Huge Fire At Launceston
LAUNCESTON: The worst fire in the history of Launceston gutted two buildings and damaged others, in the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1950
181 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 10
U.n. Approves Cease Fire in Korea
FLUSHING MEADOW, Thurs.: The United Nations General Assembly by 52 votes to five approved the proposal by 13 Arab and Asian nations for a cease fire in Korea. The Assembly took only 40…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clean Up Our Town Rapidly Drying Grass on Footpaths Presents Bushfire Menace
With the prolific growth of grass on our footpaths and the arrival of the hot weather and the rapidly drying grass presents a very…
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Goulburn Fire Brigade answered seven calls in 48 hours over the weekend. Five calls were to grass fires,…
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LAKE SUCCESS, Sun.: American attitudes towards the cease fire in Korea are believed here to have stiffened in the last few days and the chances of a compromise are now regarded to be more…
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SYDNEY: Trapped by fire in an upstairs bedroom of a house this morning, an elderly man jumped 20 feet to the ground…
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LAKE SUCCESS, Mon.: The United Nations cease-fire committee on Korea has offered to meet the Chinese Communist authorities in New York or "elsewhere."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Services Meet at Happy Evening Police, Ambulance And Fire Brigade
The police, Ambulance and Fire Brigade had their annual "Do" at the Ambulance Station last night. Superintendent H. Randall made a competent chairman, and the evening passed happily, as all these gatherings do…
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The attention of all graziers, landholders and residents generally is drawn to the warning given in this issue concerning…
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BRISBANE: Firemen dashed 25 miles from Toowoomba to Dalby early this morning to fight a fire which destroyed four…
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Two hundred acres of a Bevendale property were destroyed by fire on Wednesday before the outbreak was…
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THE whole of N.S.W. with the exception of the coastal area from Nambucca Shire to the Queensland border hag been declared a bushfire danger area. Fires for clearing land can only be lighted after the local…
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SYDNEY: The owner of the £7000 luxury cruiser Menana escaped in a small dinghy when the cruiser caught fire and was…
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Picknickers and holidaymakers are given a final reminder to be careful with the use of fires in the open…
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Goulburn Fire Brigade was called, to two grass fires in the city last night. The first call was at 6 p.m…
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SYDNEY: "As a supplement to its own fire - prevention and fire control precautions, the Forestry Commission is making…
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A man living four miles from Goulburn yesterday fought a bush fire on his neighbour's property, but was unable to summon extra assistance because his telephone exchange was closed. The man—Mr. D. M…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →300 Acres Grassland Destroyed In Bevendale Fire Outbreak Good Save By Brigades
Smart and efficient work by neighbouring bush fire brigades, assisted by many volunteers, was responsible for checking what could have developed into a very serious outbreak…
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A three-hour fire gutted the Prahran suburban market at Melbourne yesterday and caused damage estimated at more than…
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The R.A.A.F. has been active again this year in co-operating with the Forestry and Fire Authorities in several States…
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