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

Fires & bushfires, 1942

251 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 13

Producer Gas Units Fire Menace in Hot Weather

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 3

The danger of serious fires occurring during the coming hot weather was stressed at last week's meeting of Carcoar P.P…

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Groceries Destroyed Big Fire Does Great Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 22 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Groceries valued at £20,000 were destroyed or damaged in a fire at the bulk store of S. R. Buttle, Alexandria,…

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Crookwell's Fire Wood Shortage: Fuel Board Helps

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 September 1942 · page 1

Following a conference between the Area Officer for the Liquid Fuel Control Board (Mr .D. M. Crawford),…

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Bush Fire Losses

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 4

Loss of life, of property and of food supplies have often been caused, during the summer months by bush fires. Most of…

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Bush Fire Danger Very Great In Coming Season

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 3

Carcoar P.P. Board considers the danger from bush fires in the coming season to be so great that it has asked local Shires to…

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Boorowa Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Boorowa Bush Fire Brigade was held in the secretary's office, Marsden St., Boorowa, on Saturday, 19th…

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Fire Bug in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Police believe that a "fire bug" started fires at two factories stocked with inflammable material at Newtown last night. No…

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Brilliant Raid on Rabaul 15,000 Ton Ship Is set On Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 3

Somewhere in Australia, Monday: Allied planes yesterday commenced the second week of their heavy air attacks against enemy bases in New…

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Strict Guard on Bushfires Ban on Burning-off

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 1

Strict bushfire prevention measures were announced in an order issued by the Premier, Mr. McKell, last week…

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Beware Bush Fires! New Regulations Issued

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 2

There is every indication that the bush fire hazard in many districts during the coming months is likely to be much greater than for many…

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Strict Guard on Bush Fires Ban on Burning Off

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 4

Strict bush-fire prevention measures were announced in an order issued by the Premier, Mr. McKell on Monday…

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Ship on Fire in Australian Port

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A cargo ship, with smoke coming from the hold, was towed into an Australian port last night by tugs…

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BUSHFIRES Council Will Co-operate Town Brigade Proposed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 1 October 1942 · page 2

The Municipal Council, alive to the danger of bushfires this summer, is desirous of co-operating with the Yass and…

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Bushfire Danger

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 3

During the next three or four months nothing is likely to be of more concern to the man on the land than danger from bushfires…

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Hoyts Ritz "Ball Of Fire"

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 1

Starting at the Hoyts Ritz on Friday is "Ball of Fire," with Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, and it tells how Cooper, a studious professor, is…

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Hoyts Ritz "Ball Of Fire"

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 October 1942 · page 2

The heetic romantic triangle of a staid professor. a flippant entertainer and a conceited gangster is the figure about which turns the exciting comedy of "Ball…

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Protective Barrier Needed Against Bush Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 2

With an object or forming a protective barrier throughout the entire district to guard against bushfires during the summer months, the…

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Fire Risks

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 4

In a letter to the City Council, the Bush Fires Advisory Committee referred to bush fire bazards and drew attention to the possibility of incendiary raids. It…

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BUSHFIRES Brigades’ Annual Meeting Good Attendance

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 October 1942 · page 3

That the potential danger of bushfires this season, with shortage of manpower and other conditions, is fully,…

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Bush Fires Conference At Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 1

The great interest being taken in organising against, bush fires was evidenced by the splendid attendance at the conference called for…

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