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

Fires & bushfires, 1950

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Over Three Inches of Rain in Two Days Atboorowa Bush Fire Menace Disappears As Water Tumbles Down

The Burrowa News · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 1

Heavy rain which fell in Boorowa on Tuesday and Wednesday has put an end to the bushfire menace. In…

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Rubbish Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 2

Shortly after 1.40 on Sunday morning Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a rubbish fire, on vacant land, at the…

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From Everywhere Missed His Own Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 January 1950 · page 4

A fire broke out in the home of Mr. Sid Evans, of the Cannery Road, Leeton, Although Mr. Evans is a fireman himself,…

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Press Under Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 2

The press always comes in for a battering when there is an election around. Over in Britain just now,…

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Then the Roof Fell in Men's Escape From Glvcerine Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: Less than two minutes after employees had run to safety from a fire in a glycerine distillery…

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Fire at Saw-mill

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Prompt action by Goulburn Fire Brigade prevented a serious fire at the saw mills in Clinton Street shortly after 2p.m…

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Big Fire at Holbrook Heavy Loss Of Stock

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 5

HOLBROOK: Sheep and cattle worth more than £5000 have been destroyed in a huge bushfire which is…

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Grass Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

Goulburn firemen extinguished a two acre grass fire in Werriwa Street on Saturday. The long dry grass was…

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From Everywhere Grass Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to a small grass fire in Clinton Street about 1 p.m. yesterday, but no damage was…

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Another Big Fire in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: Damaged estimated at £100,000 was caused by a fire which gutted the McQuitty Building in Regent St. early this morning. Several floors of the…

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Fire Hoses and the Putsch

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 February 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Wed.: West Berlin police feel that fire hoses rather than tanks will be the best answer to the…

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Fire in Haymarket

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: A fire which swept through the first floor of a two-storey building in Haymarket is believed to have been started by…

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Mulwaree Shire To Call Bush Fire Conference

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 1

Because of doubts existing in the minds of many bush fire brigade members in the Goulburn district about new regulations, Mulwaree Shire Council yesterday decided to call a…

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Yacht Burnt Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: The 40ft. luxury yacht Liberty, valued at about £2000 was destroyed by a mysterious fire at Neutral Bay this…

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From Everywhere £401 Raised For Fire Victims

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 February 1950 · page 4

A cheque for £401/5/6 was handed to Mr. and Mrs. Traf[?]canti who some time ago lost their home at Muswellbrook by…

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Fires in America Four Lose Lives

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 4

NEW YORK, Wednesday: Four persons lost their lives and nine others were injured in two fires in the United States and…

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Fire Hydrants

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 1

Mr. W. I. Muntz, City Engineer, last night recommended to Goulburn City Council that 12 fire hydrants be…

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Fire Officer Transferred

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 February 1950 · page 3

Station officers Maher, of Goulburn Fire Brigade, has been transferred to Sydney after four years' service in…

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Leeton .Wheat Blaze Caused by Cigarette Butt?

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 27 February 1950 · page 2

Speaking of the fire which caused serious damage to the wheat stack at Leeton recently, a railway officer said the…

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Leeton Wheat Blaze Caused by Cigarette Butt

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 6

Speaking of the fire which caused serious damage to the wheat stack at Leeton recently, a railway officer said the department…

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