Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of and measures taken to prevent the bush fires of January, 1939 and to protect life and property and the measures to be taken to prevent bush fires in Victoria and to protect life and property in the event of future bush fires.

Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of and measures taken to prevent the bush fires of January, 1939 and to protect life and property and the measures to be taken to prevent bush fires in Victoria and to protect life and property in the event of future bush fires

Creator: Victoria. Royal Commission to Inquire into the Causes of and Measures Taken to Prevent the Bush Fires of January 1939

Call Number: Npf 632.18 VIC

Created/Published: Melbourne : Govt. Printer, 1939

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REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION	1
INDEX.	3
INTRODUCTION.—PART I.	5
INTRODUCTION.—PART II.	6
CHAPTER I. CONTROL OF THE FORESTS.	8
CHAPTER II. THE CAUSES AND ORIGINS OF THE SERIOUS BUSH FIRES WHICH BURNED IN VARIOUS PARTS OF VICTORIA DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1939.	10
CHAPTER III. THE MEASURES TAKEN TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK AND SPREAD OF SUCH FIRES AND THE MEASURES TAKEN TO PROTECT LIFE AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY.	13
CHAPTER IV. THE MEASURES WHICH ARE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO BE TAKEN BY ANY AND WHAT PERSONS, CORPORATIONS OR BODIES TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF BUSH FIRES IN VICTORIA OR TO PREVENT THE SPREADING OF SUCH FIRES.	20
CHAPTER V. THE MEASURES WHICH ARE NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO BE TAKEN BY ANY AND WHAT CORPORATIONS, PERSONS OR BODIES TO PROTECT LIFE AND PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF BUSH FIRES BURNING IN VICTORIA.	28
CHAPTER VI. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FORESTS COMMISSION.	35
CHAPTER VII. THE DESIRABILITY OF ESTABLISHING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE FORESTS COMMISSION.	36
CONCLUSION.	36

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Victoria. Royal Commission to Inquire into the Causes of and Measures Taken to Prevent the Bush Fires of January 1939 & Stretton, Leonard Edward Bishop. (1939). Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of and measures taken to prevent the bush fires of January, 1939 and to protect life and property and the measures to be taken to prevent bush fires in Victoria and to protect life and property in the event of future bush fires Retrieved December 22, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52798639

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Victoria. Royal Commission to Inquire into the Causes of and Measures Taken to Prevent the Bush Fires of January 1939 and Stretton, Leonard Edward Bishop. Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of and measures taken to prevent the bush fires of January, 1939 and to protect life and property and the measures to be taken to prevent bush fires in Victoria and to protect life and property in the event of future bush fires Melbourne: Govt. Printer, 1939. Web. 22 December 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52798639>

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Victoria. Royal Commission to Inquire into the Causes of and Measures Taken to Prevent the Bush Fires of January 1939 & Stretton, Leonard Edward Bishop. 1939, Report of the Royal Commission to inquire into the causes of and measures taken to prevent the bush fires of January, 1939 and to protect life and property and the measures to be taken to prevent bush fires in Victoria and to protect life and property in the event of future bush fires Govt. Printer, Melbourne viewed 22 December 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-52798639

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