in case of fire.... There are papers on general fire prevention, what to do in case of fire ...BHS CollectionA collection of papers relating to the CFA. There are papers on general fire prevention, what to do in case of fire, types of equipment. Also, papers relating to sitting CFA examination. In a grey school committee's book several newspaper articles on the CFA in Bendigo and Axedale. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.cfa, axedale -
Greensborough Historical SocietyNewsletter, Greenhills and North Greensborough Progress Association, Community News: official journal of the Greenhills and Nth. Greensborough Progress Association. 25th Nov., 1972. Edition No. 9/72, 25/11/1972
... Association's November 1972 meeting, Councillors' reports, Fire... Association's November 1972 meeting, Councillors' reports, Fire ...This edition includes a report on the Progress Association's November 1972 meeting, Councillors' reports, Fire prevention in Greenhills, Talking about natives, More trains?, Open Forum, Letter to the Editor. Supplement to November 1972 "Community News" Competition, Plenty River clean-up, Diamond Valley Repertory. A digital copy of this Newsletter is available from Greensborough Historical Society.Newsletter, 24 p., illus.greenhills and north greensborough progress association, greenhills -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - CAMPBELL COLLECTION: BENDIGO AND DISTRICT MAPS, 1982
... , Sub-Plan 1 District Fire Prevention Plan, Greater Bendigo Area... Forest District, Sub-Plan 1 District Fire Prevention Plan ...Map. Forest Commission Victoria, Bendigo Forest District, Sub-Plan 1 District Fire Prevention Plan, Greater Bendigo Area. Prevention Strategy Plan. Shire of Marong, Shire of Huntly, Borough of Eaglehawk, Shire of Strathfieldsaye, Sailors Gully, Epsom, Jackass Flat, White Hills, California Gully, Maiden Gully, Long Gully, North Bendigo, City of Bendigo, Bendigo East, Kennington, West Bendigo, Golden Square, Quarry Hill, Flora Hill, Spring Gully, Kangaroo Flat.Base prepared 1982. (number 397 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, forest district -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - BOOKLET: ''REPORT TO RESIDENTS CITY OF GREATER BENDIGO, OCTOBER 1995''
... laws; Fire prevention; Aged and disability services; Children... Centre; local laws; Fire prevention; Aged and disability services ...Front cover is a photo of The Shamrock Hotel. 52 paged booklet - ''Report to Residents - City of Greater Bendigo, October 1995''. Table of Contents; Commissioners; Chief Executive Officer; Council meetings; Office location and hours; ''One Telephone Number''; Committees; Ward boundaries; Elections; Customer services; Rural services; Economic development; Bendigo Tourism Board; Bendigo Trust; Events Bendigo; Capital works 1995/96; Major projects; Discovery; Bendigo Regional Arts Centre; local laws; Fire prevention; Aged and disability services; Children and family services; Environmental health; Recreation and leisure; Parks and gardens; Planning and building; Waste management; Library services; Bendigo Leisureland; Rates; Budget for 1995/96; Index. Contains some photographs and map of proposed 7 internal Wards for the City of Greater Bendigo.Richard Cambridge Printers Bendigo.bendigo, council, report, maxine crouch, maurie sharkey, perer ross-edwards, peter seamer, hadley sides, richard morriss, bernard smith, annie galvin child care centre, bendigo regional art centre, rosalind park, budget 1995/96. bendigo health care services. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Booklet, Air Raid Precautions, 1941
... in the event of an air raid happening, lighting restrictions fire... happening, lighting restrictions fire prevention, refuge rooms ...This booklet was published on the recommendation of the Commonwealth government as part of a plan to offer protection to the people in the event of air strikes. Local councils and individuals were called to help to protect themselves in taking precautions,. The booklet itself sets out action to be taken in the event of an air raid happening, lighting restrictions fire prevention, refuge rooms and garden shelters and risks from air raids. It contains the relevant siren signals which denote different types of events and explains in detail various aspects of preparing for possible attack. There was discussion about issues such as evacuation of children should such an event occur with the focus primarily on the larger centres such as Geelong and Melbourne. From 1942 the number of air attacks increased mainly from Japan on the northern and western parts of Australia including over 60 on Darwin. Attacks continued into 1943 and it wasn’t until later in that year that the Prime Minister, John Curtin announced that the threat of invasion had passed.While