Bush Fire
ON Wednesday morning large volumes of black smoke indicated that another bush fire was raging in the vicinity of Young, and information was received during the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
151 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 8
Fire and Earthquake. London, Dec. 30
A disastrous conflagration has taken place at Port-au-Prince, the capital of Hayli, in the West Indies. Eight hundred houses were destroyed, and 3000 persons have been rendered homeless…
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Mr. E. W. O'SULLIVAN has been informed that the special grants which he obtained in aid of the Queanbeyan Hospital and Fire Brigade are now payable. They are for £75 and £50 respectively…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Year's Torchlight Procession. Ye Fire Brigade to Ye Front.—it Takes Its Walks Abroad.—a Successful March.—no Stone. Throwing.—ye Jollie Sympo. Sium
THE annual New Year's parade of the Goulburn Fire-brigade was held on Friday night. Members of the brigade, as has been the custom for some years, made the station bear…
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HOBART, Friday.—The bush fires in the vicinity of Hobart are causing much discomfort and disquietude. The city is overhung with smoke, and the river is invisible. A strong north-west wind…
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HOBART, Monday.—An inquest was hold to-day at the Hobart Hospital on the body of Miss Matthews, aged 26, who was burnt and otherwise injured at Longley. Her father, who gave evidence,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Telegrams. Sydney, Wednesday, 1.24 p.m. Inquest on a Fire
At the inquest to-day on a recent fire in Hunter-street it was stated that the floor and wall were soaked with kerosene, a quart of which had been left in the cupboard…
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Bush fires in the vicinity of Hobart have caused much discomfort and disquietude. The city on Friday last was overhung with smoke, and the river was…
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AT 1 o'clock on Friday morning a fire occurred on the Balmain ferry steamer Lady Hampden, moored at the Bald Rock Ferry Wharf, and resulted in the total destruction of that vessel,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. Sydney, Friday, 1.23 p.m. Fire at Balmain
A SERIOUS fire occurred at the Ferry Company's premises at Balmain last night. In addition to steamers destroyed and damaged the company's wharf and waiting-shed were…
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IT was reported in Goulburn to-day that a bush-fire started at Ruslyn on Saturday last and went through the pre[?] of Messrs Bell, [?] Turner, and Issac, Doing a…
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OWING to the continued dry weather and the consequent inflammability of the grass and bush generally, fires are beginning to do havoc in the…
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A destructive fire, resulting in loss of life, occurred to-day at Hatrick's chemical works, Glasgow. Four firemen were killed by a quantity of chemicals exploding, and two others were injured through…
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A TELEGRAM from Gippsland, Victoria, states that the bush fires which have been raging the last few days have done an immense amount of damage. The fires swept many thousand acres, and…
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The coroner's inquiry into the circumstances of the late disastrous fire at Cripplegate, London, has been concluded after extending over 13 days. A verdict was returned to the effect that the fire…
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THE TELEGRAM form Gippsland states that the bush-fires which have been raging the last few days have extended in all directions and have done an immense amount of damage…
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Melbourne, Friday.--Most destructive bush fires have been raging throughout Gippsland during the past day or two, and a large number of settlers have been ruined. Telegrams…
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STRONG gales have fanned the bush fires near Wellington (N.Z..) into activity, and scores of homesteads have been burned out. The loss of stock has been tremendous. The telegraph…
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THE following is the fifteenth annual report of the Goulburn fire brigade, road at the meeting of the board yesterday:— GENTLEMEN,—The year 1897 disastrous as…
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THE following is the fifteenth annual report of the Goulburn Fire Brigade, read at the meeting of the Board on Tuesday:— "Gentlemen,—The year 1897, disastrous as it…
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