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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 3 of 11

Bush Fires at Dungog

Goulburn Herald · Friday 20 February 1903 · page 3

A THUNDERSTORM passed over the town and district of Dungog on Wednesday morning and heavy rain fell for about an hour, and most of the burning trees and stumps have…

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The Latest. London, Friday. Twenty Lives Lost in a Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 2

The Clifton Hotel, in the town of Cedar Rapids, has been burnt down. Twenty persons were killed and forty injured during the conflagration…

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Disastrous Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

WHAT proved to be a very disastrous fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Wm. J. Parker, Gullen-road on Tuesday last about 2.30 p.m., whereby destruction to…

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Fire in Lorne-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 2

At about 7.30 on Monday evening a fire broke out in a cottage owned by Mrs. Piggott in Lorne-street. Mrs. Piggott is a widow and she rents portion of the cottage furnished to Mr. Pooley, an…

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Fire in Goulburn

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 2

ABOUT 7.45 p.m. on Monday a fire broke out in a brick and wooden cottage, owned by Mrs. Piggott, in Lorne-street, part of which is rented, furnished, to Mr. Pooley, an…

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Fire at Temora

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 3

SIX buildings in the main thoroughfare were destroyed by fire, which broke out at 10 p.m. on Monday in premises occupied by Mrs. Foley. The flames spread rapidly and soon…

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Fire Brigade Secretary

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 4

The Goulburn Fire Brigade Board met on Tuesday evening. A number of applications for the position of secretary to the Board were received and each one was thoroughly and carefully…

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A Temora Fire. Seven Shops Destroyed

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out in the main street in Temora about 10 o’clock on Monday night, in a produce store owned by Mrs. Foley, next to Leeder and Co.’s…

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Big Fire at Temora. Seven Shops Destroyed

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 March 1903 · page 4

Temora Tuesday Afternoon.—A fire occurred about ten o’clock last night in Foley’s produce store, which was a wooden building, and very…

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Big Fire at Temora. Seven Shops Destroyed

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 1

A FIRE occurred at Temora about 10 o’clock on Monday night in Foley’s produce store, which was a wooden building, and very old. The Flames ignited the adjoining shops, and there was no hope…

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Fire at Melbourne

Goulburn Herald · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 2

A FIRE broke out on Thursday night in a large brick building on St. Kilda-road, near the Prince's Bridge, used by Hoadley and Co. as at confectionery factory. The fire brigade was…

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Fire at Melbourne

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 17 March 1903 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A fire broke oat late to night in a large brick building on St. Kilda road, near the Princess Bridge, used by Hoadley and…

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Destructive Fire at Brewarrina

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1903 · page 2

ABOUT one a.m. on Monday a fire was discovered on the promises occupied by J. H. Huggins as a residence and a tobacconists shop en Bathurst-street. The fire started in the…

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The Latest. Sydney, Thursday. FIRE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 2

A fire broke out at Surry Hills early this morning. A grocery store was gutted. Six horses were for a time in danger of being roasted to death…

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Great City Fire. a Bonded Warehouse Gutted. Over Half-a-million Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

Shortly before 7 o'clock on Friday evening a fire broke out in Hentsch's Bond, situated in Kent and Windmill streets, Miller's Point, in the Rocks Resumption area. When the alarm was given the…

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Destructive Fire at Miller's Point. Damage Estimated at £200,000

Goulburn Herald · Monday 23 March 1903 · page 3

EARLY on Friday evening a fire broke out in the substantial block of buildings in Argyle-street Sydney, known as Hentsch's Bond. Four hours later a ragged outline of charred…

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Hentsch's Bond Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 4

Although an exact estimate of the damage caused by the destructive fire at Hentsch's Bond on Friday night is not yet possible, it is certain that the loss will be well in excess of…

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Destructive Fire in Sydney

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

On Friday evening a fire broke out in the substantial block of buildings in Argyle-street know [?] as Hontsch’s Bond. For hours later a ragged outline of the…

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Great City Fire. £100,000 Damage

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 2

SHORTLY before seven o'clock on Saturday evening a fire broke out in Hentsch[?]s Bond, situated in Kent and Windmill-streets, Miller's Point, in the Rooks…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday the Late Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 March 1903 · page 4

The owners estimate the damage by the fire at Hentsch's bond at £300,000. FIRE AT NYNGAN. A fire broke out of Nyngan this morning…

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