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

Fires & bushfires, 1954

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Bundanoon Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 8

Fire yesterday destroyed Cranbrook, one of the largest guest-houses in Bundanoon. Only the staff quarters at the…

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Editorial Comm. Bank Under Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 2

The interest being taken by Senators in a particular case concerning the Commonwealth Bank is heartening and it will be interesting to see if the members of the Upper House win out in…

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Utility Caught Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

A utility truck backfired and burst into flames in Verner Street at 7.29 last night. Goulburn Fire Brigade extingueshed…

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Arm Burnt While Lighting Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

Mr. D. Bourke, of Hume Street, an employee at Goulburn Loco, suffered burns to the arm on Sunday while lighting a fire in…

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Runaway Car Hurls Woman Into Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 3

WELLINGTON. (N.Z.), Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter): A woman, believed to be a member of the staff at the country school at. Huntley, in Wellington Province, was burned to death in a fiercely blazing bonfire last night after being…

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Fire Prevention Week In N.S.W.

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 1

The Chief Secretary, Mr. C. A. Kelly, to-day appealed for support from councils and other rural organisations and from all…

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Gov. Appeals on Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: The N.S.W. .Governor, Sir John Northcott, to-day appealed to everyone to take all possible…

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Presbytery Lost In Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

Fire gutted St. Mary's Presbytery at Adaminaby on Saturday while the Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn, the…

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Naguib Under Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

CAIRO, Tuesday: Egypt's Revolution Command Council have followed the move against President Naguib by charges that…

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Reducing Fire Danger From Rubbish Tip

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 2

Ald. S. Dobbin asked on Monday night that with the approach of summer the Fire Brigade captain should be asked to inspect the…

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Governor's Hill Bush Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 3

Goulburn Fire Brigade yesterday received a bush fire call at 2.30 p.m. The site of the outbreak was…

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MURRUMBATEMAN Brigade Meeting Only One Fire Last Year

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 6

There was only one bushfire in the Murrumbateman area last year, according to the report made by the…

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“Undue Criticism” Shire Councillors Resent Associated Bushfires Discussions

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 8

Goodradigbee Shire councillors had something to say regarding discussions at the recent meeting of the Associated Bushfires…

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Bush Fire Compensation to Be Limited to £2000

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 2

Compensation for bushfires caused by the railways is to be limited to £2000 in future. A Bill to this effect was brought before Parliament by the Minister…

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Giant Fire Guts 1600 Shops

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 3

ISTANBUL, Monday: A giant fire which raged through Istanbul's famous covered bazaar destroyed…

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Fire In Tree Lasts Months

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 5

The need for a thorough "mop-up" after bush fires or burning off was recently emphasised by Mr. M. Wyatt, Forestry Officer…

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Fire Danger in North

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 3

LISMORE, Wednesday: A serious bush fire hazard threatens the northern, rivers area as 140 men, supported by £12,000 worth…

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Home Gutted by Fire All Contents and £80 Destroyed

Boorowa News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 1

The home of Mr. E. Chalker was completely gutted by fire last Friday night and all the contents of the house and £80 in cash were destroyed…

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Most Spectacular Pageantry Ever Seen At Local Celebrations Queen Crowned In Blaze Of Regal Splendour At Coronation Ball

Boorowa News · Friday 3 December 1954 · page 4

In a blaze of regal splendor and panegyric pageantry at the Boorowa Guild Hall last Friday night, Miss Anne Flannery was crowned Queen of the Boorowa Parish by His Grace, Archbishop Eris O'Brien, of Canberra and…

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Local Cyclist's Machine On Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 1

Goulburn motor cyclist, John Brew, provided the highlight of a meeting at Canberra on Sunday, when…

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