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

Fires & bushfires, 1951

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Bed on Fire Elderly Man’s Death From Burns

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 4

Mr. E. A. Hickey, district coroner, conducted an inquiry last Monday into the death of William Rottenbury at Yass District…

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Bushfire Accounts To Be Paid Petrol Excepted

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 4

Goodradigbee Shire Council decided at last week’s meeting that accounts for food in fighting bush fires be paid, such accounts…

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New Australian's Bravery At Railway Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 4

A 31-year-old New Australian will be specially recommended to the Commissioner of Railways for the part he played in last night's spectacular fire at Goulburn Locomotive Depot. He is Jan Januskas, setting fireman, of Brisbane Grove…

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Goulburn's Worst Fire Causes Damage of £30,000 Flames 100 Ft High At Railway Works

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 27 April 1951 · page 1

The most spectacular fire in Goulburn's history last night caused damage estimated at £30,000 at the South Goulburn locomotive yards. Flames and…

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Car on Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 3

A late model English car caught fire in Goldsmith Street on Saturday night. Fortunately, Goulburn Fire…

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£30,000 Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: A nawly-built confeclionery factory was gutted by fire at Earl Park, Arncliffe, early to-day…

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Blaze Near Racecourse

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

A large area of box thorn bushes bordering the racecourse on the Bungonia Road was destroyed yesterday afternoon…

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Rectory Grass Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 2

Sub-Station Officer Farrell, and ten volunteers from Goulburn Fire Station, turned out at 5.28 p.m. yesterday to a fire…

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150 Sheep Destroyed By Fire When Fogging Tent Bursts Into Flames Frogmore Grazier Suffers Heavy Loss

Boorowa News · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 1

LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOGGING EQUIPMENT USED BY MR. KEN GAY, GRAZIER, OF "SUNNYRIDGE," FROGMORE, BURST INTO FLAMES, ENVELOPING 200 SHEEP ON HIS PROPERTY…

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Bush Fire Brigade Lack of Power to Enforce Act

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

A meeting of Bush Fire Brigade delegates was held in the Council Chambers on April 21. There were present: Messrs. P…

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Four Fire Calls

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to four fires during the week-end. Two were grass fires, one a…

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Busy Year For Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 7 May 1951 · page 3

Goulburn Fire Brigade has had a busy year so far this year. The brigade has attended 71 fires compared with 49 last year,…

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Fire in Ship

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 10 May 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: Firemen last night fought a blaze in the crew's quarters of a 300-ton ship in the harbour…

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Local Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 May 1951 · page 4

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to two minor fires yesterday afternoon. The first of the calls was to…

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Rubbish on Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 14 May 1951 · page 2

The Fire Brigade was called to a rubbish fire at the residence of Mrs. E. Crago, Plunkett Street, yesterday afternoon, Little…

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R. L. Under Fire About Training

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 May 1951 · page 1

Goulburn Rugby League came under severe criticism last night for not providing focal clubs with training grounds…

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Grass Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 5

Goulburn Fire Brigade attended a grass fire last night on vacant land in Clinton St. The brigade extinguished the…

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Fire Station Lane

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 4

Ald. E. G. James asked at the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night what had been done to prevent the abuse of the…

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Oil Drum on Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 17 May 1951 · page 1

A spark or heat from an oxywelding plant at the Goodradigbee Shire workshops ignited a drum of oil yesterday morning…

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All Ready for Plane, But No Fire There

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 5

TAMWORTH: Ambulances and firemcn were ready at Tamworth aerodrome to-day when the pilot of a T.A.A…

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