How Berrigan became the birthplace of volunteer bush firefighting

As reported by Region Canberra · Updated 18 Oct, 22:00 · Archive

Long before a harvest safety alert stopped a header, a bell beneath the archway of Berrigan’s Royal Hotel summoned the members of what became NSW’s first formally recorded volunteer bush fire brigade. “As soon as the bell rings each fireman runs to the rallying spot,” Melbourne weekly The Australasian reported in January 1901. A pair […]

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• How Berrigan became the birthplace of volunteer bush firefightingLong before a harvest safety alert stopped a header, a bell beneath the archway of Berrigan’s Royal Hotel summoned the members of what became NSW’s first formally recorded volunteer bush fire brigade. “As soon as the bell rings each fireman runs to the rallying spot,” Melbourne weekly The Australasian reported in January 1901. A pair […]Region Canberra · 18 Oct, 22:00