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

Fires & bushfires, 1890

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Fatal Fire at an Industrial School

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 February 1890 · page 4

THE following, by the R.M.S. Shannon, has been telegraphed from Albany:— Forest Gate, an eastern suburb of London, was the scene of a sad calamity…

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Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

THE following report has been forwarded by the Superintendent to the Fire Brigade Board:— "Goulburn, January 12th, 1890. Gentlemen,—In laying before you the annual report of the…

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The Fire at the Forest Gate Industrial School. a Sad New Years Day

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 8 February 1890 · page 4

Forest Gate, an eastern suburb of London was the scene of a sad calamity at an ea[?]ly hour of New Year’s Day, when 26 boys lost their lives by the at the Westh[?] Industrial…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 11 February 1890 · page 2

THE following is the annual report of the Goulburn fire brigade, presented to the board at their last meeting, held on Friday, 7th instant:— Goulburn, January 12th 1890…

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Extinguishing Bush Fires

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 25 February 1890 · page 2

IT is a matter of no small importance to Australian sheep-farmers in a season like the present one to know what is the best weapon with which (says Bruni) to fight a…

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Extensive Fire in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 4

Melbourne, Tuesday.—A fire broke out in S. Nathan's furnishing warehouse, Swanson-street, formerly known as Solomon's. The outbreak occurred in a four-storey building at the back,…

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Fatal Fire at Ballarat

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 28 February 1890 · page 2

A FIRE broke out at Irwin's Provincial Hotel, adjacent to the Western railway station at Ballarat, last Saturday, and although the firemen were speedly on the…

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Fire at Third Creek

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 2

MR. JOSEPH J. LEARY has met with a loss through fire on his premises. On Tuesday at three o'clock his kitchen, bedroom, and store-room were burned to the…

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Fire at Sea

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 March 1890 · page 3

ANOTHER fire at sea on board a ship hound from New Zealand to London is reported. A fow months ago one of the direct steamers was on fire, it will be…

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Between Fire and Sea

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 21 March 1890 · page 2

A TELEGRAM from Brisbane says:--A bottle has been washed ashore at Bribie Island, Moreton Bay, containing the following letter:-- "October 21, 1889.--…

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Fire in Bradley-Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 March 1890 · page 4

ON Monday evening last there was narrow escape of a serious fire in Bradley-street in the house occupied by Mr. E. Hampshire. At about half-past six a little girl, daughter of Mr…

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Inquest on Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 April 1890 · page 4

On last Friday morning an inquiry was held at Williamson's, Molonglo, concerning the late fire which destroyed his hotel on the night of the 26th February last. The inquiry was held…

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A Camp-fire Yarn

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 5 April 1890 · page 6

IT was on the Mulligan (Queensland), in the early days, when the Myall blacks were pretty numerous and uncommonly bloodthirsty, that my friend…

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The Recent Fire at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 April 1890 · page 3

QUEANBEYAN, Thursday.—The inquest on the fire at Walker's store concluded at midnight last night. The evidence disclosed that the proprietor is in monetary…

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Cable News. Terrible Fire in a Lunatic Asylum. LONDON, May 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 3

A fire occurred at Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, and 150 of the patients were burnt to death. There were 1300 inmates in the asylum, and the greatest difficulty was…

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Cable News. The Fire in a Lunatic Asylum. LONDON, May 7

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 May 1890 · page 3

It is now ascertained that the fire at the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, Canada, was caused by one of the patients. Forty inmates of the institution met their…

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The Terrible Fire

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 13 May 1890 · page 2

LONDON May 7.-- Further intelligence states lives lost was forty, so that a greater number of the that the terrible fire at the League Pointe Lunatic Asylum, was caused by one of the…

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A Terrible Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 13 May 1890 · page 2

LONDON, May 6.--Nows from Canada states that the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, near Montreal, has been totally destroyed by fire, and that 150 of the…

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The Fire at a Lunatic Asylum.—Escape of Furious Madmen. LONDON, May 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 May 1890 · page 4

Many furious lunatics who wore confined in the asylum at Chenargo, New York, which was destroyed by fire, escaped from the burning buildings. They caused great have and…

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A Terrible Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 14 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 6.—News from Canada states that the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, near Montreal, has been totally destroyed by fire, and that 150 of the inmates have…

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