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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
143 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 8
MR. W. H. WHITING, J P., the coroner for the district, held an inquiry on Thursday last at the residence of Mr. D. McKay to inquire into the circumstances of the late fire. A jury of five was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A QUANTITY of new apparatus for the Goulburn fire-brigade arrived this morning. It consists of four lengths of hose, twelve helmets, two nozzles and one breech-piece…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An alarm of fire was given at the central fire station at 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening and the fire was discovered in a small plumbing shop, kept by Mr. Chapman, between the Royal Hotel and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT Six o'clock on Wednesday evening a fire was discovered in a shop adjoining the Royal Hotel, Auburn-street. The fire-bell was rung and several of the fire-brigade under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN Friday's Government Gazette it is notified that a reward of £25 will be paid by Government in addition to a reward of £10 offered by Mr. M'Kay for such information as shall lead to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire occured at Coolgardie early this morning Kennedy's hotel and adjoining buildings were completely razed to the ground. It is sup. posed that several met with their death, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Goulburn Fire Brigade has taken up ambulance work, and the class met for the first time on Wednesday evening. Dr. Burkitt has very kindly consented to instruct the members. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN inquest was held at Duck Flat on Saturday last before Mr. H. O'Brien, coroner, on the fire which destroyed the Merrigan Creek Public School on 20th April last. The evidence was taken at Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FURTHER particulars concerning the fire show that when it was first observed had there been an sufficient water-supply available the fire could have been confined to the bakery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR L. MANDELSHON and family were rudely awakened by the alarm of fire a little after mid-night on Monday morning. The house stands on an eminence not far from the Kenmore Asylum. At…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MESSRS. LILLIS BROS.' wool-scouring works at Towrang were destroyed by fire early on Monday evening. There was no one at the place at the time, and the origin of the fire is unknown. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON Monday evening the wool-securing works of Messrs. Lillie Brothers at Towrang were destroyed by fire. How the first originated is unknown, as the works have been closed for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FURTHER particulars of the fire which destroyed Lillis Bros. wool-scouring works at Towrang show that the firm will probably lose between £100 and £150. The stock was fully covered by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The ship Buckhurst, from Newcastle 2nd February for Panama with a cargo of coal, took fire on the voyage, and was abandoned on the 9th instant in the Pacific…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An alarm of fire was given this afternoon and a crowd of people quickly assembled round Laurie Byrne's shop, Auburn-street, where the fire was reported to be. It was found that the gas had caught…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ABOUT two p.m. on Saturday the roof of the Harp Ian, Auburn-street, was set on fire by a spark from a chimney; but the flames were extinguished by the inmates without it being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CROOKWELL, Thursday.—Two stacks, one containing five tons of straw and the other four tons of bay, valued at £30, the property Henry Price, Gullen, have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WAGGA, Friday.—A public meeting was held in the Town Hall last night for the purpose of devising some means for protecting the town from fire. Some few weeks since the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MR. H. O'BRIEN, coroner, will hold an inquest on Friday next at Towraug on the fire which destroyed Lillis Brothers' woolscouring works on the 24th May…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Regret was expressed in Newcastle on Wednesday when it became known that the authorities in Sydney had declined to allow the members of the fire brigades between Sydney and Parramatta to participate in…
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