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

Fires & bushfires, 1894

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Fire at Congwarra. Damages, £200

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 3

A FIRE occurred at the residence of Mr. B. Hardy, junior, Congwarra, near Queanbeyan, on Saturday, when the premises were destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been…

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Accident with Fire Arms. a Toe Amputated

Goulburn Herald · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 3

A LAD named Henry Mester, of Gunning, accidentally shot himself in the left foot while out shooting with some companions on Friday last. The charge entered the big toe,…

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Fatal Fire at Cardiff

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, SUNDAY.—Inspector Lynch received a report this afternoon from Sergeant Salter to the effect that the Cardiff Hotel, at Cardiff, had been destroyed by fire at half-past 1 o'clock this morning,…

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Fire in George-street. the Royal Hotel in Flames

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

AN outbreak of fire occurred on Sunday afternoon on the top floor of the Royal Hotel in George-street, but was, owing to the promptness of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade…

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Fire in George-street

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 2

AN outbreak of fire occurred on Sunday afternoon on the top floor of the Royal Hotel in George-street, but was, owing to the promptness of the Metropolitan Fire…

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Fire at Petersham. Supposed Incendiarism by Burglars. Sydney, Wednesday, 6.20 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 3

AN inquest took place to-day with reference to the fire at the residence of Mrs. French, at Petersham. It was surmised that it had been caused by burglars who had broken into…

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Fire at Yass. a Narrow Escape

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 4

MR. D. J. LYNCH, of the Post-Office Store, Yass, had a narrow escape from being burnt out on Sunday night. The fire must have been smouldering…

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Destructive Fire at Hobart. the Government Printing Office Burnt. Hobart

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1894 · page 3

A SERIOUS fire took place at the Government Printing Department at three o'clock this morning. It broke out in the book room, which was almost gutted. The fire was…

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Destructive Fire at Muswellbrook. Hotel Burnt to the Ground. Sydney, Monday 6.20 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Monday 26 February 1894 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday 6.20 p.m. PHILLIP'S Shamrock Hotel, at Muswellbrook, was burn to the ground this morning. All the inmates escaped. The damage is…

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The Fatal Fire at Balmain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 February 1894 · page 2

THE city coroner, Mr. J. O. Woore, held an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue on Monday afternoon on the charred remains of the man William Harris Dansford, 59 years of age, who…

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Great Fire.--heavy Losses

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 28 February 1894 · page 3

A great fire has occurred at Bellamy's granaries at Rotherite, an immense amount of damage being done…

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Woollen Mills on Fire. Narrow Escape of Female Employes. One Thousand Thrown Out of Work. London, Monday Night

The Yass Courier · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 3

Messrs. Pease and Sons' woollen mills, at Darlington in the county of Durham, have boon burned to the ground. Numbers of factory girls employed in the upper…

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Bowral Fire Brigades Board. an Appointment Gazetted

Goulburn Herald · Monday 5 March 1894 · page 3

MR. JOHN HOLMES has been appointed a member of the Fire Brigades Board for the Municipal district of Bowral…

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Fire on a Station. a Lighted Candle Upset

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1894 · page 2

A FIRE at Walla Walla station on Saturday night destroyed the dwelling house, occupied by the manager and his family. The outbreak was caused by kittens upsetting a…

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Destructive Fire This Morning. a House Burnt to the Ground

Goulburn Herald · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 5

A HOUSE BURNT TO THE GROUND. THIS morning, at about one o'clock, the residence of Mr. E. Ball, situated at Brisbane Grove, was found to be in flames. It seemed…

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Fire at Brisbane Grove.—House Destroyed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 1

AT about 1 o'clock yesterday morning the newly-built house of Mr. Edward Ba[?]l, jun., at Rrisbane Grove, about three and a-half miles from Goulburn, was totally destroyed by fire, with the greater part…

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Destructive Fire. Melbourne

Goulburn Herald · Monday 12 March 1894 · page 3

RICHARDSON'S mills at Nathalis, containing eleven thousand bags of wheat, have been destroyed by fire. The building and stock were insured to the extent of six thousand…

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Fatal Fire in Virginia. London

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 4

A fatal fire occurred at a place named Mikendrey, Virginia, last night. A dwelling-house took fire, and was burnt down, Eight children and n servant girl,…

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TUESDAY. Before Mr. T. Foley, P.M., and Messrs, R. B. Armstrong, J. Broughton, and M. Brown, Js.P. Alleged Threatening Language. William Fire V. William Bell

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 April 1894 · page 2

The complainant charged the defendant with using threatening language towards him on the 28th April last. Mr. Gordon appeared for the defendant…

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Great Fire in Shanghai. London, April 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 2

A great fire has occurred in Shanghai, China. A thousand houses were destroyed…

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