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

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Farm Notes. Use of Phosphorus as a Poison and its possible relationship to Bush Fires. Report by Mr F. B. GUTHRIE

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 1

WITH reference to the use of phosphorus as a poison and its possible relationship to bush-fires, the question…

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Kindles Holy Fires

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2
Also in Yass Evening Tribune

My sentiment is that the Christmas is, of all our festivities, the one most thoroughly interwoven with the home and family. It is the day which kindles in…

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An Effective Fire Beater

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 1

A Molong correspondence writes:-- Locally it is found that the very best means by which fires may be fought is with beaters formed of greenhide…

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Careless Use of Fire a Warning Case

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 22 December 1905 · page 2

AT the Police Court on Saturday, before Messrs J. Bourke, and F. T. South, J's.P., Frederick Greyewiski, was charged with setting fire to…

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Destructive Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 4

Bush fires which have destroyed grass and crops are reported. In one case about 500 sheep were killed. Parkes, Thursday…

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Facts & Fancies. Fatal Fires in May

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 3

On Thursday, 6th May, 1886 a fire, attended by loss of life, occurred at Derby where the Grand Theatre, a new building was burned down and one of the actors…

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Fire at a Fair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 December 1905 · page 4

Mudgee, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Cullenbone, seven miles from town, last night. A sale of work was being held in the Cullenbone Hall, in aid of the Union Church, when a Chinese lantern…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 27 December 1905 · page 2

On Friday and Saturday bush fires were reported at. Peak Hill, Molong, Condobolin, Cootamundra, Forbes, Grenfoll, Gundagai, Parkes, and Wagga. At Molong 500 sheep…

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Bush Fires. the Danger Acute

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

Almost every day during the past week’s hot weather brought fresh records of bush and grass fire outbreaks. The danger from them seems to be very…

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Fires in the Yass District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

Yass, Wednesday.—On Christmas afternoon a fire broke out near Otterbourne station, and spread on to the property, burning over 1500 acres of grass. The neighbours turned out well…

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Yass Fire Brigade

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 28 December 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of the brigade was held at the Fire Station on Thursday, December 21. Trustee Taylor occupied the chair, and there was a large…

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Bush Fires. Mr T. Reynolds a Heavy Loser

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

MR THOS. REYNOLDS had his property at Deep Creole swept by a bush fire last week .It appears that the fire broke out near the railway line, about…

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Yass Fire Brigade

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Yass Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Dec. 21. The balance the she showed a debit balance of…

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Fire at Bendenine

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

ON Tuesday night an outbreak occurred at Friend Bros., Bendenine station, and was burning up to this morning. The damage is confined…

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Fire at Moppity

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

AT noon on Christmas day a fire started on Mr Thaddeus Dwyer's property at Moppity but was quickly mastered. It burnt a considerable…

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Destruction Fire at Lucknow

The Burrowa News · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

ORANGE, Tuesday.—Lucknow band had only just [?] usharing in Christmas Day with joyous music when an alarm of fire was raised. The engine house of the…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration at Orange

The Yass Courier · Friday 29 December 1905 · page 2

Yass will be well represented at [?]range on the 26th and 27th January. Mr. Jewell, the Captain of Yass Fire Brigade, intends taking a strong team…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Goolagong

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 2

A very big fire has been burning for the last few days between here and Grenfell and Forbes, having started on Dent's Ooms station, and coming through to within about…

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Careless Use of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 30 December 1905 · page 4

Cootamundra, Thursday.—Francis Hamilton, Paul M'Bean. William Peirce, and Henry Ward, swagmen, were charged before the police-magistrate to-day with…

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