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

Fires & bushfires, 1939

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Bird's Nests Caused Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

Birds' nests built between the ceiling and roof were responsible for an outbreak of fire at the home of Miss E. Shurmer, 27…

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Fire Brigades Carnival Has Goulburn The Facilities?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 4

An assurance that Goulburn would be selected, as the venue for the Volunteer Fire Brigades Demonstration in 1941, providing that this city could make available the…

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Fire Risk Brigade For Crookwell Proposed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

CROOKWELL: Three members of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners visited Crookwell on Thursday to discuss with the…

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Chimney Fire Last Night

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 7

The Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to a chimney fire at 14 Kenmore Street last night. Firemen armed with buckets of…

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Half-penny Rate Upkeep of Fire Brigade Council Meets Fire Commissioners

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 2

If the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners agrees to establish a fire brigade in Crookwell it will be necessary for the Crookwell Shire Council to strike a special rate of approximately one half-penny in the £1…

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Profitable Bon Fire Younger Set Nets 48

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 4

The bon fire staged by the C.W.A. Younger Set on the property of Mr. V. P. Bensley last Wednesday night provided a…

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Good 'Little Show' Voluntary Fire Brigade Compliments From Commissioners

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

"I must compliment you on what you have done towards the formation of a voluntary service," said Senior Fire…

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BUSHFIRES Permanent Rangers Favoured

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

The necessity of taking additional steps to prevent bushfires was urged by Cr J. Ross, of Holbrook, at the annual conference of the Shire’s…

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Fire in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A fire broke out this morning in an oat kiln at Parsons Pty., Ltd., in Kent Street, City, ands it was only through two…

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32 Burned To Death Terrible Fire In Mexico

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 5

ZACATEPEC (Mexico), Monday: At leat 32 are dead, 25 injured and hundreds homeless following a fire in a movie…

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Five Lives Lost in Fire in Colliery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 7 June 1939 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday: A fire in a seam 800 yards below the surface in No. 2 pit of Astley Green colliery in Lancashire caused the loss of…

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Cause of Fire Accidental Inquiry Into Blaze at Young Flour Mill

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 1

That it was caused accidentally, was the verdict of the District Coroner, Mr. G. S. Whiteman, who, on Friday last, inquired into the fire at…

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Brindebella Tragedy Woman Fatally Burned Fell Into Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 2

Mrs. J. Reid of Brindebella, received fatal injuries when she fell into a fire yesterday afternoon. She died last night about…

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Cause of Fire Accidental Inquiry Into Blaze at Young Flour Mill

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 3

That it was caused accidentally, was the verdict of the District Coroner, Mr. G. S. Whiteman, who inquired into the fire at the Young…

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Crookwell and Bushfires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 3

CROOKWELL: Further correspondence in connection with, the Crookwell Shire, Council's efforts to have a hushfire brigade formed at…

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Crookwell Fire Brigade

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 8

A report on the visit of the Board of Fire Commissioners to Crookwell had been prepared for submission to the monthly meeting of the…

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Died Suddenly Mr. Tim McCORMACK Collapsed at Fire Side

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 4

Apparently in his usual good health yesterday morning, Mr. Timothy Joseph McCormack, of Killarney, Wheeo, collapsed…

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Fire Brigade Social

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 23 June 1939 · page 2

Preparations are well in hand for the big dance to be held at the Masonic Hall on Monday, July 17. The social is in aid of the funds for the…

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Fire Outbreak in Parliament

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday: A fire occurred this morning in the Country Party rooms at the State Parliament. The outbreak, which was soon subdued,…

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N.S.W. Fire Brigades Paving Way For Display

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 26 June 1939 · page 1

In a letter to Thursday night's meeting of the Goulburn City Council, the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners, in tendering…

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