Fire at Grenfell
ABOUT 2 o’clock last Thursday morning the dreaded cry of fire was again cried in Grenfell, giving many a fright they won’t get over for, some time Though it, is not a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
126 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 7
Large Fire in Pitt-street
THIS (Thursday) morning, shortly after two o'clock, a fire broke out at Pyke's furniture warehouse in Pitt-street, near Liverpool-street. The building, which is four storeys in height,…
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ONE day last week a bush fire broke out near the Merryvale schoolhouse at Woodhouselee, supposed to have started at the camp-fire of a Chinaman who was travelling on the road to…
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SHORTLY after noon on last Friday as the up train was coming from Bowning, the sparks from the enigine were carried by the wind into the paddock of Mr. P. Hannon of…
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NEVER was there such a misnomer for any land as that which Magellan gave to the group of islands whose intricate channels render navigation so dangerous in the seas…
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A NOTIFICATION in Tuesday's Government Gazette intimates that a reward of £100 will be given for such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the person or…
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JUST as the majority of business men in the City were leaving for the suburbs on Friday evening a fire broke out at the furniture' warehouse of Messrs. W. H. Rocke and Company (B. Y. Fink…
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AT meeting of the above board held on Friday Messrs. Birkin and Asbley's tender was accepted for the erection of the new fire station in Montague-street, the amount being £650…
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GRAHAM, the maintenance man who lives on the Goulburn road, about three-quarters of a mile from Mr. J. V. Williams residence at Boro, had a sad misfortune on…
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THE annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Fire Ingnrance Company was held on Thursday at noon in their office, corner of Pitt and King streets, when…
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ON Tuesday next the superintendent and twelve men of the Goulburn Fire Brigade will leave for Sydney to take part in the fire brigades carnival on Queen's Birthday and following…
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The superintendent and twelve men of the fire-brigade proceed to Sydney on Tuesday next to represent the Goulburn brigade at tile fire-brigades carnival on Queen's…
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NOT the least amongst the many holiday attractions of Queen's Birthday was the New South Wales Volunteer Fire Brigades' International Centennial…
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AT about 10 o'clock last night a young man named John M'Govern, who lives close by, noticed that the Excelsior Mill, belonging to Mr. W. G. Cox, was on fire, and at once gave the alarm by…
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THE damage done by the late fire is, after careful calculation, estimated at £1000. The assessor for the insurance companies visited the mill yesterday (Monday) and satisfied himself as…
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THE New South Wales Volunteer Fire Brigades International Centennial Carnival was continued at the Agricultural Society's Show Grounds on Saturday. The attendance of the…
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The "conquering heroes" returned from Sydney by Wednesday afternoon's train, and after mounting their engines drove to the brigade station. One of the trophies won at the carnival…
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THE Excelsior Flour Mills, owned by Mr. W. G. Cox, were discovered to be on fire last Friday night, shortly after 10 o'clock. These of the fire brigade who were in town got…
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Science says that the air in unwarmed bedrooms is not fresh; that it can never be half so fresh and pure as when a good fire is kept. This is very easy of…
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THE Maryborough (Queensland) Chronicle relates that the Southern Cross Hotel, Lennex-street, narrowly escaped total destruction by fire shortly after 12 o'clock on the…
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