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

Fires & bushfires, 1948

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Fire Calls for Years 17 False Alarms

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 2

The Goulburn Fire Brigade answered 17 false alarms during 1947. This was revealed, to-day by…

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Flemington Fire Damage Said To Be £100,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 2 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, It is now estimated that the fire, which destroyed the old wooden grandstand on the…

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Outcome of Golf Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 January 1948 · page 7

WEST WYALONG: There was a dramatic development yesterday in police inquiries into a fire at the West Wyalong Golf Club…

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From Everywhere Costly Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 4

£5000 worth of war loan and fixed deposit receipts were burnt when a one-roomed hessian…

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Fire in Catholic Cathedral

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 9 January 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE: A fire that damaged an altar and tapestry in St. Francis Xavier Cathedral was put out by a 17-year-old…

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Fire-arms on Sundays Why The Police Are Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 January 1948 · page 5

SYDNEY: Continuing the campaign against the carrying of fire-arms on Sundays, the police of the No. 21 Squad made…

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Fire Causes £750 Damage in Shop Clinton Street Blaze Late Last Night

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 January 1948 · page 5

Damage estimated at £750 was caused when fire gutted a lock-up grocery store at 104 Clnton, Street late last night. Using 300 feet of hose, Goulburn firemen, under…

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Jewish Plane Fires on R.a.f. Aircraft

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 January 1948 · page 3

JERUUSALEM, Friday: It is officially revealed that a Jewish plane yesterday fired on an R.A.F. aircraft over the Hebron area, where fierce fighting between Arab and Jewish forces broke out at dawn on Wednesday. Reuter says the Jewish plane…

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Fire Caused by Possum

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 3

ADELAIDE: A possum caused a fire which destroyed about half an acre of grass on M. J. K. Angas's Lindsay Park property…

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Big Fire When Wind Came

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 1

BROKEN HILL: Volunteers from Broken Hill helped yesterday to fight at Netley Station, 60 miles away, the worst grass…

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Straight Talk by Mr. Bevin Russian Expansionist Policy Attacked Soviet Playing With Fire In Greece, Says Foreign Minister

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 5

LONDON, Friday: Launching one of the strongest attacks yet made in the west on the Soviet Union's expansionist policy in Europe, Britain's Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin warned the House of Commons that the Soviet apparently intends to use every means to get Communist control of eastern and western Europe…

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Victorian Fires Efforts To Save Country

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 27 January 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Hundreds of firefighters are waging battle to control bushfires in the Otway Ranges in…

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Free Of Fire Danger

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 7

MELBOURNE: For the first time in a week, Victoria is free of bushfire, danger and the rain expected to-day may further…

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Christchurch Fire Work Of Brigade (A.A.P.-Reuter.)

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 January 1948 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.): The fire brigades part in the tragedy was detailed by the Crown Counsel,. Mr. Watson,…

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Peeps Into the Past Disastrous Fire Of 1905

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 1

The year 1905 was ushered in with the “fiery baptism” which will not be forgotten by the present…

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Live Coals in Garbage Bins Danger of Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 6

The Health Inspector. Mr Gulson. informed members of the Council at their last meeting that, following a report by the sanitary contractor…

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Fire Started in Unusual Way

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 1

During the recent hot weather fire was started in a most unusual way, says the Yarrawonga Chronicle. Early one morning a…

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Bush Fires Victorian Town Threatened

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 4

MELBOURNE: Bush fires are raging around the township of Healesville and fire fighters have beenrushed from Melbourne and…

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Weatherboard House Gutted by Fire Occupants' Total Loss

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred on Wednesday afternoon last when the premises occupied by Mr. C. L. Starr, of Jugiong Street,…

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Gunning Shire Council Assistance For Bush Fire Brigade

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 4

At last meeting of Gunning Shire Council the Banister Bush Fire Brigade asked if council would contribute…

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