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

Fires & bushfires, 1954

256 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 13

Fire at Rear of Premises

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 7 December 1954 · page 1

At 1 p.m. yesterday Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a fire at the rear, of premises situated at 160 Auburn Street…

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Bush Fire Prevention

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 1

His Excellency, the Governor, Sir John Northcott, in a national broadcast during the A.B.C. Country Hour…

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Town-blaze of Lights for £50

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 3

Goulburn Street can be a blaze of coloured lights for approximately £50 during floral Festival Week if…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 8 December 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to a chimney fire at 237 Auburn Street at 2.44 yesterday afternoon. The fire was…

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Compensation For Bush Fires Caused By Railways To Be Limited Compensation for bushfires caused by the railways is to be limited to £2,000 in future

Boorowa News · Friday 10 December 1954 · page 7

A Bill to this effect was brought before Parliament by the Minister for Transport, Mr. Wetherell…

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Fire at Garage

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 December 1954 · page 2

A fire at Messrss. Leeds and Wall’s garage, Cooma Street, in Friday, near a hydaulic hoist did little damage. The fire was…

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Christmas Box For Fire Brigade

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 December 1954 · page 3

For many years it was the custom of Mrs. F. H. W. Dabbs to give a Christmas box to Yass Fire Brigade…

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Chimney Blaze

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out to a chimney fire at 3 Hillview Street early last night. No damage was caused and the…

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Eight Children Die In Fires

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: Five children were burned to death to-day when fire destroyed the house in which…

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Oil Company's Depot Threatened by Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The £2,500,000 Shell Oil Company depot at Clyde was threatened with destruction when a 40,000 gallon bitumen tank exploded early to-day. Only prompt action by 30…

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Bush Fires Can And Must Be Prevented

Boorowa News · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 8

Bush fires, which lay waste miles of our countryside each year, can and must be prevented not only during this festive season but at all times. The personal and national loss of property, stock and human life is primarily man-caused…

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Woman Detained After Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 1

Police have detained a young Goulburn woman on a charge of arson following a fire in a. Clinton Street home…

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Fire In Clinton Street Dwelling

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 23 December 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called out at 4.28 yesterday afternoon to a fire in a two storey dwelling situated at 7…

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£200,000 Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 1

A fire which began in the Variety Theatre, Pitt Street, yesterday and quickly gutted two floors above it caused…

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Woman Remanded On Fire Charge

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 24 December 1954 · page 2

"In Goulburn Police Court yesterday, a 24-year-old woman was charged with maliciously setting fire to…

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Newcastle Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 28 December 1954 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. A weatherboard cottage at New Lambton was seriously damaged by fire yesterday…

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Bush Fire Warning

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 1

The Forestry Commission yesterday broadcast .bushfire warnings to Southern New South Wales…

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Warning on Fire Hazard

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 31 December 1954 · page 1

Fire officers to-day warned that continued dry weather would gradually increase the bushfire hazard, and asked…

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