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

Fires & bushfires, 1904

209 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 11

Fire in Goulburn-Street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 May 1904 · page 2

At 20 minutes past 3 on Friday morning a call was received by the Metropolitan Brigade, through the Exchange, notifying an outbreak of fire in Goulburn-street. The firemen…

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Fire Brigade

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 9 May 1904 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Thursday night at the new Fire Station, nineteen firemen being ill attendance…

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Fire Brigade

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the Volunteer Fire Brigade was hold on Thursday night at the new Fire Station, nineteen firemen being in attendance…

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Destructive Fire

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 May 1904 · page 2

Forbes, Saturday.—A very destructive fire occurred at the residence of Thomas Gilmartain, grazier, at Jemalong, on Thursday night. The whole of his hay…

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Fire at Ultimo

Goulburn Herald · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 3

A LARGE iron foundry at Ultimo, owned by Mr. C. A. MacDonald, and covering an extensive area, was the scene of a large fire about 11.30 o'clock on Wednesday night. The…

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Destructive Fire. Freezing Works Burnt

The Yass Courier · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

Auckland Tuesday.—The Moturoa Freezing Works at New Plymouth which were owned by the Taranaki Dairy Company, were totally…

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Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 2

OF late, Young has been free from the fire fiend but early on Sunday morning last, Mr D’Arcy Maqueen was called upon to suffer a severe loss by a conflagration which…

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Fire in a Restaurant. London, May 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

Huntley's restaurant at Wes[?]on-super-Mare, Somerset, was destroyed by fire last night. The building was structurally a death-trap. Huntley and his wife and son, a baby, and two women…

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Destructive Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 2

A' fire in Jersey City United States, caused damage to the extent of five million dollars. THE THIBETAN WAR. The Thibetans attempted to build a wall…

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Fire Insurance Schemes

Goulburn Herald · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 3

STATE and municipal insurance scheme have been rudely shattered by the Aalesund fire in Norway. They have a government insurance department, which finds itself called…

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The Latest Fire Appliance

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 8 June 1904 · page 2

THE great English works of Messrs. Huntley and Palmers at Reading. Berkshire, have just been provided with the latest invention in fire extinguishing apparatus. This…

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Fire's Frightful Rapidity

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1904 · page 4

A fire originating in the kitchen of the steamer spread with frightful violence and rapidity. At the time the General Slocum was passing through a channel known as…

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Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1904 · page 2

A fire broke out this morning in the Supreme Court Hotel, at the corner of King and Phillip streets. POLLING DAY…

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Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 July 1904 · page 2

A fire occurred this morning in Hatte's Arcade, Newtown, but not much damage was done…

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Convent Destroyed by Fire

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1904 · page 2

ABOUT two a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the Reman Catholic Church at Coraki and spread rapidly to the convent, which was soon a sheep of rains. The bolfry was also…

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Convent Destroyed by Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 7 July 1904 · page 4

Coraki, Tuesday.—At about 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the Roman Catholic Church, and spread rapidly to the convent, which was soon enveloped in flames. Although willing hands did…

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Convent Destroyed by Fire

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

Coraki, Tuesday.—At about two o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the Roman Catholic Church, and spread rapidly to the convent, which…

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Convent Destroyed by Fire. a Church Damaged

The Yass Courier · Friday 8 July 1904 · page 2

Coraki, Tuesday.—At about 2 o’clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the Roman Catholic church, and spread rapidly to the convent, which was soon…

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Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 13 July 1904 · page 3

A HEAVY loss has befallen Mrs. S. Humphries of the Rose and Crown Hotel, Spring. owing to a fire which broke out in the stables on bur property early on Sunday…

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The Australia on Fire

Goulburn Herald · Monday 18 July 1904 · page 4

AS briefly reported it our telegrams of Friday, the R.M.S. Australia, which ran on to the rocks at Port Phillip on 20th June, was discovered to be on fire. By the evening the…

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