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

Fires & bushfires, 1954

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Woman Sleeps on While House on Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

When an immersion heater caused a fire in the kitchen of her weatherboard home about 8.30 this morning, an elderly…

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Fire Brigade Team Leaves Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade demonstration team left Goulburn early this morning for Leeton. Fire Brigades from all over…

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Fire Brigades’ Demonstration Yass Firemen Brought Home Silver Cup Rousing Welcome At Buffet Tea

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 3 May 1954 · page 2

When Yass Fire Brigade’s team or six men returned to Yass about 6.15 last night after competing at the Riverina Demonstration held at Leeton last week, and proudly displayed a sliver cup which they had won…

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TARALGA and District News Additional Fire Fighting Units Wanted

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 8

At a recent meeting of the Taralga Bush Fire Brigade executive, it was decided to order two additional fire…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire at 152 Bourke Street at 6.21 p.m. last night. The fire was extinguished…

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Sydney Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 8

Fire swept through the factory of Waratah Chemicals Pty. Ltd. in Military Road, Cremorne Junction last night. The…

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Sawdust Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a sawdust fire, near the old cemetery, off Way Street, yesterday afternoon…

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Carried Children From Fire Scene

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Friday: A man last night carried two sleeping children to safety as flames from a blazing factory licked at their…

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Reds To Propose A Cease Fire Order

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 8

GENEVA, Friday; Communist delegates are almost certain to propose an immediate cease fire in Indo-China when the Indo-China peace talks open in Geneva, thus leaving the political settlement until later…

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Chimney Blaze

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire at 92 Goldsmith Street last Saturday afternoon. The fire was…

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Immediate Cease-fire Proposal Likely

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 10 May 1954 · page 3

GENEVA, Monday: Western delegates in Geneva believe the Communist powers will propose an immediate Indo-China cease-fire when the nine-nation peace talks resume to-day, according to Reuter's diplomatic correspondent…

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Reds' Cease-Fire Offer Is Attacked By West Spokesmen

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 11 May 1954 · page 3

GENEVA, Tuesday: Vietminh Communists yesterday offered a cease fire in Indo-China—if France will concede the "sovereignty and independence" of all…

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Firemen Killed in Covent Garden Blaze

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday: Two firemen were killed and eight others injured in a tire which swept through a…

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Tractor on Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused to a tractor on the property of Mr. Chas. Waters yesterday afternoon when it…

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Fire Scare at Binda

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 May 1954 · page 1

A serious fire was narrowly averted at Binda yesterday morning when the chimney of a weatherboard dwelling…

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Fire in Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire in the kitchen of the Imperial Hotel yesterday afternoon…

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Fire Hazards and Your Child

Boorowa News · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 2

In a home where there are toddling children much thought must be given to the youngster's safety,…

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Probing Cotton Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Arson Squad detectives are investigating a £7000 cotton fire at Pyrmont Wharf late last night. The…

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Two Fire Calls in Two Minutes

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 8

Goulburn Fire Brigade received two calls to fires within two minutes on Saturday night. The brigade was called to a…

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Wireless Equipment For Shire Fire Brigades?

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 1

Wireless equipment suitable for bush fire brigades in Tallaganda Shire was recently inspected by the Shire…

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