Only Two Fire Calls This Year
After an exceedingly busy time in 1948 the Goulburn Fire Brigade has received only two calls so far this…
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Fires & bushfires, 1949
183 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 10
Nimmitabel Fire £8000 Damage
A fire at Nimmitabel yesterday destroyed the town's main store, a butcher's shop, a garage, and a cafe…
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SYDNEY: A man, trapped upstairs in a burning shop at Annandale this morning, was rescued by neighbours, who placed…
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Some high flown phrases are being scattered abroad concerning the "soberly worded resolutions" passed…
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Cr. Townsend, President of the Shires Association, at a recent meeting of his Executive, said for two years legislation has been…
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ORANGE: The damage caused by fire which destroyed the post office and store at the gold mining town of Lucknow near…
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SYDNEY: A man and his wife were severely burned and four people almost overcome by smoke when a fire broke out in…
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A hotel was gutted by fire, a woman was critically burned, and a car overturned in a remarkable series of accidents at The Rand, 40 miles from Albury on Saturday night. Thousands of pounds worth…
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A fire which started on Thursday last is raging in the hills to the east of Shaw's Creek Public School. Little…
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SYDNEY: A fire last night destroyed. Creamer land West's woolstore in Bombala Street. Nimmitabel…
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Goulburn firemen have answered three calls during the past two days. The first, at 12.15 a.m. on…
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KATOOMBA: A fully furnished, five-room fibro-cottage at Katoomba was totally destroyed by a mysterious fire…
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Reserve Fireman M. Gallagher was injured early this afternoon when fighting a fire in the rear of G. J. Coles'…
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SYDNEY: Two rooms were [?]urnt out on the seventh floor of Station House, Rawson Place city, at 6 a.m. yesterday…
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Yesterday a fire on the property of Mr. Harry Wales, Goondah, burned about 200 acres of grass land, some fencing and two…
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Three Goulburn volunteer firemen were lucky to escape serious injury on Friday afternoon while fighting a…
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SYDNEY: The bushfire danger was increasing in some coastal and inland centres, a spokesman for the State…
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Over 2,500 acres of valuable pasture was destroyed and several miles of netting fencing either damaged or destroyed last Friday in one of the worst bush fires in the history of the Peelwood-Limerick district. Fanned by a strong and gusty…
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The fire which occurred on Mr. H. Wales’ property at Goondah on Sunday burned through 400 to 500 acres of grass land. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Woolshed and Plant at "Little Plains" Totally Destroyed by Fire Loss Valued at Approximately £2,000 Fierce Blaze Razed Building to Ground Within Half-an-hour
WHEN A FIRE BROKE OUT IN MRS. J. BARTON'S WOOLSRED AT "LITTLE PLAINS," BOOROWA, ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON LAST, THE ENTIRE SHEARING PLANT AND BUILDING VALUED AT £2,000, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED…
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