the link to Warrnambool’s history is tenuous, it was a government publication to all persons in the state of Victoria in 1941.This item relates to a significant period in Australia’s history. All Australians were affected by the war. It has historical and scientific or research interest as it gives a number of diagrams and possible plans and the effectiveness of same. Olive green soft card cover with black text. 36 pages, with 2 extra pages depicting plans for shelters pasted inside back cover. Victorian coat of arms at top of cover.April 1941. H. E. Daw, Government printer. Forward by Sir John Harris KBE MLC Minister of Public Instruction and Public Healthhistory of warrnambool, air raid precautions 1941 -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)Bushfire awareness sign, Protect your forests from fire, 1953
... for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign... for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign ...Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signProtect your forests from firebushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), forest signs -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)Bushfire awareness sign, Help Prevent Bushfires, Pre 1966
... for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign... for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign ...Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signHelp Prevent Bushfiresbushfire, forest signs, forests commission victoria (fcv) -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)Bushfire awareness sign, Camp Fires, 1962
... for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign... for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign ...Bushfire Prevention Week was initiated by the Forests Commission in 1930. Victoria’s State Governor, Lord Somers, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Harold Luxton and the newly appointed Minister for Forests, William Beckett launched the innovative campaign with great flourish to 250 invited guests at Melbourne’s opulent Town Hall on Monday 13 January 1930. Special church sermons had been held previously on Sunday. The packed program of gala events included lavish luncheon talks at city clubs, scholarly lectures broadcast on the wireless, together with daily articles in the Melbourne and country press about the pressing need for fire prevention. The slogan for the ground-breaking campaign was… Prevent Bush Fires – It Pays… The Shell Petrol Company of Australia supplied 15000 windshield stickers, the British Australasian Tobacco Company donated a large supply of stamp stickers, while many other companies drew attention to the campaign in their newspaper advertisements. The Victorian Railways and many city firms displayed special fire posters, while Bryant and May posted messages on their limited-edition matchbox covers which are now highly prized by phillumenists (i.e. matchbox collectors). The Postmaster General's Department franked postage stamps and letters with special bushfire slogans. While plainclothes police were secretly deployed to the bush to arrest potential arsonists. Canvas and enamel fire prevention signs were erected on most roads leading to forest areas. Letters to the Editor later appeared in many city and country newspapers extolling the virtues of Bushfire Prevention Week and urging for its continuation as an annual event. Although a new idea for Australia, the Canadian Forest Service had been running a similar program for a few years. The Forests Commission in its 1929-30 Annual Report, under the title of "Propaganda", noted with some glee… "One of the most gratifying features of the ''Week" was its low cost to the Government, the major part of the publicity material being donated by private firms." And so for the next 50 years until the 1980s, Bushfire Prevention Week continued unabated with the Forests Commission producing a series of coloured “Magic Lantern” slides which were manufactured by Alex Gunn and Sons in Collins Street Melbourne for screening at Val Morgan cinemas. The slides famously introduced the menacing character, Willy Wildfire, warning motorists to be careful with matches. Now known as Fire Action Week, it remains a key event in the annual calendar for both DEECA and the CFA and is still going strong... These canvas fire awareness signs were used right throughout the period of the Forests Commission until the mid 1980sBushfire awareness signbushfire, forests commission victoria (fcv), forest signs -
Melton City LibrariesDocument, Design of Dinner, c.1970
