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

Fires & bushfires, 1952

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 2

A chimney fire at 11 Hurst Street, yesterday afternoon, was extinguished by the local brigade with a chemical spray…

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Bushfires Food Accounts Shire Will Not Contribute to Central Fund Until Position is Clarified

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 1

GOODRADIGBEE SHIRE COUNCIL is seeking reimbursement from the L.G. Department of £714 for. food etc., incurred during bushfire fighting. Until the position is clarified, the Council decided last week that…

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Bush Fire Conference

Boorowa News · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 1

The conference of all bush fire brigades within the Boorowa Shire Will be held at Boorowa next Saturday…

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Fire Rescue

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: A woman dragged an elderly widow from her burning bed at Annandale, a Sydney suburb, early to-day…

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Fire at Old Methodist Cemetery

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 1

Fire swept through a large portion of the Old Methodist cemetery at the end of Lagoon Street this…

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More Chimney Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

Goulburn fire brigade has extinguished two chimney fires in the past two days The brigade called to the Church of…

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Spectacular Sydney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: A brief but spectacular fire on the Balmain waterfront to-day threatened the depot of the…

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Bishop Urges Action on Fires, Floods and Suggests Remedies

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 2

Fires and floods need most careful study, and a policy of sustained action at the highest government level, emphasises the Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Dr. E. H. Burgmann. Dr.Burgmann says this in his…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade attended a chimney fire in an Auburn Street barber's shop yesterday, morning. The call was…

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Second Fire in Port

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: For the second time in five days, the port of Sydney to-day was menaced by petrol escaping from a tanker…

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Fire Tragedy in Camp Hospital Five Children Dead

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Five young migrant children, and possibly nine, were burned to death in a fire which swept through the hospital of Somers Migrant Camp,…

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Heat From Stove Caused Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 2

Heat from the chimney of a slow combustion stove caused a fire which yesterday morning burned a fibro cement casing…

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Bishop Urges Action on Fires, Floods and Suggests Remedies

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 4

Fires and floods need most careful study, and a policy of sustained action at the highest government level, emphasises the Anglican Bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Dr. E. H. Burgmann…

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Bushfire Warning

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 3

Farmers and graziers should are consideration now to the [?]feguarding of crops, pasture, [?]d fences against summer…

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Further Points From Bush Fire Conference

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 8

Mr. Taylor of the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, drew attention to the £198/10/4 paid by the Shire…

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Resolutions Passed by Bush Fire Brigade Conference

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 6

The following list of resolutions were carried at the annual conference of the Boorowa Shire Bush Fire…

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Adjoining Shires to Be Invited to an Annual Bush Fires Conference Interchange of Ideas Sought

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 8

The Boorowa Shire Bush Fire Brigades' annual conference has decided to invite all adjoining Shires to a…

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Bush Fire Man Committee Man Addresses Brigade Conference Strongly Advises Action Now to Be Taken Use Of Radio Suggested

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 3

Mr. Taylor, a member of the N.S.W. Bush Fires Advisory Committee addressed the annual conference of the Boorowa Shire Fire Brigades held last Saturday afternoon in the Shire Chambers…

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Confusion Over Bush Fire Danger Period Proclamation Cleared Council Powers, Method Of Determining Danger Period Explained Request That Shire Determine Own Danger Time

Boorowa News · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 2

Many of the aspects concerning the proclamation of a bush fire danger period were clarified at last Saturday's Bush Fire Brigades conference when Kenyu-Goba Creek delegates submitted that the Chief Secretary should allow individual…

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Cycle on Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 2

The wiring of a motor cycle was severely damaged by fire early this morning. Goulburn Fire Brigade was…

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