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

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Bush Fire Risk Rising Fast Breaks Inadequate or Non-existent on Many Properties

Boorowa News · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 3

"Fire risk in the district is now high and rapidly rising. Many graziers and farmers have neglected to plough…

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Powers Of Fire Group Captains

Boorowa News · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 5

Cr. A. G. Gorham, President of Boorowa Shire Council and Captain of the Boorowa Group of Fire Brigades…

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11 Missing From Fire Swept Ship

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 21 December 1951 · page 5

OREGON (U.S.A.), Thursday: Eleven persona are missing after a fire that swept the. 8786-ton Danish motor ship Erria while it was riding at anchor in the Columbus River early…

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Small Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 1

Members of Goulburn Fire Brigade were called out to extinguish two small fires which broke out over the week-end…

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Kosciusko Fire Losses

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY: The State Government is to make exgratia payments totalling about £21,000 to guests and staff who lost…

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41 Believed Dead in Fire Trap

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 3

TIJUANA Mexico, Sunday: Fire turned a gay Christmas party for poor children into a screaming…

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Deputy Mayor on City's Fire Needs

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 December 1951 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Station should have at least two permanent officers. The Deputy Mayor, Ald. G. E…

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Bush Fire Matters Before Council

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 26 December 1951 · page 1

The last meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council dealt with several matters concerning prevention of bush fires and fire brigade…

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Three Fire Calls

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 December 1951 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out three times on Monday and yesterday. Two of the calls were false…

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Boarding House Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 27 December 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE: Police are searching the ruins of a Hamilton private hotel, swept by fire this morning,…

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