Burnt out—but not wiped out
On the 21st of December, 1944, Mr.—, of port Elliot, South Australia, posted to his Insurance Office the proposal…
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Fires & bushfires, 1945
156 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 8
Fire Brigade Contribution To The Great Day
The Fire Brigade did much during the holidays to brighten the celebrations and had the Honour of being the first to let Goulburn know…
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The danger of a chimney fire was evidences this morning when firemen battled for 20 minutes against a fire between the ceiling and roof…
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In Albuquerque, N.M., a cab driver. bucked a one-way street, crashed, a red light, illegally double-parked, collected his fare…
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Only recently the danger of a chimney fire was evidenced when sparks from a chimney gained entry to the ceiling of a house in…
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SYDNEY: It is proposed to close 20 to 25 fire stations in the metropolitan areas as soon as the necessary adjustments can be made, Mr. T. D. Mutch, a member of the Metropolitan Board of Fire Commissioners, told the…
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NEW YORK: During the night the Great Lakes pleasure ship Hamonic moved through Lake St. Clair and up the St. Clair River from Detroit and Windsor. An hour after daybreak she eased into the dock at Point Edward, Ont…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Fires Braidwood Still Menaced
All efforts have failed to catch the person or persons responsible for the extraordinary succession of fires in Braidwood. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires Tribute to Brigades Minister’s Appeal
During the 1944-45 bush fire season 313 outbreaks of fire were reported by the police to the Bush Fires Advisory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Premiums Are Reduced On Fire Insurance In Crookwell
At the May meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council Cr. Walton reminded councillors that the Fire Underwriters' Association had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Inspection of Fire Station
Inspector E . Parkes, of headquarters. Sydney, conducted the half-yearly inspection of staff, equipment and appliances at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Orontes Repatriation May be Delayed
LONDON, Thursday: It is feared that the fire which broke out on the liner Orontes at Tilbury. early yesterday will seriously interrupt…
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At 8.40 this morning the Fire Brigade received a call to a chimney fire at 60 Joshua Street. The fire was extinguished with the aid…
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A meeting at the Gunddry Bush Fire Brigad will be held at the Mulwaree Shire Office to-morrow at 4.15 p.m., and all members are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tallaganda Shire Council Too Many Fires in Area Cause Concern
Tallaganda Shire Council met last week, when there was a full attendance of Councillors the president, Cr. E. C. Smith, in the chair. Council decided to accept with…
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The annual meeting of the Golspie Bush Fire Brigade was held at the home of Mr. J.A. Marmont on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gunning Bush Fire Brigade Prepares for the Summer
The annual meeting of the Gunning Bush Fire Brigade, heid on Saturday. September 15 was well attended. Present were : Messrs. C. H. Boxall, secretary; P.G. Medway (chair). J. R. Mends, M. T. Heffernan, M. J. Heffernan. J. A. Medrry,…
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Gunning Bush Fire Brigade is taking steps to be prepared for bush fires this summer. The annual meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From EVERYWHERE Chimney Fire
A chimney fire at 4 Mundy Street was dealt with by the Fire Brigade last night. Clothing for U.N.R.R.A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Station Costs Another £250 a Year
The Board of Fire Commissioners has informed the Goulburn City Council that from September 3 the average working hours…
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