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

Fires & bushfires, 1953

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Extreme Cold Set Off Fire Alarms

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

In one of its busiest weekends for some time, Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out five times on Saturday,…

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£460,000 Bushfire Damage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 July 1953 · page 1

Bushfire damage in N.S.W. during the 1952-53 season totalled £460,000. Altogether 349 outbreaks were reported and…

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Potato Growers Fire Barrage Of Questions At Board Officials

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 15 July 1953 · page 5

Officials of the Potato Marketing Board who visited Crookwell last week and met a representative gathering of approximately 80 growers had to withstand a barrage of questions and complaints after the…

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Chimney Blaze

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 16 July 1953 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was was called out at 6.20 p.m. yesterday, to a chimney fire at 85 Clinton Street. The fire was…

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Fire in Auburn Street Flat

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 22 July 1953 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out at three o'clock this morning to a fire in a flat above Wilkies Tyre…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 July 1953 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out at 5.28 p.m. yesterday to a chimney fire in a residence on Sydney Road. The fire…

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On Bush Fire Matters Adjoining Shire Councils to Meet at Boorowa Items of Interest From Boorowa Shire Council Meeting

Boorowa News · Friday 24 July 1953 · page 4

A conference between Boorowa Shire Council and neigh-bouring Councils will be held at the Boorowa C.W-A. Ball on Saturday, 12th September at 10 a.m. to discuss bush fire matters…

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Three Chimney Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 27 July 1953 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to three chimney fires yesterday. The first call was at 9.22 a.m. to a residence at No…

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Blaze Of Flares: Troops Happy

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Tuesday: The cease fire in the Korean front came last night "in a blaze of jubilant flares" as the fighting men of both sides leaned on their weapons and relaxed for the first time in more than three years…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 July 1953 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out at 7.29 last night to a chimney fire at the Goulburn Technical College. The fire was…

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Detonator in Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 July 1953 · page 1

Mr. Joe Baker, of Blayney had an unenviable experience last week. Whilst standing in front of a fire at the Club House…

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Judge Awards £45.000 Order To Railways Over Bushfire

Boorowa News · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 4

Mr. Justice Herron in the Supreme Court this week awarded the Australian Woolbrokers and Produce…

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Bush Fire Damage £45,000 Awarded Against Railways

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 4

Mr. Justice Herron in the Supreme Court awarded the Australian Woolbrokers and Produce Co. Ltd., £45,000 damages against…

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Chimney on Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 2

About 6.30 last night the Fire Brigade was called to the residence of Mr. Jim Mead, Browne Street, where a chimney had…

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Horses Killed In Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 August 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Between 21 and 25 horses are feared killed in a fire raging in the State Coal Mine,…

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Fire Out of Control Lithgow, Thursday

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday: The fire in the State coal mine at Lithgow flared up again to-day and is out of control. The blaze has Spread…

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Bush Fire Meeting

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 8

A public meeting will be held in Goulburn to-morrow to discuss bush fire precautions in the district. A film will be shown and…

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Qld. Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 1

BRISBANE. Monday: Grass fires continued to sweep Brisbane suburbs this morning, and firemen said they expected another…

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Two Fire Alarms Over Week-end

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 7

Goulburn Fire Brigade answered two alarms over the week-end. The first call, at 4.9 p.m. on…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 August 1953 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out at 6.53 p.m. yesterday. to a chimney fire at No. 16 Bellevue Street. The dire was…

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