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

Fires & bushfires, 1894

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Fire in London Docks. London, April 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 April 1894 · page 4

A fire has occurred in a wool warehouse in the London Docks. Much damage was done…

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The Recent Fire at Bowral. Unsatisfactory Evidence

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 4

AT the inquest on Wednesday on the fire which destroyed Dawson's Retreat, a boarding establishment at Bowral, last Sunday week, the…

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Fire at the London Docks. Destruction of Wool

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 April 1894 · page 4

BY a disastrous fire at the London Docks, wool to the value of £20,000 has been destroyed. The losers are Messrs. Dalgety and Co., the Bank of…

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Great Fire in America

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Night.—A terrible tragedy occured last night at Davidson's Hotel, Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin. A fire broke out in the…

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Christening of Bowral Fire-engine

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 3

ON Monday last Mrs. McCourt, wile of Mr. W. McCourt M.P., christened the fire-engine belonging to the recently-formed fire brigade at Bowral. The name given to the engine…

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Fire at a Stable London, Tuesday, 1 p.m

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 3

From New York it is reported that a stable and 130 rach[?] have been burned at Baltimore. The loss is estimated at £100,000…

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Cable Intelligence. Great Fire in the United States. London, Monday Night

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 April 1894 · page 3

A terrible tragedy occurred last night all Davidson's Hotel, Milwaukee, Stale of Wiscousin. A fire broke out in the hotel and spread to…

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Disastrous Fire in Jefferson. London

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 April 1894 · page 5

A DISASTROUS fire has occurred in Jefferson city, the capital of the state of Missouri. The fire originated in some of the government buildings, and subsequently spread widely…

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A Woolshed Destroyed by Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 April 1894 · page 6

Burraga, Tuesday.—The woolshed of Mr. Thomas Stapleton, Campbell's River, was burnt to the ground on Sunday night. The shed contained a chaff-cutter, plough,…

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A Disastrous Fire. London, April 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 May 1894 · page 4

Telegrams from New York report a disastrous fire at Jefferson, in the State of Missouri. The fire originated in some Government buildings and subsequently spread widely. It is reported that a great…

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Telegrams. Great Fire at Tamworth. Sydney, Monday 3 p.m

Goulburn Herald · Monday 14 May 1894 · page 3

COHEN AND LEVY'S stores at Tamworth wore gutted by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at from £20,000 to £30,000. The residents on the premises were…

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Large Fire at Tamworth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Monday.—Messrs. Cohen and Levy's large establishment was gutted by fire at an early hour this morning. Mr. Alex. Fraser, of the Royal Hotel opposite, was the first to discover the fire…

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Fire in Brooklyn. London, May 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 15 May 1894 · page 2

The Brooklyn Tabernacle, Brooklyn, New York, was destroyed by fire on Sunday. The Tabernacle was found to be on fire some time after the close of the morning service, which was…

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Fire in a Workhouse. London

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1894 · page 3

A FIRE has occurred at camberwell workhouse in which there were four hundred oc[?]pants The inmates had a narrow escape…

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Great Fire in Boston. London, May 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 2

A great fire has occurred in Boston. A large number of honest, covering an area of 12 acres, were burned down. Five hundred families are homeless…

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Fire in a Workhouse. London, May 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 2

A fire has occurred at the Camberwell work-hourse. Four hundred Inmates had a narrow escape…

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Fire in a Coal Mine. London, May 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 4

The Great Aurora mine, Michigan, U.S.A., is on fire. Many of the miners below are unable to escape. In China it has been determined to expend…

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The Fire in a Coal Mine. London, May 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 May 1894 · page 2

The miners who were imprisoned in the Aurora mine, at Michigan, U.S.A., when the mine took fire, have been rescued…

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Disastrous Fire. London

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 5

A DISASTROUS fire has occurred in New York, It originated in some buildings on a recreation ground and plantation. A dancing hall and several stables were destroyed, a number of…

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Talmage's Tabernagle Destroyed by Fire. London, May 14

The Burrowa News · Friday 18 May 1894 · page 2

Dr. Talmage's Tabernacle, at Brooklyn, New York, was destroyed by fire last night. The flames spread to several adjacent buildings, which were also…

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