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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Fire in England

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 5

A fire occurred at Lloyd's Daily Chronicle paper mills. Six now machines were seriously damaged. FEDERATION…

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Fire-brick Tile, and Pottery Company

Goulburn Herald · Friday 18 May 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the above company was held at the Town hall on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance and Mr. W. Wilkie, managing director, occupied the…

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Fire Brigades Demonstration

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1900 · page 2

THE Goulburn fire brigade are preparing for the annual demonstration of the N.S.W. Volunteer Fire Brigades Association to be held in Goulburn on New Year's Day. About…

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An Alarm of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 May 1900 · page 2

About 9 o'clock on Friday evening, while heavy rain was falling, an alarm of fire was given from the central fire station. It appeared more like a practical joke, as it would have taken's very big fire…

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Alarm of Fire

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 2

AT 9.45 p.m. on Friday a chimney of the H beruian Hotel was seen to be on fire, and as the reflection was very vivid the fire-bell was rung. Notwithstanding that rain was…

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Fire at Wagga

Goulburn Herald · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 4

A FIRE occurred in Gurwood-street about 2 a.m. on Friday in a general store kept by Wing Kee. It was discovered by a constable, who heard the…

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Rebels Between Two Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 June 1900 · page 4

In the fight at Kheis, on the Orange River, in Griqualand West, where Lieutenant-Colonel Adye defeated a force of rebels. the British caught the rebels between two fires, inflicting…

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A Fire

Goulburn Herald · Friday 8 June 1900 · page 2

ABOUT 5.30 yesterday morning the wife of Mr. T. Shepherd, residing at 33 Auburn-street South, was awakened by a strong smell of smoke. She called her husband, who on…

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Outbreak of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

Mrs, T. Shepherd, of 33 Auburn-street south, discovered that the house was on fire at 5.30 on Thursday morning, being awakened by a strong small of smoke. She aroused Mr. W. Pollard and…

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Ammonia As a Fire Extinguisher

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 1

Probably the best fire extinguishing liquid is aqua ammonia, without any addition whatever. We have personally had experience with the almost marvellous…

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Fire at Narrawa

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 June 1900 · page 2

IT was reported by the police to the district coroner, Mr. S. L. Cox, that building had been demolished by fire at Narrawa on 28th ultimo under suspicious circumstances,…

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A Sea of Fire

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 18 June 1900 · page 4

LONG before the general introduction of petroleum as an illuminating medium, the oil was locally used on the shores of the Caspian Sea for that purpose, but…

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A New Hose Reel for the Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

MR. J. H. ROGAN, coachbuilder, of Auburn-street, contractor for the construction of a new hose reel for the Goulburn Fire Brigade, has just completed his work and he has certainly turned out a very…

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Alarm of Fire

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1900 · page 2

ABOUT 7.40 last evening a person passing Mr. J. T. Steadman's office Market-street observed inside a bright reflection, which he took to be a fire, and rang the fire-bell. Several of…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 2

MESSRS. C. ROGERS & Co. have given three valuable trophies for competition at the Intercolonial Fire Brigade Sports, to be held in Goulburn on New Year's Day. The first…

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Alarm of Fire

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 2

ABOUT 5.30 p.m. yesterday the chimney of Mr. T. Ryan's promises in Auburn-street was seen to be on fire, and the bell was rang vigorously. Members of the brigade and…

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Fire in a Mine

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 4

A FIRE broke out on Sunday morning at No. 1 plant of the. Mount Lyell smelters at Penghana, Tasmania. The sampling-room was completely…

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Fire-brick, Tile, and Pottery Company

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of shareholders was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening. There was a good attendance, and it was unanimously decided to carry on. As soon as the new…

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Fire Alarms

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 June 1900 · page 2

IT is becoming quite a practice of late to ring the fireball when a chimney is discovered to be on fire. The consequence it that the town is alarmed and the members of the Fire Brigade are…

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Fire in New York

Goulburn Herald · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

A great fire has occurred at Hoboken dock, New York. Several North German steamers were partially burned. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 dollars. It is reported that…

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