Big Fires at Harden
HARDEN, Monday: About 15,000 acres of grass country were destroyed by a bushfire, fire, which travelled about…
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Fires & bushfires, 1944
357 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 18
Demonstration of Fire Fighting Units
Some sixty people attend[?] a demonstration of the use [?] Frie fighting units on the [?] of the Yass River on Frida[?]…
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Three firemen, including the officer-in-charge, S.SO. Fisher, were buried on Friday afternoon, while extinguishing a fire in a tar plant which .was being used to resurface the road at the intersection of Auburn and Citizen…
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This year seems to be a year of records for the Fire Brigade. In 41/2 hours on Monday afternoon they received five calls of fire, the previous record being four in a day in 1939…
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The menace of bush fires is still very present in the district. Last Tuesday week a fire was noticed about 3 o'clock on the property of…
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At 5.15 yesterday afternoon the Goulburn Fire Brigade, under S.S.O. G. Fisher; were called to extinguish a fire in a large…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Gundaroo
With the recent fall of an inch of rain, bushfires were considered a thing of the past at Gundaroo, but a fire broke out on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Burning Off Official Order Misunderstood Fire-breaks and Stubble
Speaking at the bush fire conference on Friday, Cr. Best referred to the prohibition imposed last year on burning off fire-breaks…
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A child, aged four, playing with matches, was the cause of a fire in the front bedroom of a house in Clinton Street on Thursday…
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About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the scrub and bush on the Yass Road, in front of Lemrae Private Hospital, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bushfire at Bevendale
A bash fire which broke out on Mr. R. George's property on Monday afternoon burnt about 50 acres of grass before it was…
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At the Apex Convention on Saturday last Mr: A. Gulson submitted for discussion a proposal that at least a portion of the accumulated War Damage Insurance funds, now totalling over 14 million pounds, should be…
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At the last meeting of the Municipal Council, Aid. Lawrence, Chief Warden, asked the Mayor. would it be in order to arrange for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Set Fire to Planes and Cars
PERTH, Thursday: Charged with having set fire to two glider planes and a motor car at the West Subiaco aerodrome, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires Public Meeting Decision Shire Council Reserves Discretionary Power
The Goodradigbee Shire Council on Friday adopted the resolutions carried at the recent publit meeting dealing with…
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District bush fire brigades are prepared to contribute towards the cost of purchasing power firefighting units as follows: Binda,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush Fires Flames Devour Countryside
Fanned by a wind of almost gale force a fire broke out on Monday between Wallendbeen and Kingsvale--spread with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Outbreaks Of Fire During Past Week
On Monday, when a strong, choppy westerly wind was blowing, there were four basil fires in Mulwarce Shire. One occurred on "Inveralochy" and, "Trentham," and ran into Rowe's before it was controlled. It destroyed a shed…
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Experience in other districts shows there is still a risk of bush fires, although many people consider the fire season had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Modern Laundry Ablaze Fire Damage Estimated Over £3000
One of the most disastrous fires of recent years occurred at the Modern Laundry in Auburn Street last night. The damage is estimated at between three and four thousand pounds, and but for the magnificent…
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