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

Fires & bushfires, 1941

189 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 10

Hotel Fire at Barellan Damage Over £4,000 Guests Escape in Night Attire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 1

At 3 o'clock on Monday morning, the hotel at Barellan, conducted by Mr. L. Carter, with all its contents was completely destroyed by fire…

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Yass Fire Brigade

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

An inspection was made of the Yass Fire Brigade on Friday last by Inspector Neville, which was attended by the following members:…

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Storeroom Fire Eastgrove Outbreak

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

Hearing the cracking of flames at the roar of her store and residence in Park Road, East Goulburn. on Saturday night, Mrs. M. J…

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Fire Bombs Demonstration To-night

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 3

At the Goulburn Fire Station tonight the Chief Warden, Ald. T. P. Manion, will be given a practical demonstration of the…

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Local and General Fire Alarm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 21 April 1941 · page 2

The fire siren sounded at 7.30 o’clock last night. Some empty cases were found burning behind Messrs. Plodis Bros.’ premises and the…

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Fire Bombs Demonstration Of Types

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

Methods applied to deal with bombs of the incendiary type were demonstrated, at the Fire Station on Monday night for the…

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Fire Bombs Public Display Desired

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 4

Application is to be made to Fire Brigade Headquarters by the Goulburn branch of the National Emergency Services for permission to give…

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Fire Board

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 April 1941 · page 5

Ballot papers in connection with the election of a Local Government representative of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners have been…

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London Fire Precaution

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 1

A London bus conductor is seen receiving bags of sand which will be carried in the vehicle as part of the precautions against fire bombs dropped in air raids…

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Sit Calmly by the Fire The Bombed British Can't Be Moved

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 2

If Hitler hopes to crush the British spirit he will have to do more than bomb the Britons, as this letter, just received by a…

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BUSHFIRES Shire Council and Brigades Suggestions for Local Government Conference

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 3

In a report to the Goodradigbee Shire Council, the Shire Clerk, Mr. T. G. Wenham, stated:— The president has referred to me…

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New Fire Commissioner Orange Alderman Is Chosen

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Chief Secretary, Mr. Baddeley, announced that Mr. H. K. McKenzie, of Orange, had been elected to the Board of…

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£10,000 Fire in Sydney 12 Firemen Are Overcome

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Twelve firemen were overcome by smoke and acrid fumes while fighting a fire in about 200 tons of hemp at…

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Captain's Flat Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 May 1941 · page 5

Captain's Flat: A cottage owned by Messrs. Hunt and Biggs at New Town, Captain's Flat was completely destroyed by fire on Friday…

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Afternoon Blaze Old Shed Burnt at Nth. Crookwell

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred at North Crookwell on Thursday afternoon last. An old shed containing a quantity…

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Heavy Damage Queanbeyan Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 May 1941 · page 5

In addition to the loss of about £60 worth of clothing damage estimated at £300 was caused by a fire which broke out…

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Queanbeyan's Old Fire Bell

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 6

If a recommendation by Queanbeyan Municipal Council succeeds, the old fire-bell, which for nearly half a century has stood on the river…

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Tremendous Fire in U.s.a

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 2 June 1941 · page 3

NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.): The chief of the Jersey City Fire Department estimates the damage done by the fire there at 25,000,000…

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DETONATORS Thrown Into Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 6 June 1941 · page 1

After throwing a detonator into a fire, a 14-year-old Bathurst boy decided that a number which he had stolen from a store…

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Fire Alarm

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 12 June 1941 · page 2

Some excitement was caused at the Club House Hotel about 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday evening last. Judge Stacey. who was staying at the hotel, drew…

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