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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1932

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£10 DONATION Tribute to Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 November 1932 · page 2

A cheque for £10 has been forwarded by Charles Roges and Co. to the Goulburn Fire Brigade as tangible recognition of the…

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Fire at Gas-works

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 5

The Fire Brigade was called out at 12.23 p.m. to-day to put out a minor outbreak of fire at the gas-works. The tar boilers boiled over and the tar…

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Bush-fire Brigade

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 7

A meeting of the Brigade is to be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. Last season good work was done, and the hon. secretary, Mr. A. Blair, is…

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Asylum Fire Children Perish ZURICH

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 3

There were heart-rending scenes in a fire at the Waedenswil Private Asylum for subnormal children…

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Bushfire Menace. Warning by Director of Agriculture

The Burrowa News · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 6

The Director of Agriculture has issued a warning regarding the danger of bush and grass fires doing the next few months. He…

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Bush Fires Gunning Shire Acts Officer Appointed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 November 1932 · page 4

Gunning Shire Council has appointed Mr. A. S. Pitty to control and manage all bush fire brigades within the shire…

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Picture Theatre Burnt Out £20,000 Damage in Wagga Blaze

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 6

WAGGA: One of the most spectacular fires in Wagga for years was discovered at one o'clock on Sunday morning in the Strand Theatre…

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GALONG. (From Our Correspondent.) Bush Fire Brigade

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 9

The annual meeting held on Saturday, 13th November was well attended, the following being present:—Messrs. Adrian Friend…

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Bush Fire Pitfalls Beware the Act of Parliament Amendments?

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 3

Yon musn't put out a bush-fire unless it's a statutory one. The Local Government Act says so. This seems absurd, but so are…

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Fire at Galong Coroner's Inquiry

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. J. C. Foley, held an inquiry at Galong, on 11th instant regarding the fire which occurred on 24th October last,…

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Bush Fires Bill

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 November 1932 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government (Mr. Jackson) secured leave to introduce a bill in the tSate Parliament last week to confer on councils of…

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Bush Fire Outbreaks Lockhart

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 6

Two bushfires occured in the district yesterday. A fire east of Locknart destroyed about aresr destroyed about 400 acres of glass on Mr. J. F. Rawson's Averhill…

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Fires at Young Police Suspicions YOUNG

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 23 November 1932 · page 6

Fires which destroyed a weatherboard cottage and damaged another at Bendick Murrell, both owned by David Hartley, had been…

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Local Bush Fire Brigade

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 2

A meeting of those interested in re-forming the above Brigade was hold at Harden on Saturday last. There was only a fair attendance…

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C.W.A. Cooking for Bush-fires (To the Editor.)

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 6

At our C.W.A. annual meeting on December 3, we hope to discuss and make some arrangements for the better handling of food if we have…

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Killed Fighting Bush Fire Manager's Widow Awarded £575

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 3

Fighting a bush fire which threatened a station at Breakfast Creek, near Boorowa, James Platt was killed by a falling tree…

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Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting Poorly Attended Why This Apathy? After Last Year's Disastrous Fires

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 7

Although the meeting called to re-organise the Boorowa Bush Fire Brigade was attended by only ten people it was…

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Huge Fire £150,000 Blaze at Townsville Shopping Block Swept BRISBANE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 November 1932 · page 3

Heavy damage estimated at £150,000 was caused last night when a big block of buildings was destroyed by fire at…

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Fire Danger Braidwood Prepares

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

Braidwood.—With a thick covering of dry grass in most paddocks. indications are that this district will be the scene of many bushfires during…

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Fire Fighter's Death Compensation for Widow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 2

Boorowa: Fighting a bush fire which threatened a station at Break fast Creek, near Boorowa, James Platt was killed by a falling tree…

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