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

Fires & bushfires, 1950

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Nearly a Serious Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 4

A small but what might have been a serious fire occurred in the laundry of a house in Mundy Street on…

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Fire Caught in Time

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 1

A quantity of cotton flock was destroyed when a fire broke out in the blowing room at Supertex Pacific Chenille Craft…

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Big Fire in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 12 October 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE: The Liberty Theatre, in Bourke St., was gutted last night in the city's most serious fire since…

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Associated Yass Bush Fire Brigades

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 5

The Annual General Meeting of the above Brigades will be held on SATURDAY, 28th OCTOBER, at 7.30 p.m. in the Supper Room…

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Refrigerator Blamed For Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 20 October 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY: A kerosene refrigerator exploded and set fire to a station homestead almost destroying it, the plaintiffs in a…

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Big Fire on Duntroon

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 23 October 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Firemen who resumed work on Friday after two weeks' strike had their first blaze early to-day when fire…

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Refrigerator Not to Blame for Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 26 October 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: A Supreme Court jury decided yesterday, after a five-day hearing, that a refrigerator had not caused a fire in the homestead of Quialigo Station. Quialigo Estates Pty. Ltd…

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Fire on Oronsay Under Control

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 5

LONDON, Monday: The fire in the new 28000-ton Orient liner Oronsay Was brought under control last night after 24 hours'…

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Annual Meeting Binda Bush Fire Brigade

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 4

All office-bearers were reelected at the recent annual meeting of the Binda Bush Fire Brigade…

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Cotta Walla-Pejar Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 1 November 1950 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Cotta Walla-Pejar Bush Fire Brigade, held recently, only drew a small attendance…

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Shire Control of Bush Fire Organisation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 3

Some resentment was expressed at the annual meeting of the Associated Bush Fire Brigades on Saturday night, at provisions contained in the Bush Fires Act…

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Bush Fire Brigades Mr. W. T. Walker, President

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 November 1950 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Yass Associated Bush Fire Brigades on Saturday night, Mr. W. T. Walker was re-elected president for…

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Communications in Times of Bushfires

The Burrowa News · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 7

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Fire Calls

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade received two calls within ten minutes yesterday afternoon,. Both during the electricity blackout.,…

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Fire At Captain's Flat

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 6 November 1950 · page 5

A fire completely gutted the sawmill at Captain's Flat operated by Mr. R. T. Davies late on Tuesday afternoon. The…

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Storeman's Action In Fire Saves Building South Goulburn Depot Blaze

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 5

Fortitude and presence of mind of a 32-year-old railway storeman last night prevented the spread of a fire which broke out in a locker room at South Goulburn loco depot…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 1

Goulburn Fire B Brigage was called to extinguish a fire in a chimney at 25 Montague St. last night. A citizen called at…

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Prolific Growth Serious Fire Menace

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 November 1950 · page 2

Captain Jim Bullman, Yass Fire Brigade, has a warning to the general public against the careless use of fire and matches during the coming summer months…

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Gunning Fire Brigade Organisation

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 8

A meeting of the Gunning (town area) Fire Brigade, was held in the Literary Institute last Friday, Mr. L. M. Davis occupied…

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“Unselfish Service” Presentation to Ex-Captain Fire Brigade

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 4

SERVICE was the keynote of eulogistic references to the work of Mr. Alf. Hadfield, for 28 years a member of Yass Fire Brigade,…

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