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

Fires & bushfires, 1952

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Editorial Fighting the Bushfire Dangers

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 2

Bushfires have made their appear once on the north coast and reports of such early outbreaks should act as a warning to southern areas, where fire risk will increase over the next few months…

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Gunning Action On Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 21 October 1952 · page 3

The bush fire danger period for Gunning Shire is from November 1, 1952, to December 28, 1953, the Chief…

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Korean Ridge Under Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 October 1952 · page 3

SEOUL, Wed: South Korean troops hurled back an hour-long attack by about 1500 Chinese Communists last night on the…

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Fire Brigade Calls

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 October 1952 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade has been called out twice in the latter part of this week. The Brigade was called out to…

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Kangaroos Lack Fire in Worthington Match

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 October 1952 · page 8

LONDON, Monday: Kangaroo forwards seemed to have lost some o the fire which made them a decisive force in early matches in England, when they defeated Worthington 25/10 on Saturday. There were only glimpse of…

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Bushfire Danger

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 30 October 1952 · page 2

ANNUAL MEETING of the Bowning Bushfire Brigade is scheduled for tomorrow night week— November 7—in the Advance…

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A Horse Caused a Bush Fire

Boorowa News · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 1

Last summer in the Mudgee district, a horse struck a spark and started a bushfire. The rider was not smoking,…

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600 Forced Out By Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Thursday: Flames swept through 18 homes, a block of flats and an hotel on the outskirts of East St. Louis,…

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Hoax Phone Call To Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 October 1952 · page 2

A prankster called Goulburn Fire Brigade to the front of the Odeon Theatre last night at about 10 p.m…

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Bush Fire Queries

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 3

The following questions on bush fire, control have been answered by the Bush Fire. Committee:…

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Fires Near Sydney

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 3 November 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY: Firefighters this morning were still battling with bushfires near North Warriewood; a few miles…

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Fire Danger

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 November 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Fire authorities were alerted in Sydney again to-day, when a hot westerly wind blew up. Patrols are still watching…

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Sydney Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 3

Fire fighters fought for more than seven hours yesterday to stop fires from reaching residences. At Jannali. 200 men,…

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Chimney Fire At Fish Cafe

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 November 1952 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade turned out to a chimney fire in the rear of an Auburn Street fish cafe at 8.30 this morning…

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Fire In Flats

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: Police believe a fire started in a block of flats at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, this morning, when burning rubbish…

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Rubbish Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 November 1952 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to a rubbish fire at the rear of Pincleigh, at the western end of…

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Simplified Method for Prohibiting Lighting of Fires in the Open Air

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 November 1952 · page 6

A simplified method for prohibiting the lighting of fires in the open air should the. need arise during the coming summer was announced this week by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Mr. C. A. Kelly, M.L.A…

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Barrallier Bush Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 6

At a meeting held at Mr. W. Goodfellow's residence at Wollondilly on Monday night, it was decided to form a Bush Fire…

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Fire-lighting Restrictions Apply Now

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 November 1952 · page 2

The bushfire danger period commenced in Goulburn and district this month arid will continue until February 28…

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Prohibitions on the LIGHTING of Fires

Boorowa News · Friday 14 November 1952 · page 5

A simplified method for prohibiting the lighting of fires was announced this week by the Chief Secretary, Mr…

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