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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
263 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 14
Early on Wednesday morning the startling news was wired through to town that Anthony Hordern and Sons’ great business place, the Palace Emporium, in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The wildest excitement prevailed in Sydney early on Wednesday morning, when fire engines were seen careering along from all directions, and there was a great rush of the resident and incoming population…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A call was received just after midnight on Wednesday night for an outbreak of fire at 210 and 212 Kent-street, near the corner of Margaret-street, a six story building occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE wildest excitement prevailed in Sydney early on Wednesday morning, when fire engines were seen careering along from all directions, and there was a great rush of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHORTLY after midnight on Wednesday the fire brigade received information that a fire had broken out on the premises of the Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONSIDERABLE sensation was caused in Crookwell yesterday morning when it was learned that the well known premises of Anthony Hordern and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The wildest excitement prevailed in the city early Wednesday morning, when fire engine were seen careering along from all directors, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"There's over a million gone!" In these words, so little in sound, so great in portent, one of the best-known insurance agents in Sydney mournfully…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Nothing further has yet been gleaned about the four missing men who were employed at Anthony Hordern and Sons' Palace Emporium. The debris is still smouldering, hence it is not possible to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The fire has resulted in heavy losses to many of the shopkeepers within the barricaded area of Hordern's premises, and the Premier has consented to receive a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FURTHER particulars with regard to the fire at Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons' Haymarket Emporium transpired on Thursday. The saddest feature was that four men were missing. They have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“ There’s a man up there,” shouted somebody and, looking upward, the hundreds gathered in the street below at the scene of the great fire saw a black coated figure on the highest parapet,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“ There’s over a million gone!” In these words, so little in sound, so great in portent, one of the best-known insurance agents in Sydney mournfully described a fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →WORK on Saturday was almost exclusively confined to attempts to demolish the northern wall of the six-story portion of the building facing George-street. There was a little…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Crago's flour mill at Newtown was the scene of a large and disastrous fire early yesterday morning, resulting in the total destruction of the mill itself, a large amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The serious fires of last week in the city have been followed by one of great magnitude in the suburbs. Shortly after 4 o’clock on Sunday morning a fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A look round the ruined buildings on Saturday simply gave further evidence of the utter ruin caused by the flames. In the furniture building the rubbish had somewhat settled down, leaving the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quite a large number of persons, desiring to get souvenirs of the fire at Hordern's, have applied to he given heat tarnished coins in exchange for currency of equivalent value. Some curious finds were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the inquest on the recent fire at the Grand Hotel, Auckland, the jury found that the fire was wilfully caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another big fire occurred in Newtown, Cragg's large flour mills being almost destroyed. The damage is estimated at…
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