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

Fires & bushfires, 1937

196 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 10

Fire Brigade Demonstration

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 2

In conjunction with the band carnival in Victoria Park last Sunday the Fire Brigade gave a demonstration. The principal event was given…

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Mysterious Fire Near Mudgee

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 3

MUDGEE: Police are investigating a mysterious explosion and fire in an unoccupied house about three miles from here…

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Victorian Fire Eight Buildings Razed Brigade's Dash

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 January 1937 · page 1

MELBOURN, Thursday: About 11 residents of Boollarra, a small township near Morwell, are homeless as a result of a fire which…

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Mystery Fire at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 1

CROOKWELL, Monday: Strange circumstances surround the destruction by fire of a large shed at the home of Mr. J. Butt, Stud…

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Fire Brigade Further Donations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 February 1937 · page 1

Donations to the fund opened recently for the purpose of sending a Goulburn team to the Fire Brigades' Demonstration now…

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Fire at Pejar £400 Blaze At Midnight Dogs Singed But Escaped

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 7

The origin of a fire which occurred at Pejar about midnight on Thursday last is unknown and the police are making inquiries…

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Tilt at Council Fire Brigade Not Dead Plenty of Equipment But

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 3 February 1937 · page 4

Entrusted with the introduction of Binda's new Postmaster at a Binda function on Friday night, which he did very nicely, Mr. W…

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Fire Brigade Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 February 1937 · page 8

With the donation to-day of a further sum, the Fire Brigade Fund has now grown to £4/14/. So far the response has fallen…

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Galong Bush Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 8

The secretary of the Fire Brigade was called on to turn put the Brigade On Sunday afternoon last to go to a fire that had broken out, for the…

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Match at Kenmore Fire Brigades' Team

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 5 February 1937 · page 8

A cordial welcome was extended to the Metropolitan Fire Brigades' team, which visited Kenmore this week…

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Fire Brigade Called Out

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

At 8.15 on Saturday night the Fire Brigade was called to the furniture storeroom behind the Triangle Tryst in Cooma Street. A bag of…

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Fire Brigades’ Demonstration at Tamworth

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 8 February 1937 · page 2

The Volunteer Fire Brigades’ demonstration which will be attended by a team from Yass, will be held at Tamworth from March 2 to 6. The…

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Fire Brigade Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 3

The Goulburn Fire Brigade Fund is steadily mounting, although the sum in hand is still far short of the objective…

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Card Players Blamed for Starting Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Forty firemen had a hard fight in suffocating clouds of smoke to extinguish a fire at the twine and hemp factory of E. Bentley…

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Police, Fire or Ambulance When Telephoning for Help

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 February 1937 · page 4

You can telephone police, ambulance, or fire brigade in an emergency without having to find two pennies, simply by calling "Complaints."…

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Fire Brigade Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 5

Further donations have brought the Goulburn Fire Brigade Fund to £7, leaving £43 required. The £50 aimed at by the fund is…

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Fires in Wheat Crops Started By Person Unknown

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 February 1937 · page 4

NARRANDERA, Wednesday: The discovery of contrivances for causing fire, by the action of the sun's rays in wheat crops at Euroley, was…

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Minor Blaze at Gundaroo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 February 1937 · page 3

GUNDAROO: Sparks from a forge are believed to have been responsible for a small outbreak bf fire in a shed at the rear of…

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Council and Fire Board Election

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

The Goulburn City Council decided unanimously at last night's meeting to support Ald. M. J. Griffin, Mayor, of Bathurst, in the…

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FIRE-BALL Causes Alarm At Bathurst Terrific Explosion

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

BATHURST: A terrific explosion, believed to be concussion from a fireball, rendered Percy Wilson (28), of Rankin Street, unconscious and…

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