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

Fires & bushfires, 1947

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Fire Brigade Men Honour Volunteer

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 5

Members of the Goulburn Fire Brigade gathered at the station last night to honour volunteer- fireman Harry Zimmerman on…

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Fire at Junee Two Shops are Destroyed

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 2

A fire, destroyed two shops in the main shopping centre at Junee early Sunday morning…

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Northmead School Fire Three Boys Charged

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY: Three boys, aged, 12, 13 and 14, were taken into custod[?], following the fire at the Northmead Public School…

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Warning Against Bushfires

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 6 August 1947 · page 5

SYDNEY: A warning against bushfires, particularly in the northern tablelands and north coastal areas, was given by the…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 1

The Goulburn Fire Brigade last night answered a call to a chimney fire at 245 Bourke Street. The lire was quickly…

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Injured on Way to City Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 7 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY: The District Fire Brigade Officer, Mr. J. Knox. of Brigade Headquarters, was critically injured to-day when…

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Shire Briefs Matters Dealt with at Last Meeting Bush Fire Officers

The Burrowa News · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 3

From Frogmore Bush Fire Brigade advising names of officers for the current year, and inquiring re legal position in connection with…

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Former Goulburn Fire Officer Killed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 1

The fire brigade officer, who was fatally injured whilst answering a false alarm in Sydney yesterday; was for just over five…

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10 Men Burned to Death Explosion and Fire on Steamer

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 5

MELBOURNE: Ten men were burned to death in a fire which followed an explosion on the 10,000-ton freighter Mahia. Two bodies have been recovered from the ship, which…

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"Cease Fire" Order

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 3

Lieut-General Spoor, Commander-in-Chief of the Dutch Forces in Java, whose troops have been ordered to cease hostilities by…

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Goulburn Woman Saves Child in Room Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 12 August 1947 · page 3

A Goulburn woman rescued her six-weeks old grandson from a burning and smoke filled room this morning. She is Mrs. R. Clinghan, wife of Mr. R. Clinghan, Goulburn…

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Melbourne Fire Damage About £100,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Damage estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire in stores and felmongery of William…

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Fire in Mulwaree Private Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 18 August 1947 · page 1

A candle is believed to have caused a fire which broke out in a room on the third floor of the Mulwaree Hotel, Sloane Street, on…

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Fire in a School

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 August 1947 · page 8

NEWCASTLE: Schoolboys, are believed to have started a fire which burned a hole in the floor of East Mayfield Public…

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Bushfire Bridge Conference

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 1

A conference of all Bush Firs Brigades representatives will be held at Boorowa Shine Council Chambers on Saturday,…

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Royal Couple's Home Destroyed by Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday: Only one wing of the 25-roomed Sunning-hill Park home in Windsor Forest escaped serious damage…

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From Everywhere Another Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade last night answered an alarm for a chimney fire at 155 Clifford Street. No damage was done and…

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Whole of Goulburn Is Blacked-out Last Night's Failure Caused by Power House Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 September 1947 · page 5

A fire which broke cut in equipment at the Clinton Street Power House last night plunged the whole of Goulburn into darkness. The entire city was blacked-out at 6.6 p.m., the…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade last night answered an alarm to a chimney fire at 73 Mundy Street. Flames were quickly…

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Chimney Fire Gives Trouble

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade yesterday answered an alarm to a chimney fire at Gray's Bazar. When the brigade arrived, the…

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