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

Fires & bushfires, 1948

216 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 11

Fire Menace Residents Should Be Careful Captain Hadfield’s Appeal

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 9 December 1948 · page 2

Captain Hadfield, in charge of the Yass Fire Brigade, made an appeal this morning to residents…

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Boorowa Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 December 1948 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Boorowa Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon last…

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C. W. A. Preparing for Bush Fire Emergency

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 1

The attendance was small at last Thursday’s C.W.A. meeting, which for December is not held on the usual day…

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Bush Fire at Taralga Good Work Done By Brigade

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 5

The first bush fire at Taralga this season broke out on Saturday morning at Greenhills. east Taralga, the property of…

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Grass Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 5

Goulburn Fire Brigade answered three alarms over the week-end, all of them being grass fires…

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Children Playing With Matches Suspected Cause of Rectory Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 December 1948 · page 2

According to investigations made by the captain of the Fire Brigade, Captain Had. field, it is suspected that…

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Two Grass Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 5

Goulburn Fire Brigade answered two alarms yesterday, both being to grass fires. The first call was to Union…

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Serious Fire Outbreaks in Two District Centres

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 1

Captain's Flat and Wingellow townships are threatened by bushfires which broke out yesterday…

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Good Old Days Early Times In The Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 December 1948 · page 3

Welcomed at the Fire Brigade's happy evening on Saturday was Mr. E. Ward. Fireman R. Godfrey said it…

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Narrawa Bush Fire Under Control Heavy Pasture Losses But Stock Saved Cottage Destroyed In Separate Blaze

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 1

The Bush fire which broke out on Monday Morning on the grazing property of Mr. F. H. Kelly, of "Jessmondeen", Narrawa North, was, at the time of going to press, under control, but…

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Marulan Fire Heavy Smoke Over Town

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 15 December 1948 · page 1

A heavy pall of smoke, the result of a bush fire which last night spread to within three miles of Marulan,…

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Bush Fires

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 2

A fire on Glover’s reserve, Bowning, destroyed six acres of grassland on Monday. Mr. Doug, Shannon of “Marilba,” operated…

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“Absolute Menace” Long Grass Round Fire Places on Reserves

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 December 1948 · page 3

Long grata and other rubb[?]h round fire places on reserves controlled by the Yass P.P. Board was described by…

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Pasture Losses But Stock Saved Narrawa Bush Fire Under Control

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 1

THE BUSH FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT ON MONDAY MORNING ON THE GRAZING PROPERTY OF MR. F. H. KELLY, OF "JASS-MONDEEN," NARRAWA NORTH, WAS, AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS, UNDER CONTROL, BUT IS STILL BEING WATCHED…

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Woolshed Is Burnt Out At Burra Creek

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 5

A serious fire, which broke out yesterday at Burra Creek, the property of Miss Maggie Lynch and her…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire at Rugby Cause Believed When Refrigerator Blew Up

The Burrowa News · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 1

A MOST UNFORTUNATE INTERLUDE OCCURRED LAST MONDAY WHEN A FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT ON THE CRAZING PROPERTY OF MR. F. H. KELLY, OF "JESSMONDEEN," NARRAWA, WAS AT ITS WORST. AND FIGHTERS WERE BATTLING…

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Bushfire at Lerida Considerable Damage

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 December 1948 · page 5

Considerable damage, it is believed, has been caused by a bushfire which broke out at about 10a.m. to-day on…

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Bush-fire on Bowning Hill

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 2

Believed to have started on the Bowning Common, a firs spread over the Bowning hill yesterday afternoon and burned…

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Metal Badges for Bush Fire Officials

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee has advised . Goodradigbee that production has been arranged of suitably designed…

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Hot Days And Fires Unusual Number Of Outbreaks

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 December 1948 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade had an exceedingly busy week-end, answering altogether nine calls to fires…

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