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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
151 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 8
A fire broke out yesterday on the P. and O. steamer Ganges while lying at Bombay, and a great part of her cargo, together with her fittings, was seriously damaged. In order to facilitate the work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Seven years ago the volunteer fire brigades of the colony conducted a gigantic competitive demonstration in Sydney. They would have repeated their action before this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AT the appeal court on Monday Mr. C. A. Walker asked the Bench to decide whether the Fire Brigade rate could be legally charged by the Council. Mr. Betts objected, and said that all the Bench had to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A STABLE at Mr. William Jobson's residence, Towrang, was destroyed by fire early on Tuesday evening. There was a quantity of straw in the stable, and Mr. Jobson estimates his lose at about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT one o'clock this afternoon Captain Ward of the five-brigade and C. Riley, call-boy, noticed smoke issuing from the shingled roof of the back portion of the Harp Hotel,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE fire bell at the central station peeled forth the alarm of fire about one o'clock yesterday. The roof of Mr. T. O'Leary'o Harp Hotel, Auburn-street, was found to be alight. The firemen were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONSIDERABLE damage was done by fire on Sunday morning to the works of the Sydney Woolscouring Company at Botany-road, Waterloo. The outbreak occurred in the wool-drying portion of the premises,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Sunday what would have proved a disastrous fire was averted by timely assistance and strenuous efforts. Shortly after 2 o’clock flames and smoke were seen issuing through the roof of one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT 8.50 p.m. on Saturday Charles Mayo, railway employe, living at Eastgrove, discovered a fire burning in a weatherboard house of two rooms and kitchen in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT about 8.50 on Saturday evening Mr. Charles Mayo saw flames issuing from a window of the residence of Mrs. Bagley, of Glenelg-street, Eastgrove. The fire had then a good hold inside, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SEVERAL valuable racing boats were destroyed by a fire at North Shore early this morning LONDON, TUESDAY…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The German mall steamer Oldenburg, of 5000 tons, in command of Captain H. N. Gathemann, which left Sydney on August 11, Melbourne August 16, Adelaide August 20, and Fremantle August…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Metropolitan Volunteer Fireman's Association held a firemen's competition in Sydney on 9th November, and the conditions of the programme issued make the events the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Goulburn Fire Brigade are making of arrangements for holding a concert at the end of next month in aid of their accident and competition fund. This is the first time that the brigade has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A sensational occurrence took place in Pin-street tin Wednesday afternoon, when R. D. Meagher, the Member for the Tweed in the Legislative Assembly,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →By a fire at a grain elevator in Toledo, Ohio (U.S.), eight persons were burnt to death and nine others were fatally injured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades has resigned. In view of his long service, it has been arranged that he should be paid…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ON Saturday afternoon Redfern was the scene of one of the largest conflagurations that have occurred in the city for some time past, and great as is the damage caused thereby, it is a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN our list of occupiers of buildings destroyed and damaged (says the Sydney Herald) Mr. J. H. Mannell was given as occupying 63 Regent-street. We have been informed that Mr. J. Clements, news…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One of the most devastating fires experienced in Sydney broke out on Saturday afternoon about 2.40 o'clock at Hudson's timber and joinery works, Regent-street, Redfern. The…
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