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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 7 of 11

Fatal Fire.--child Burnt to Death

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

A FIRE which was attended with fatal results occurred between 7 and 8 o'clock on Wednesday night last, at the residence of Mr. William Parker,…

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Fire Near Binda. a Child Burnt to Death

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 2

DURING the gale on Wednesday night about nine o'clock, the homestead of Mr. William Parker of Rockdale, near Biada, was burnt to the ground, and one of his children, aged…

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Fatal Fire at Binda. a Baby Victim

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 4

A fatal fire occurred at Binda on Wednesday night, the residence of Mr. William Parker being completely destroyed, together with the stables and other outbuildings. At 8 o'clock Mrs. Parker put…

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The Fire Brigade

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 6 July 1903 · page 2

The local Volunteer Fire Brigade notify that they will this year again hold their demonstration arid sports on Monday 9th November, to be followed…

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Fatal Fire.—Child Burnt to Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 4

The Crookwell Gazette gives the following report of the fatal fire at Binda on Wednesday night:—A fire which was attended with fatal results occurred between 7 and 8 o'clock on Wednesday night last,…

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The Fire Bell. “Sacred to the Memory.”

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 13 July 1903 · page 2

It was brielly mentioned in Thursday’s issue that the Council improvement Committee had suddenly stopped the work of erecting tho fire-bell in Cooma…

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For the Fire Brigade

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 16 July 1903 · page 2

On Wednesday morning Mr. Wood, through whom it came, handed the secretary of the Yass Fire Brigade a cheque for £2 2s from Mr James…

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Fire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE surprise was felt in town last Sunday night when it became known that a fire had taken place at Mr F…

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The Late Fire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

THE district Coroner, J. Bourke, Esq., J.P., with a jury of 12,held an inquiry in the Murrumburrah Court House last Wednesday afternoon, touching…

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Fire Fighters

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

A COUPLE of fires occurred in our town within the last two months or so, and in each instance many residents…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday FIRE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 4

A fire broke out this morning in Forest Lodge, and three houses were damaged. LAW. The Law term opened this morning…

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Fire at Tumut

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 1

Tumut, Tuesday.—A fire broke out at 5 o'clock this morning and destroyed promises in the main street occupied by Messrs. Newton (chemist), Hassall (dentist), and Confoy (fancy goods and bicycle…

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Big Fire at Tumut

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

TUMUT, Tuesday.—A big fire occurred at a quarter to 1 this morning, in Caspersonn's Terrace. The buildings were in the main street, and were [?]npiad by…

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Fire at Forest Lodge

Goulburn Herald · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 5

ABOUT 3.45 a.m. yesterday a fire was discovered in some stables at Forest Lodge. The place was built of wood and iron, and is owned by Mr. Nosworthy of…

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Telegrams. Sydney. Wednesday. FIRE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 August 1903 · page 4

Early this morning a fire broke out in the premises of Tillock and Company, general merchants, Liverpool and Kent streets; but was soon extinguished, and little damage was…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. Fire on a Barque

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 August 1903 · page 4

Early this morning the four-masted barque Earl of Dunmore, of Chowder, was discovered to be on fire. The flames gained a firm hold. Tugs and a floating engine were in attendance…

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A Brewery Fire

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 2

About 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon a serious outbreak of fire occurred Toohey’s well-known brewery, in Elizabeth-street, Sydney…

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Disastrous Fire in Hungary. London, Aug. 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 August 1903 · page 4

A disastrous fire is reported from Buda Pesth, Hungary. The fancy goods establishment of a firm of the name of Goldberg caught alight and was completely destroyed. The…

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Fire at a Brewery

The Burrowa News · Friday 28 August 1903 · page 2

AT about lpm on Wednesday,10th inst., a fire broke out in a malt kiln at Toohey's Brewery, situate at the junction of Albion, Terry, and Richmond streets…

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A Fire-resisting Material

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 2 September 1903 · page 3

A satisfactory demonstration of the fire resisting qualities of a now material called "uralite" was given in Melbourne on Friday on vacant land near the…

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