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

Fires & bushfires, 1932

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Grass Fires Numerous Outbreaks 1700 Acres Burnt at "Chatsworth"

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 4

Numerous outbreaks of fire--their origin as mystifying as ever--have been reported during the past week, reported during the past week…

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Bigga Fire Phoshorous Danger BIGGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 27 January 1932 · page 3

Started, it is said, from phosphorous, which was being used for poisoning rabbits, a fire broke out on Mr. E. R. Pickers'…

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Grass Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 2

A small grass fire broke out on vacant land near the old Butter Factory shortly after 9 o'clock last night, the blaze covering about half an acre…

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Indian Revolt Villages Set On Fire Armed Mobs Run Riot Calcutta

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1932 · page 3

Several villages in the Rajouri and kotli districts, in the Kashmir province, have been sacked by armed mobs and the revolt is…

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Crookwell Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

Crookwell: Bush fires, which have been raging in the Crookwell district during the week, were reported to-day to be under control…

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Serious Bush Fires in Boorowa District

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

THE BUSH FIRE which started at the latter end of last week swept through close on 15,000 acres, between Marengo and Boorowa before it was checked. Caused by spontaneous combustion in a lucerne haystack, the fire swept through several properties, burning across…

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Bush Fire in Rugby District

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

A fire started on Tuesday morning on Mr. Ben. Croker's property in the Rugby district, and destroyed a considerable amount of grass on the…

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What to Take to a Bush Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

A correspondent, after giving a graphic account of a fight with a bushfire at Wallaroobie a few days ago, gave the following hint to the…

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Bush Fire To-day On Outskirts of Town

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

Further excitement prevailed in town at about 11.30 this morning when the alarm was given that a bush fire had broken out in one of…

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Bush Fire Brigade Re-formed in Boorowa Work of Unemployed to Be Recognised Largest Public Meeting'

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 7

The largest public meeting ever held in Boorowa, in connection with the re-forming of the Boorowa Fire Brigade, took…

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More Fires

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

There was a further outbreak in one of the "Manatoo"' paddocks on Monday morning, but it was extinguished after burning about five…

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Fires Still Breaking Out

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 2

Two fires occurred on the property of Mr. [?] Downes, on the Frogmore Road in the early hours of this morning. The flames were…

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Third Fire Mystery Outbreaks

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

For the third time within three weeks, the Goulburn Fire Brigade were called out last night to subdue a grass fire on vacant land at the…

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£100 Reward for Information Leading to Conviction Binalong Fire Brigade

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 5

At a largely attended meeting held on Wednesday night, under the auspices of the Binalong Bush Fire Brigade, it was decided to offer a…

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Japanese Open Fire Fighting in China Anglo-american Concern Heavy Casualties Shanghai

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 3

At 11.30 to-night approximately 1000 Japanese blue jackets and marines, with armoured cars, machine guns, and bombing detachments, took up positions in the Chaper district Preparatory to entering the native city…

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Bush Fires In the Riverina SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

The Junee Graziers Association suspects that certain fires in its district were the work of an incendiarist. They offer £100 reward for a…

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The Bush Fire Menace Fighting Flames Commonsense Methods

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 4

Mr. Frank Chisholm, of Kippilaw, furnishes some excellent advice regarding methods of combating bush fires…

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Mystery Fire Outbreak at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 3

Taralga: Late yesterday afternoon, a fire broke out on the Barry Estate at Yalbraith and spread to adjoining land, about 40 acres of…

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Bushfire Brigade Public Meeting Called

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1932 · page 7

An advertisement appears in this issue calling a public meeting, to be held in the Binda School of Arts at 8 o'clock on Saturday night next…

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Bush Fires Lake Cargelligo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 2

Several fires have occurred in this district. On one block there have been two outbreaks in a fortnight, and the cause on each occasion is believed to…

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