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

Fires & bushfires, 1903

208 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 11

Fire at Tiverton

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

We regret to report the total destruction, by fire, of the large and well appointed Wool Shed on Mr Roberts. Tiverton estate, some 12 miles from…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 3

ON Tuesday night an outbreak of fire which was prevented by prompt action from developing into a serious conflagration, occurred at the Empire Hotel. The room in which the outbreak took…

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Fire Brigade Sports

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 2

On Monday afternoon the local Fire Brigade folk will run off a little programme amongst the members over on Victoria Park, for some trophies not…

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Fire Brigade Sports

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

On Monday afternoon the members of the local volunteer Fire Brigade held a series of sports events over in the park, a good many folk going across…

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The Colney Hatch Fire. Fifty-two Lives Lost. London, Jan. 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 2

The annexe in which the fire occurred in Coloney Hatch Lunatic Asylum was constructed of wood, and contained five wards, time inmates of which numbered 330 pauper cripples. One hundred of…

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Appalling Fire. London, Jan.27

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 3

A FIRE broke out this morning in the Colney, Hatch Lunatic Asylun, and assumed great proportions. The fire is still…

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An Appalling Fire. London, January 27

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

A fire broke out this morning in the Colney Hutch Lunntic Asylum, and assumed great proportions. The fire is still raging. It is reported that many inmates of the…

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Shell Fire Experiments. London, Feb. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1903 · page 2

Experiments were carried out off the Isle of Wight yesterday in pounding the old battleship Bello Isle with shells. The experiments showed that if a single high…

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Queer Scene at French Fires

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 5

"I happened to see the start of a fire in Paris," said F. D. Higbee, in the "Buffalo News." "It was a rather ugly blaze in a three-story building. I thought the…

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Queer Scene at a French Fire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1903 · page 5

" I happened to see the start of a fire in Paris," said F. D. Higbee, in the "Buffalo News." " It was a rather ugly blaze in a three-story building. I thought the…

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Fire in Adelaide

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 February 1903 · page 2

THE warehouse of Holden and Frost, a large firm of manufacturing saddlers, Grenfell-street, Adelaide, was completely gutted by a fire which started shortly after mine o'clock…

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Bush Fires at Crookwell

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 3

ON Saturday morning a bush fire broke out on Mr. Truscott's farm, close to the house, about three miles on the Goulburn side of Crookwell. As there as a strong wind…

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Destructive Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

Dungog, Monday.—Bush fires occurred in this district yesterday. Over 100 men were unable to combat the flames, but for the arrival of reinforcement. the fire would have reached town. The fires…

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Destructive Bush Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

PROBABLY one of the most destructive bush fires that has occurred in the vicinity of Crookwell started on Saturday about noon. From all we can…

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Telegrams. Crookwell, Monday. Bush Fire at Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 4

A big fire started on Saturday at Mr. Truscott's property, about three miles from town. The fire began near the house and quickly spread, going through Messrs…

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The Colney Hatch Fire. London Feb, 13

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 2

THE verdict of the coroner's jury at the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the fire at Colony Innatic asylum was to…

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Cable News. the Colney Hatch Fire. London, Feb. 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 4

The verdict of the coroner's jury at the inquest on the bodies of the victims of the fire at Colney Hatch lunatic asylum was to the effect that there was no evidence to show how…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

A FIRE started on Bagnell's farm, three miles from Nelson's Bay, on Sunday, completely destroying all the crops and grass. A horse was also burnt. The damage is estimated at…

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Pejar. Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 4

AT the monthly meeting of the Crookwell Butter Factory the following officers. were elected:—Chairman, Mr. W. Bensley; secretary, Mr. S. E Vidler; treasurer, Mr…

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Bush Fire Outbreaks

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 19 February 1903 · page 2

A press message from Crookwell dated Monday says—a big bush file started on Saturday about three miles from town, close to Mr. Truscott’s house. It…

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