The Post Yass Bush Fire Brigade APPRECIATION
Sir,—On behalf of the members of the Yass bush Fire Bridge, we desire to thank, through the courtesy of your columns, all those who came…
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Fires & bushfires, 1940
500 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 25
Bush Fire at Yetholme State Pine Forest's Narrow Escape
DATHURST, Monday: More than 100 men to-day succeeded in getting control of the fire which broke out yesterday on the property of Mrs. A…
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There were three outbreaks of fire in the Young district recently. A weatherboard cottage occupied by Mrs. Robinson at Burrangong was…
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Firemen yesterday afternoon fought a grass fire for nearly two hours on Summer Hill property (behind St. Patrick's College)…
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WAGGA, Monday: An army of firefighters, drawn from every town and village for more than 50 miles around, is working desperately to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home Lost in Fire at Crookwell
CROOKWELL: Four £1 notes and nearly all his personal property were lost in a fire which destroyed Mr. Thomas Hegarty's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrific Bushfire Sweeps Through Another 35,000 ACRES Stock, Woolsheds, Outbuildings, Stacks and Fences Destroyed Hottest and Fastest Fire Even Seen in the District
The hottest and fastest bushfire ever seen in the Yass district raged through 35,000 acres on Thursday afternoon. Fanned by a wind which reached hurricane force, the flames shot twenty feet in the air and devoured everything…
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“Well, I’ve been fighting bushfires all my life and I know nothing about them,” was the frank admission Mr. A. J. Shan…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →BUSHFIRES Replacing of Telephone Lines
Most of the party and private telephone lines in the burnt-out area are down and to-day Mr. Harry James, joint hon. secretary of the…
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WAGGA, Tuesday: Bushfires in the Tarcutta district were reported to be under control last night. Starting last week, the main fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Brigade Social
So successful was the social conducted by members of the Young Fire Brigade in the Town Hall on Saturday night that it has been decided to…
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With a view to further assisting Board employees to give help in the case of bush fires, the Young P.P Board decided at Saturday's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spiking Fire Bug's Guns Golf Links' Grass Burnt Off. Action Condemned By Club Officials
There will be no more mysterious fires at the Young golf links this summer. Members of the Young Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires at Tallong Women Help To Fight Flames
Every available man and woman in the Tallong district has been fighting to save their homes from destruction by fire…
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An eighty-year-old pensioner, Mr. Thomas Hegarty, suffered a severe loss in the early hours of Saturday morning when the small…
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Acting on information laid by the Police the Crookwell Shire Council proceeded against William Lawrence for carrying out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recent Fires Sequels in Court Two Convictions Recorded
Wearing an expression of perplexity the P.M., Mr. Ryan, after hearing evidence in the case against James Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Devastating Fire Heavy Losses In Araluen Valley
Fire has ravaged the Araluen Valley for the past week, destroying miles of fencing, stock, and homes were only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prevention of Bush fires Conference Held
A Conference of representatives of Bush Fire Brigades operating within Demondri[?]e Shire and members of the Council was held in the School…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire Brigade Farewell
On the eve of his transfer to Headquarters, Volunteer Fireman L. J. Schofield was tendered a farewell party by members of…
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