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

Fires & bushfires, 1881

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Coroner’s Inquest. Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 1 January 1881 · page 2

ON Tuesday last an inquest was held by Mr. coroner Robinson and a jury of five at the residence of Mr. Gault, Sandy Creek, touching the origin of a fire by which the Sandy Creek…

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Destructive Fire in Barrack- Street, Sydney

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 15 January 1881 · page 2

SHORTLY after 12 o’clock last night an alarm of tire was given by a cabman who was driving up Barrack-street and who observed smoke issuing from the warehouse of Mr. A. Bachet, importer…

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The Fire at Cobar

The Burrowa News · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

WE, take the following account of the burning of Mrs. Hayes Commercial Hotel at Cobar on New Year's Day from the Cobar and Louth Herald. Mrs. Hayes…

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Coroner’s Inque[?]t. Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 2

AN [?] was held Tuesday, at Barmedman by Mr Coroner Rob[?]son and a j[?]ry of Fire, [?]ing the cause of a fire [?]hich destroyed the property belonging to Elizabeth Ma[?]er at…

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Bush Fires

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1881 · page 2

WE have been furnished with the following particulars with reference to the bush fires reported in our last: The fire at Milong originated through some…

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Bush Fires

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 January 1881 · page 2

WE have been furnished with the following particular with reference to the bush fires reported in our last:—The fire at Milong originated through…

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Great Fire at Young

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 2 February 1881 · page 3

At about half-past one o’clock this morning, and while we were at press, a fire broke ou[?] in the kitchen of Rowley’s Empire Hotel. The premises were entirety of wood, and…

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Great Fire at Young

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 4

At about half-past one o'clock on Wednesday morning a fire broke out in the kitchen of Rowley's Empire Hotel. We extract from the Burrangong Argus:—The promises were…

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The Fire at the Empire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 5 February 1881 · page 2

WE have but little to add to what appeared in our last with reference to the fire at the Empire Hotel. From the report of the inquest which will be found below it will be seen that the fire…

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Fire at Woolloomooloo

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 3

Shorty after midnight on Saturday flames were seen issuing from the sides and roof of a building situated off Young-street, and occupied a coffee and spice mill by Messrs. Redgate…

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Great Fire at Bourke

The Goulburn Herald and Chronicle · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 4

GREAT FIRE AT BOURKE.—A disastrous fire occured at Bourke early on Wednesday morning. Two large stores, some sheds, and a dwelling-house belonging to Hinton, Mackey, and Co., storekeepers,…

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The Barrack-street Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 March 1881 · page 2

The bearing of the charge against M. Becbet for arson, in connection with the recent Barrack-street fire, was commenced on Thursday, 24th of February, before…

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Fire in Temora

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 30 March 1881 · page 3

GIVEN a town entirely built of timber, a dry season to bring the building material almost to a Plate of incandescence, and finally an almost total absence of water, and it will not tax the…

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Coroner’s Inquest. Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 23 April 1881 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Thursday to the court house, by the coroner and a jury of twelve, as to the cause of the fire which occurred at the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday morning last…

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Goulburn Fire-brigade

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 2

LAST evening a number insurance agents and members of the fire-brigade met the municipal council in their chambers to consider the present position of the brigade. There were present the Mayor (in…

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Destruction by Fire of the Opera-house at Nice

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 May 1881 · page 4

ON the evening of March 23, during the performance of Lucia di Lammermoor at the Opera-house, Nice, the gas at the back of the stage suddenly exploded, setting fire…

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Coroner’s Inquest. Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1881 · page 2

AN inquest was held on Saturday at Magrath’s Traveller’s Rest Hotel, Grogan , by the coroner Mr S. Robinson and a jury of live, touching the cause of a tire which destroyed Perry’s Grogan…

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Young Fire Brigade

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 May 1881 · page 2

THE annual meeting of members and subscribers of the Young Fire Brigade was held on Thursday day at O’Rou[?]ke’s Criterion Hotel, Mr. Sydney the superintendent in the chair. The…

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The Barrack-street Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 May 1881 · page 3

THE case against, Alphonse Bechet was was commenced in the Central Criminal Court on the 17th inst. and concluded on the 19th (before Mr. Justice Windeyer.)…

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Disastrous Fire at Quebec. Quebec, June 9

Southern Argus · Monday 13 June 1881 · page 3

A disastrous fire broke out to-day, and spread with great rapidity, owing to the, high wind which prevnilod, aud an enormous destruction of property resulted before…

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