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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
179 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 9
THE Victoria Colonist, in a telegram from Chicago dated 4th September, gives the following details of the great fire that recently devastated whole tracts of country in Minnesota and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ON Wednesday, last a fire took place at the residence of Mr. Hearne, of North Yass. It appears that Mrs. Hearne had been washing in the morning, after which she started to tidy up…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Friday.—The dwelling of Mr. H. W. Leon, brewer and cordial manufacturer, was burned down this morning. The fire was caused by the capsizing of a frying-pan into the fire while the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out on Sunday afternoon in the large warehouse recently erected by Messrs. Holdsworth, Macpherson and Co., hardware importers, at 252, George-street. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Victorian Colonist, in a telegram from Chicago dated 4th September, gives the following details of the great fire that recently devastated whole…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN the Assembly on Wednesday Dr. Hollis asked the Colonial Secretary,—Is it the intention of the Government to introduce during this session an amending fire brigades bill to put the country…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →We are in receipt of a letter signed " Mr. J. Weir" of Covan Greek, near Lake Bathurst. The writer states that on Thursday night last he and his family retired to bed as usual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Albert Victor Hotel, Merewether, has been totally destroyed by fire. The building and stock were insured for £820…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A big fire occurred at Forbes early this morning in Sheriff-street, when six houses were destroyed. The tire started about 1 o'clock in an unoccupied dwelling, the property of Mrs. F. L. Richardson,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FORBES, Monday.—A big fire occurred here in Sheriff-street on Saturday night. Five dwellings were totally destroyed, and two others were partially burned down. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The largest fire ever known in Yass occurred at three o'clock this morning. The whole of Rich's store and stock were destroyed, and Shield's (butcher) place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →YASS, Friday.—A disastrous fire occurred hero this morning in Louis Rich's large two-storey store, which was completely burnt down, as also was Mr. Shields' butcher's shop, a now two-storey building…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EARLY on Friday morning last, at about a quarter to 3 o'clock, the townspeople of Yass were startled by cries of fire, fire, which were taken up by every man, woman and child as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Saturday morning last the cottage occupied by Mr. F. Donning, in Goulburn-street, Crookwell, opposite the Primitive Methodist churchm had a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE largest fire ever known in Yass, occurred at three o'clock last Friday morning. The whole of Rich's store and stock was destroyed and Shield's (butcher)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A NARROW escape from a serious conflagration occurred at the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday afternoon. The head of a match flew off in striking, and, unnoticed for a moment, caught the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Thursday about eight p.m. the bay-shed, stables, and buggy shed belonging to Mr. J. L. Henderson, stock-inspector, at Kenmore, near Mary's Mount, were burned down…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Thursday evening at 8 o'clock a fire broke out in a hay shed, stable, and wash-house at Mr. J. L. Henderson's residence at Kenmore. The shed contained four or five small loads of hay, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT 9.30 last evening while Mr. M. Andrews, cutter at Mr. C. W. Furner's, was reading in bed in his residence in Bourke-street, adjoining Dr. Handcock-Burkitt's,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE fire by which the shed, stables, &c., belonging to Mr. J. L. Henderson at Kenmore were destroyed on Thursday night is believed to have been the work of an…
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