Fire
A LOUD alarm of fire was given from the fire station at about 8 45 on Thursday evening. The firemen turned out, but they were not required. A gust of wind blew a curtain at Mrs. Milne's…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
163 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 8 of 9
Colonials Under Fire
Half a million men arc being enrolled in Great Britain as a volunteer reserve. A number of German officers are giving advice to General Schalk Burger in regard…
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Yesterday some rubbish thrown at the back of the public school fence took fire, and the heavy wind carried the sparks into the paddock surrounding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A British Reverse. Attack on the Boers at Stormberg. Retreat of the British. Betrayed by Native Guides. Sir W. Gatacre's Troops Under Heavy Fire. Severe Losses Feared. 672 Men Captured. The Infantry Carry a Difficult Position. Find it Untenable. The Artillery Averts a Disaster. General Gatacre's Explanation. The Enemy Reinforced. LONDON, Dec. 11
Major-General Sir William Gatacre, commanding the Third Division of the Army Corps, with 3000 men, including the 2nd battalion of the…
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THERE were two outbreaks of fire in Murrumburrah last Monday afternoon, and both caused considerable excitement amongst many of our residents…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] Sydney, Friday, 1.10 p.m. Fire at Kiama
A large fire has occurred at Kiama, five shops being burned. The damage to buildings and stock is over £8000. The Castlereagh-street Tragedy…
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ABOUT 6 p.m. on Saturday the contents of one window in Mr. A. Kadwell's shop caught fire. The window had just been dressed with Christmas presents, the shelves being…
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Meantime, a concentrated artillery fire had rained Lyddite shells on the Boer defences, with appalling effects, the Royal Horse Artillery gunners at one stage…
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A FIRE occurred on Saturday evening in one of the windows of Mr. A. Kadwell's shop, Auburn-street. The window was heavily stocked with toys and specially dressed for Christmas and a good deal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Transvaal War. General Buller's Reverse. Additional Particulars. General Buller Repeatedly Under Fire. Two of His Staff Officers Killed. British Soldiers Eager to Renew the Attack. a New Zealand Trooper Killed. London, Dec. 20
ADDITIONAL details of the reverse suffered by General Sir Redvers Buller on Friday last state that the Boers at the Tugela River had 10 guns, which were excellently masked and splendidly served…
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BATHURST fire-brigade will hold a firemen's competition on Tuesday. The principal event will be the eight-men engine for which a federal shield is offered. The Bathurst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Additional Particulars. the Enemy's Guns Splendidly Served. General Buller Repeatedly Under Fire. British Soldiers Eager to Renew the Attack. London, Dec. 20
Additional details of the reverse suffered by General Sir Redvers Buller on Friday last state that the Boers at the Tugela River had 10 guns, which were…
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A fire brigades demonstration will take place in Bathurst on Boxing Day. It is stated that 700 visiting firemen are expected from various parts of the colony and from Victoria. The principal event…
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The War Office has officially reported that Major-General J. D. P. French's artillery shelled Wasfontein Farm, near Arundel (Northern Cape Colony)…
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BUSH fires which have been burning in the Beechworth district, Victorian, or several days assumed disastrous proportions on Saturday. Notwithstanding the efforts of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Telegrams. Gunning, Wednesday, 11.45 a.m. Bush Fire at Gunning
CHRISTMAS passed quietly. The weather was hot and dry, the heat being over a hundred in the shade yesterday. A hush fire did considerable damage to fences and crops just out of town. It…
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ON Wednesday last Mrs. Wilson, whose orchard and farm are situated near the railway gates on the Burrowa road, sustaned a severe loss by fire, which…
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THE fire brigade demonstration, in which upwards of 50 brigades and 500 firemen took part, was held on the show-ground, Bathurst, on Tuesday. There was a good attendance of the public. The weather…
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The bush fires which have been burning in the Beechworth district for several days past assumed large and dissatrous proportions on Saturday. A terrific north…
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THE prizes won by the Goulburn men at Bathurst on Tuesday are as follow:—£8 for four men engine; grand federal shield, value thirty guineas, for eight-men engine; and…
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