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

Fires & bushfires, 1952

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Culvert Destroyed By Bushfire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 2

The engineer, Mr. S. H. Liddicoat, reported to Tuesday's meeting of Goodradigbee Shire Council that a bushfire along the…

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Shire Men Commended For Help in Bushfires

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 2

In a presidential minute to Tuesday’s Shire meeting, Cr. E. C. Archer commended shire employees for their work on the…

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Picnic Race Crowd Raced to Bushfire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 28 February 1952 · page 3

The last race had just finished at the Boorowa Picnic races on Friday afternoon when word was received at the course that…

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Who Pays Compensation? Truck Tyre Damaged At Bushfire

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

WHO PAYS COMPENSATION "OR DAMAGE DONE TO PRIVATE VEHICLES USED IN BUSHFIRE FIGHTING…

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Taxation Relief For Bush Fire Victims Departmental Officer To Visit Boorowa Next Month

Boorowa News · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 1

Boorowa district residents who have suffered losses in the recent bushfires, can expect taxation relief, and for this purpose officers from the Taxation Department as well as the Department of Commerce and Agriculture will he visiting…

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Picnic Race Crowd Races to Bushfire

Boorowa News · Friday 29 February 1952 · page 4

The last race had just finished at the Boorowa Picnic races last Friday afternoon when word was received at…

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Serious Effects of Bushfires

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 4

Apart from the obvious immediate damage, the recent bush fires will have serious long-range effects on rural economy. These…

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Assoc. Bushfire Brigade Meeting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 March 1952 · page 3

Members of the Associated Bushfire Brigades are notified that the time of the annual meeting to be held in the Lecture…

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Outbreak of Fire at Redbank

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 2

A grass fire broke out on the property of Mr. Russell Croker, of Redbank, yesterday afternoon and…

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Lost All In Bushfires: On Theft Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 1

Two New Australians who lost all their possessions whilst fighting bushfires in the Braidwood district…

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Poor Response To Bushfire Brigade Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 March 1952 · page 3

Members of the public again failed to respond to Council's effort to form in Crookwell a town bushfire…

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Mulwaree Moves on Bushfires

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 March 1952 · page 1

Mulwaree: Shire Council yesterday decided to put two motions relating to bushfires before the Shires Conference…

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Car on Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 March 1952 · page 2

The wiring harnesss of a 1927 model car was severely damaged by fire at the rear of the Royal Hotel on Saturday…

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Fire In Goulburn St. Premises

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 March 1952 · page 2

The fire brigade was called to the Goulburn Street premises of M. A. & H. G. Grove shortly…

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Fire in Home

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

Only slight damage was caused to a house in Hawthorne Avenue, this morning, when fire broke out in the laundry…

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Regional Fire Areas Urged

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 1

ALBURY: Bush fires can't be fought with alarm systems centred in Melbourne and Sydney, Mr. D. Mackinnon, chairman of…

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From Everywhere Lit Fire, Fined

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 4

A sharefarmer who lit a fire on his property to destroy a rabbit harbour without first obtaining a permit was fined £20 at…

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Century Old “Banco” Homestead Destroyed by Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 March 1952 · page 2

One of the oldest homesteads in the Yass district, “Bango,” was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. “Bango” station is owned by…

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Transports Block Fire Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 3

AS is usually the case, the Fire Station end of Median street was cluttered with transports on Thursday night when the brigade…

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Allegations That Railway Engines Started Bushfires

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 March 1952 · page 2

It was stated at the Bushfire Brigade Association meeting on Saturday that sparks from railway engines had started…

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