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

Fires & bushfires, 1861

10 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers

The Incendiary Fire at Lake Bathurst. To the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1861 · page 4

SIR—There has been so much discussion over this lamentable event—whether the effect of spontaneous combustion or the act of an incendiary—(lamentable because an inoffensive gentleman has been the…

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The Incendiary Fire at Lake Bathurst. To the Editor of the Herald

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1861 · page 4

SIR—There has been so much discussion over this lamentable event—whether the effect of spontaneous combustion or the set of an incendiary—(lamentable because an inoffensive gentleman has been the…

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Fire at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock: the Titian Pictures Destroyed

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1861 · page 4

Great excitement was caused in Oxford from a report that the magnificent palace of Blenheim was being destroyed by fire, and that the many and valuable curiosities that…

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Fire at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock : the Titian Pictures Destroyed

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1861 · page 4

Great excitement was caused in Oxford from a report that the magnificent palace of Blenheim was being destroyed by fire, and that the many and valuable curiosities that…

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The Burrangong Riot. Destruction of the Camp by Fire. Burial of an Insurgent-- 3000 Present. Dispatch of Troops, Artillery, and Men-of-war's Men From Sydney. Martial Law to Be Proclaimed

The Yass Courier · Saturday 20 July 1861 · page 2

As may be supposed, the sanguinary riot of Sunday night, the physical force demonstration by the insurgents on Monday, and the evacuation of the Camp by…

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Extinguishing Fire by Steam

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 August 1861 · page 4

THE indisputable success of the experiment recently made of the application of steam instead of water to the extinguishing of fire, as made in the case of the candle manufactory…

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Extinguishing Fire by Steam

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 3 August 1861 · page 4

THE indisputable success of the experiment recently made of the application of steam instead of water to the extinguishing of fire, as made in the case of the candle manufactory…

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Great Fire in London

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1861 · page 4

On the evening of Saturday, June 22nd, the metropolis was visited by the most terrific conflagration that has occurred in this country since the Great Fire of London…

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Great Fire in London

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 August 1861 · page 4

On the evening of Saturday, June 22nd, the metropolis was visited by the most terrific conflagration that has occurred in this country since the Great Fire of London…

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British & Foreign Extracts. Great Fire in London

The Yass Courier · Wednesday 21 August 1861 · page 4

ON the evening of Saturday, June 22, the metropolis was visited by the most terrific conflagration that has occured in this country since the Great Fire of…

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