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

Fires & bushfires, 1880

24 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 2

The Late Fire at Towrang

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 3

Since writing the account of the fire at Mr. Burgess’ farm, Towrang, which appeared in the last issue of this journal, we have received a few further particulars concerning it…

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Fire-brands. to the Editor

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 10 January 1880 · page 2

WHAT is cruelty? Any action that causes excruciating pain. Fire-branding does so, therefore the action of hot-branding is cruelty. A fire-brand is an instrument which when heated to the required degree…

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Fire in Sloane-street

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 4

ABOUT five o’clock this morning an alarm of fire was sounded from the firebell in Auburn-street. Upon inquiry it was found that the roof of a stone building at the rear…

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Destructive Fire at Canberra

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 January 1880 · page 1

ON Wednesday, 7th January, a very destructive fire occurred at Canberra. Mr. Joseph Shumack, of the Canberra Inn, had just finished his oat harvest, and was completing…

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Bush Fires Near Yass

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 February 1880 · page 2

SEVERAL bush fires have recently occurred in the vicinity of Yass, but none of them of a serious character. In addition to those referred to in our last issue, and fires have taken place…

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Coroner’s Inquest. Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 February 1880 · page 2

AN inquest he’d yesterday at the dwelling house of Ebenezer Jones , Burramunda, [?]ouching the cause of a fire which des[?]yed his wheat stack, on the morning of the 14[?]…

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Disastrous Fire at Bathurst

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 April 1880 · page 10

There is dreadful consternation in the city in consequence of a fire, which has broken out at Lord’s buildings, Howick-street, tonight Wednesday. The buildings consist of…

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Disastrous Fire at Bathurst. Wednesday Evening

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 17 April 1880 · page 5

A FIRE broke out at Lord's buildings, Howickstreet, to-night. The buildings consist of a row of shops occupying the third of one side of the block; and the fire is supposed to have originated in one…

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Disastrous Fire at Bathurst. [By Telegraph to Echo.] Bathurst, Wednesday Evening

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 April 1880 · page 2

There is dreadful consternation in the city in consequence of a fire, which has broken out at Lord’s-buildings, Howick street, to-night. The [?]uildings consist of a row of shows…

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Fire on Board the Steamship City of Sydney. (From the San Francisco Bulletin )

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 17 April 1880 · page 4

THE alarm from box 59, at 7.55 o’clock last night, was caused by the outbreak of a fire in the forward part of the hold of the steamer City of Sydney, which was to have…

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Coroner’s Inquest. Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 21 April 1880 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Monday at the Court house touching the cause of a fire which destroyed a dwelling house in Main Street, the property of Wm. Johnston, on the morning of…

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Fire at Gunnary Creek

The Burrowa News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

THE Burrowa district corner(Mr. W. D. Camphell) held an inquiry on Tuesday last, at Mr. Wilding's residence, Gunnary Creek, into the circumstances then known…

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Another Large Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 28 July 1880 · page 2

“Misfortunes tread upon each other’s heels, so fast they follow,” we are told, and fires in Sydney prove no exceptions to the rule. No sooner has the excitement attending the recent…

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[?] Fire at Wagga Wagga

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Monday 18 October 1880 · page 2

Our telegrams came through rather late, in consequence of the wires having been burnt, and the messages firming to be sent on to Melbourne and transmitted back to Sydney. The following is our…

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Destructive Fire in Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga Wagga. Fifteen Thousand [?] Worth of Property [?] (From our Special Correspondent.)

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 October 1880 · page 6

ON Friday evening, about a quarter-past ten, a stream of fire was noticed shooting upwards from the workshop at the rear of Mr. Adrian’s furniture warehouse, which rapidly…

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Disastrous Fire at Wagga

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 20 October 1880 · page 3

BY far the most destructive fire that , has ever taken place in Wagga broke out about 10 o’clock Friday night, in Fitzmaurice-street. The origin of the fire is as yet a mystery, and the precise spot…

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Fire at Newcastle

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 October 1880 · page 6

SHORTLY before 1 o’clock on Monday morning a fire broke out in the rear portion of premises known as Lighthouse Hotel, situated in Bolton-street, adjoining the Criterion Hotel. The fire was…

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Destructive Fire at Wagga Wagga

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 October 1880 · page 4

WAGGA WAGGA, FRIDAY (Midnight).—An extensive fire has been ranging since 10 o'clock to-night, Adrian's furniture warchouse, Brough's Masonic Hotel…

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Great Fire at the Railway Station

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Wednesday 3 November 1880 · page 4

ONE of the largest fires ever known in Sydney broke out about ten minutes after twelve o'clock on Tuesday morning at the railway-station. So far the damage has been confined to the building in…

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Great Fire at the Railway Station

Goulburn and Queanbeyan Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 November 1880 · page 8

ONE of the largest fires ever known in Sydney broke out about ten minutes after 12 o’clock Tuesday morning, at the Railway Station, Sydney. So far the damage has been continued to the building…

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