Toll Collector Fires
Late on Friday night the toll collector at Loganholme Bridge, says a Brisbane message, was forced to fire a shot to stop a car which had…
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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
193 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 10
Late on Friday night the toll collector at Loganholme Bridge, says a Brisbane message, was forced to fire a shot to stop a car which had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The police at Bowral early this morning arrested a man alleged to have been implicated in an attempt to burn down the farm buildings of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parliament House was threatened with destruction by a fire which broke out in the Record Room above the Legislative Council Chamber shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire started by lightning broke out on Stockdale yesterday, and went on to Nanangrove. In all about 1000 acres were burned, when a timely fall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 1000 acres of crop grassland, large quantities of bagged wh[?]at, and some fencing were destroyed by a fire which broke out on Mr. Phibbs'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →During the holidays the call of the fire siren was unpleasantly frequent, and had local residents somewhat nervy, while the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →What appeared a simple case of a man being overcome by smoke in a sudden fire in his office while typing at his desk has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Saturday afternoon a wooden building, used as a garage, etc., was destroyed by fire at Hardwicke, the residence of Mrs. Hume, about three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Although approximately 40 calls were received, by the Goulburn Fire Brigade during 1932, the number of ontbreaks…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There were two outbreaks of bush fire since our last issue, but fortunately neither did considerable damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An outbreak of fire occurred on Boxing Day on Mr. J. Horton's property, four miles from Galong. The fire started in a wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →If a bush fire brigade is to function effectively it must be properly organised and properly equipped. In a recent issue of these notes readers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A shop and dwelling of six rooms, the property of M. Fren, general storekeeper, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Fren, who lived on the premises,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fire on Nanagroe, which burned about 1000 acres of country on Wednesday last, started shortly after lunch and fanned by the wind soon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The formation of bush fire brigades, it was pointed out at a meeting of the Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday, is entirely a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bushfires are raging in many districts as a result of heat wave conditions. At Fassifern, on the main railway…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 3.30 o'clock on Friday afternoon a grass fire broke, out in a lane near Kildea's property, west of Murrumburrah. The fire entered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon on Mr. M. O'Connor's property about half a mile from Marengo. The Marengo Bush Fire Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A reminder is given to those weekenders who take a run into the country to be a little more careful than usual this week-end. The country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marengo has been the centre of numerous small fires of late, none of them, fortunately, attended with very serious losses…
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