... to the fighting and prevention of fires during actual fires or periods... : : MELTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE Established under CFA act 1944 1945 ...Melton Fire Brigade history In a letter to George Minns of 24th March 1942 from the Forests Commission the brigade was registered Class ‘F’ with the certificate of Registration N. 425. In December 1935 a public meeting was held with the purpose of forming a bush fire brigade. Constable Roy Corbett was elected Captain a position he held until 1941 and 1945 –1949. 1942 EW Barrie. 1st Lieut 2nd Lieut TL Barrie 1943 EW Barrie 2nd Lieut 1944 : : MELTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE Established under CFA act 1944 1945- 1953 EW Barrie Apparatus Officer 1951- 1965 EW Barrie Captain 1967- 1979 EW Barrie elected Group Communication Officer of the Mt Cotterill Fire Brigades. RADIO In 1954 the Fire Brigade introduced 2 HF (high frequency) radios, one was installed in the Fire truck and the other in the Captains utility. 1956- 16th March Licence granted to the County Fire Authority Melton to establish a MOBILE transmitting and receiving station. Area of operation, Melton and District on the frequency (kc/s) 3836 for the exchange of messages relating to the fighting and prevention of fires during actual fires or periods of fire hazard with the CFA Bacchus Marsh base station VL3OX. 1958- 22nd May Commonwealth of Australia, Postmaster-General’s Department Special Licence No H 702 under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1905-1950 is hereby transferred to Mr. E.W. Barrie, Captain, Melton Rural Fire Brigade to establish a MOBILE transmitting and receiving station. Call sign VL3 OX 6 and VL 3OX 7Group officer Bon Barrie's invitation to a Fire Brigade formal dinner emergency services -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Work on paper - Vertical file, City of Camberwell
... of Camberwell By-Law No 207 - Prevention & extinguishing fires... of Camberwell By-Law No 207 - Prevention & extinguishing fires ...A vertical file of clippings and general information relating to the City of Camberwell including: 1. Election notice, The Argus, 28.8.1937 (1 page). 2. “City news”: Council announces conservation position. Undated. (8 pages). 3. “Council to introduce new waste collection”. Undated Council publication. (4 pages). 4. Camberwell newsletter (incomplete, undated). (4 pages). 5. Camberwell City News, December 1983. (8 pages). 6. Camberwell City News, October, 1984. (8 pages). 7. City of Camberwell 1984/5 budget. (8 pages). 8. ‘’Recycling – It’s up to you’’ (source uncertain, like Council publication undated). (1 page). 9. ‘’Big bins arrive’’, Free Press, 1.2.1984. (1 page). 10. New bins photo and article – no heading; Free Press, 11 April 1884 with note re role of Cr Jim Rumpf. 11. Booklet: Camberwell Your City 82, 31 pages includes business ads as well as municipal information; published 1982. 12. Article re Richard Pearse, newly elected councillor re his philosophy; SHNN No 9, April / May 1984. 13. Article re Mary Drost, newly elected councillor re her philosophy; SHNN No 4, June / July, 1983. 14. Article re Irene Wegner, newly elected councillor re his philosophy; SHNN No 18, October / November 1985. 15. Article asking questions of ward candidates Patrick Trost and Alex Briggs, SHNN No 11, August / September 1984. 16. Articles re new councillors Jennie Carey and Sally Brentnall, SHNN No 39, April /May 1989. 17. Articles re views of ward candidates Wendy Nettle, David McCloskey and Alan Black, SHNN No 23, August / September 1986. 18. Article re CEO Brian Jones, SHNN No 39, April / may 1989. 19. Article questioning Council's conservation strategy in the light of proposed Red rooster development and forthcoming sale of then post office in Canterbury Road, SHHN No 64, June / July 1993. 20. Article urging voting at August 1992 local government elections; candidates mentioned: Bryan Steele, Joe Stanley, Ted Dugdale, Ilias Gouletas, Dennis Whelan, Phillip Barresi, SHNN No 59, August / September 1992. 21. Article re Phillip Barresi and Ilias Gouletsas - with photos, SHNN No 59, August / September 1992. 22. Article re Dennis Whelan and Ted Dugdale - with photos, SHNN No 59, August / September 1992. 23. Exhibition pamphlet: 'Camberwell - As we were' produced for Victoria's 150th anniversary, 3-21 June 1985. (REF: SH2023/1/2) 24. Pamphlet re Centenary of proclamation of Boroondara Shire, 17 November 1871; includes photos. (REF: SH2023/1/5) 25. Letter from John Paech to Miss V White of Barton Street re opposition to proposed transfer of part of Surrey Hills from City of Camberwell to City of Box Hill, dated 25 July 1986. NB/ Correspondant is Miss Val White. 26. City of Camberwell By-Law No 214 - Incinerator, BBQ & Open Air Burning By-Law, dated 20 April 1988. 27. City of Camberwell By-Law No 207 - Prevention & extinguishing fires, suppressing nuisances, and regulating times incinerators may be used; dated 16 July 1984. city of camberwell, cr jim rumpf, waste collection, recycling, local government
