Householders' Assistance Sought By Town Fire Brigade By Town Fire Brigade Clear Hydrants Opposite Their Properties
Boorowa News · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4
The co-operation of all householders residing in the Boorowa Water Supply area is made by the Boorowa Bush Fire Brigade to clear hydrants opposite their properties…
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Boorowa News · Friday 9 February 1951 · page 4
"More effective spark arrestors should be attached to railway engines than those in use to save the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chenille Fire
Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 1
A fire in the spinning room of Pacific Chenille Craft's factory on Saturday night was extinguished by Goulburn Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire Within 30 Yards of Homestead Good Work by Brigades
Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 2
A BUSHFIRE WHICH BROKE OUT AT MURRUMBATEMAN YESTERDAY BURNED WITHIN 30 YARDS OF MR. J. T. COOK’S…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →120 Acres Grassland Destroyed in Blanket Flat Fire
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 3
Efficient work by the Bigga and Binda Bush Fire Brigade, assisted by many willing helpers, quickly checked what could have developed into a serious fire at Blanket Flat on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dry Condition Make Bushfire Danger Very High
Boorowa News · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 5
Due to dry conditionS throughout the district, bush fire risk is now great and every precaution should be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grass Fire
Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 February 1951 · page 1
Goulburn experienced a brief electrical storm shortly before. eight o'clock last night. The storm and intermittent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Home Threatened in Laggan Bush Fire
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 21 February 1951 · page 5
The home of Mr. J. Naughton was threatened in last Thursday's bush fire at Laggan. The house was in the direct path of the fire, and only the effectiveness of the brigades and volunteers prevented the flames from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burrinjuck Workshops Totally Destroyed by Fire Estimated £50,000 to £100,000 Damage Including Electrical Motors in Short Supply
Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 February 1951 · page 5
A devastating fire swept through the workshops at Burrinjuck early on Tuesday morning, and caused damage estimated at between £50,000 and £100,000. The whole of the workshops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Food, Petrol, Tyres, For Bushfire Fighting
Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 26 February 1951 · page 2
On the suggestion of Cr. G. Johnson at last Friday’s Goodradigbee Shire Council meeting, the clerk will make inquiries…
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Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 1
Council did not have money to meet expense claims of Bush Fire Brigades; Mulwaree Shire Engineer, Mr. H. B. Darke, ,declared at the monthly meeting last Thursday. He said the brigades did not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Timely Discovery of Fire Outbreak in Goulburn St
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1951 · page 3
A serious fire was prevented by the timely discovery by a passer-by of an outbreak in the Marguerita Baby…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Menaced 30 Trotters
Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 1 March 1951 · page 6
A fire which could have caused serious damage and loss of valuable stock occurred at Junee recently on "Springfield"…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Extensive Damage In Byalla Fire
Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 March 1951 · page 4
A fire which started on the property of Mr. Kevin Tully, of Byalla, early Friday afternoon, spread to alarming proportions and in addition to burning about 1000 acres of grassland, destroyed about six miles of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£50,000 Fire
Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 12 March 1951 · page 3
MELBOURNE: Damage estimated at more than £50,000 was caused by a huge fire which gutted a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Under Fire
Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 2
A.C.T.U. President, Mr. Monk, who has been criticised by miners' leaders for urging an end to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Child Burned to Death Fire At North Goulburn
Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 3
A galvanised iron cottage near Gulson's Brick and Pottery Works, Sydney Road, was completely destroyed by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appeal Launched for Fire Victims
Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1
The Mayor, Aid. J. B. Mullen, to-day launched an appeal to help a young couple who lost all their possessions in the tragic fire at North Goulburn Yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Baby Dies in Fire Which Burns Home 21-Year-Old Mother Taken To Hospital
Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 1
Men who rushed to the scene of a fire in Long Street, North Goulburn, yesterday afternoon, were unaware that a 16 months old baby was trapped inside a blazing collage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Clothing Appeal For Fire Victims
Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1
Goulburn police to-day sugg wishing to help the unfortunate nesday's fire at North Goulburn clothing as well as money…
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