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

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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The Revolution in St. Petersburg. More Fighting. the Royal Family Running Away. Works on Fire. Reports of Seizures by the Mob. a Brutal Threat. Further Fighting. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

Reuter's corespondent says that fighting has been resumed in the Nevski Prospect, St. Petersburg, the military shooting the people…

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Great Russian Sensation. Panic at a Religious Ceremony. Czar and Court in Danger. a Saluting Gun Fires Shrapnel. London, 20th January

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 2

A highly sensational and startling occurrence, involving an apparently premeditated attempt upon the lives of the Czar and Czarina and the members of the…

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Russian Sensation. Serious Rioting at St. Petersburg. 5,000 Killed and Wounded. Father Sergius Shot. a Bloody Conflict. 40,000 Armed Strikers Marching on St. Petersburg. Sebastopol Works on Fire. London

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 25 January 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the St. Petersburg strikers on Sunday resulted in serious conflicts. It is estimated the killed and wounded number fully 5000, of…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

The central executive committee of the Lord Mayor's' Relief Fund intends to distribute funds as soon as the necessary particulars have been obtained…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

The following team will represent the Goulburn Fire Brigade in competitions at Forbes on the 31th:—A. Barnes, S. Kennedy, A. Korcher. E. Kercher, F. Barnes, W. Taylor, W. cambridge,…

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Marines Refuse to Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 4

A party of marines on Sunday refused to fire on the crowd at St. Petersburg…

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Fire Relief. a Fund Opened

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 3

The adjourned public meeting in connection with the proposed fund for the relief of the sufferers by the recent bush fires, took place on Tuesday evening…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

A MEETING of subscribers, convened by the Mayor, was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening to appoint a committee to administer the fund. About a dozen persons…

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Tramps and Fires

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 1

"Wagga Advertiser " says--" Little danger of any kind is to be feared. from the men who trump the country seeking work at harvest time. Indeed '…

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Fire Relief Fund

The Yass Courier · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

The adjourned meeting for the purpose of assisting those persons who had sustained loss by fire was held in the Mechanics’ Institute on Tuesday…

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Destructive Fire in New Zealand

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 5

A BIG black of brick buildings, three stories high, running from Brandon to Panama streets, in the heart of Wellington, known as the D.I.C., and containing a large stock of…

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Cause and Prevention of Bush Fires. an Official Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

The Premier has received from Mr. Frederick Trollope, chairman of the Hay Land Board, a report on the subject of the recent bush fires. It will be remembered that Mr…

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Local Bush Fire Relief Fund. Grants Made

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 4

The committee appointed to distributes the Goulburn Bush Fire Relief Fund met at the Town Hall on Friday afternoon. Applications for relief were received from Windellima…

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Pastoral & Agricultural. Cause of Bush Fires

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 30 January 1905 · page 2

The Premier has received from Mr. F. T[?]ope, chairman of the Land Board at Hay, a report on the cause of Bush fires, and on the best and readiest means of…

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Local Bush Fire Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

We have been shown a letter sent to Mr. G. Bastin by Mr. F. D. Bugg, secretary of the Parkesbourne committee, on behalf of the committee, stating—"The committee has given your…

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Disastrous Fire at Bombala

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 3

DISASTROUS fire occurred at 4 a.m. yesterday, when a large two-storied brick building, occupied by Mr. N. Goodman as a general store, and Messrs. Jackson Brothers' produce…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 2

At the Forbes Fire Brigade Demonstration Goulburn obtained third place in the four men engine and third in the six men engine. Their time for the first was 31 secs., Stockton winning with 28 4-5,…

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Cause of Bush Fires

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 1

THE Premier has received from Mr. F. Trollope, chairman of the Land Board at Hay, a report on the cause of bust [?]s, and on the best and…

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Water Causes Fires

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 3

That water can cause fire may at first seem a little unlikely, but this is just what happened on the western coast of Ireland only a few years ago. The rocks which…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

At a meeting of the Bush Fires Relief Fund in Sydney on Thursday it was reported that the leases amounted to £12,000. It was resolved to distribute the fund subscribed through local…

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