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

Fires & bushfires, 1893

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Destructive Fire at Kempsey

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 3

On Monday morning a tire, involving the total destruction of thirteen houses and shops, occurred in Belgrave-street, Kempsey (Macleay…

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Fire at a Black's Camp

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 January 1893 · page 4

Mr. Ussher, superintendent of the aborigines' camp at Brungle, informs the Tumut News that a disastrous fire started in the camp paddock;…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 2

THE report of the superintend at of the Goulburn Fire Brigade, for the quarter ending 31st: December, to the Fire Brigades Board is as follows:— The Members Fire Brigades Board,…

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Volunteer Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 2

THE members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade will hold their annual meeting in the fire station to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at 8 o'clock, when officers for the year will be elected…

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Cable News. Fire in Liverpool. London, Jan. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 4

A great fire has occurred in Liverpool, where it was discovered that some cotton in one of the stored was in flames Before the conflagration was stayed three cotton warehouses containing 11,000 bales…

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Cable News. Calamitous Fire in Japan. London, Jan. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

A disastrous fire has occurred at a spinning mill at Osaka, Japan. One hundred and twenty-five girls, who were at work in the mill, were burned to death…

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Goulburn Volunteer Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above was held at the fire station on Wednesday evening for the election of officers. There was a full attendance of members, Superintendent Laws being in the chair…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 January 1893 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Goulburn Fire Brigade was held at the fire-station on Wednesday evening. Superintendent Laws occupied the chair and there was a large…

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Peculiar Death by Fire

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1893 · page 2

PECULIAR DEATH BY FIRE.—The police-magistrate of Hay held a magisterial inquiry on Friday as to the cause of death of Charles Grundy,. who expired under…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Herald · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 3

THE following is the superintendent's annual report for 1892, laid before the Fire Brigades Board at their meeting on Tuesday last:— Gentlemen,—The termination of the year 1892…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

THE following is the superintendent's annual report for 1892, laid before the Fire Brigades Board at their meeting on Tuesday last:— Gentlemen,—The termination of the year 1892…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 February 1893 · page 6

THE particularly careless manner in which fires are lighted and left burning in the bush has been exemplified by instances recently reported to the…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1893 · page 3

THE particularly careless manner in which fires are lighted and left burning in the bash has been exemplified by instances recently reported to the Department of Agriculture. That this practice is…

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Bush Fires

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 8 February 1893 · page 4

THE particularly careless manner in which fires are lighted and left burning in the bush has been exemplified by instances recently reported to the…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 2

GUNDAGAI, Friday.—Most destructive bush fires are now raging in various parts of the district. This morning a serious out break occurred at Crain's Mount Horeb station, stretching across Mr. J. Nichol's…

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The Suspicious Fire at Albury

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 February 1893 · page 4

ALBURY. Wednesday.—The inquest on the mysterious tire which occurred on the premises of Joseph Moses, tea dealer and merchant, Olive-street, on the 3lst ult., was continued to-day. Moses was further…

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Fire at Junee

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1893 · page 3

JUNEE, Monday.—A fire occurred hero early this morning, when the premises occupied by Mr. Kelly, fruiterer, and Miss Kelly, dressmaker, also the large stables and bed-rooms belonging to the…

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Fire in a Lunatic Asylum. London, Feb. 10

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 February 1893 · page 4

A horrible catastrophe is reported to have occurred in a lunatic asylum at Dover, in Now Hampshire, America. One of the female inmates barricaded herself in…

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Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 4

A FIRE broke out in a bedding shop at the roar of Mr. Hobday'e furniture establishment en Wednesday last. A lad was working in the shop at the time, the alarm was given, and Mr. Hobday, with…

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