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

Fires & bushfires, 1887

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 6 January 1887 · page 3
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

The annual general meeting of the Goulburn fire brigade was hold at the brigade station last evening. Mr. Superintendent Laws presided, and about twenty firemen were…

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Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 8 January 1887 · page 4

As briefly noticed in our last the annual general meeting of the Goulburn volunteer fire brigade was held at the brigade station Auburn-street, on Wednesday evening last. About twenty firemen were…

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Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1887 · page 2

ON Tuesday a fire which occasioned serious loss occurred at the farm of Mr. S. E. Vidler, about three miles from Crookwell, when a shed containing goods to the value of…

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Extensive and Disastrous Bush Fires in New Zealand

The Yass Courier · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 4

THE correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes from Glenorchy, at the head of Lake Wakitipu, on January 10: -- Extensive bush fire one of which has proved the most…

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Great Fire in Dunedin

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 3

AN Auckland cable gives the following account of a most disastrous fire at Dunedin, by which several lives were lost. The Iron and Wood Company's…

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Internal Fire

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 12 February 1887 · page 3

A raw years ago one of the most important coalmines in New South Wales caught fire. It started slowly, but soon obtained such headway that it spread through the greater portion of the entire…

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Destructive Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 18 February 1887 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire broke out in tho Chinese camp, at Dimbola(Victoria) shortly after 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon, and in less Hum a hour the entire camp, with…

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Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 February 1887 · page 2

THE following members of the Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade will proceed to Melbourne to take part in the firemen's demonstration, by the special train passing through on…

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A Township Destroyed by a Bush Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1887 · page 4

Information has been received in Hobart that the township of Trial Harbour was totally destroyed by a bush fire on Saturday night. A strong gale from the north-west sprang up and…

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The Melbourne Fire Brigades Demonstration

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1887 · page 2

THE United Fire Brigades Jubilee Demonstration was continued on Thursday, when the competions for prizes were commenced in the Friendly Societies' Gardens in the presence of several…

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Fire Brigades Demonstration

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 4

THE United Fire Brigades' Jubilee Tournament was continued at Melbourne on Friday, in the presence of about 3000 spectators. In the hose practice for eight men, the final heat…

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The Fire Brigades Tournament in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 March 1887 · page 2

THE fire brigades jubilee at Melbourne was to have been brought to a conclusion on Saturday, but in consequence of the wet weather the alarm and disabled hose practice were postponed to…

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Fire Brigade Board

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 3

A MEETING Of Insurance agents was held at three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Mechanics' Institute for the purpose of electing a representative on the Fire…

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Goulburn Fire Brigades Board

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 4

In pursuance of advertisement from the colonial secretary's office, a meeting of agents of the fire-insurance companies having insurances on Goulburn property was held at…

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Lighting a fire with Kerosene

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 March 1887 · page 7

A SHOCKING accident, which terminated fatally, occurred at Petersham on Tuesday evening. At about 5 o'clock a milk vendor, named William Franklin, residing…

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Shocking Eviction Scenes the Tenant's House Set on Fire

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 8 March 1887 · page 4

AFTER a lapse of about a month the bailiffs and police nave resumed the work in Kerry of seizing cattle for rent. Three bailiffs from Tralee, under the protection of about thirty…

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Fire in Deniliquin

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 17 March 1887 · page 2

Deniliquin, Sunday.—A disastrous fire occurred at about nine o'clock this evening, at the corner of Napier and George streets, totally consuming Pyke's Hotel, owned and occupied…

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Destructive Fire at Kiama

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 3

A FIRE broke out about 5.30 on Sunday morning in a store occupied by Mr. W. J. Statham, Torralong-street, Kaima, and resulted in the total destruction of the…

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The Fire at Fox's Store

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 5

IN the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in Banco, before his Honor the Chief Justice nod a jury of four, an action brought by Ebenezer John Fox against the Phcenix Assurance Company for the…

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