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

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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The Molong Fire. MOLONG, Saturday Night

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 2

The inquiry into the circumstances of the mysterious fire concluded to-night. One witness swore that Domeny asked him to go to court and…

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The Molong Fire. Conclusion of the Inquest

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

Molong, Sunday.—The inquiry into the origin of the recent fire was resumed on Friday, Mr. Rooke representing tile insurance companies…

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Seeing Out a Fire

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 4

When a man rushed breathlessly into the sixth story room in which William M'Golly was correcting proofs, and cried, "The place is on fire!"…

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Earthquake, Fire and Matrimony

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 3

WHEN Dr James Hardy Ballance, a California resident, and Mrs. Maud Lawson (formerly in Victoria), fixed April 18 as their wedding-day in San Francisco, they…

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The Molong Fire, Coroner’s Inquiry. Molong

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 3

The inquiry into the recent fire was resumed yesterday. Mr. Rooke representing the insurance companies. Dib Domeny stated that the stock in January…

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The Molong Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 July 1906 · page 4

Molong, Tuesday.—At the Police Court to-day Dib Domeny was charged with endeavouring to persuade Claude Charters to give false evidence in judicial proceedings before the…

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Great Fire at Hamburg

Goulburn Herald · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 3

St. Michael's Church at Hamburg has been destroyed by fire. The tower, which rose to a height of 430ft, collapsed, setting fire to several houses. Four persons were killed…

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Fire at McMahon's Reef

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 2

A five occurred at McMahon's Reefs on Sunday morning last which destroyed a kitchen, and its contents, the property of Mrs. Mary Aun Cluney, an old and very much respected…

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The Molong Fire. Domney Charged with Arson. an Old Resident’s Story. Molong

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 7 July 1906 · page 2

Dib Domney was charged at the police court to-day with maliciously setting fire to a shop in Bank-street with intent to defraud. Sergeant Ritchie stated that whilst the accused…

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The Molong Fire. MoLonG

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 10 July 1906 · page 4

Dib Domney was charged at the police court today with maliciously setting fire to a shop in Bank-street with intent to defraud…

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Fire at Queanbeyan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 July 1906 · page 6

Queanbeyan, Thursday.—A fire was discovered at 1 o'clock this morning at a cottage owned by Mr. Thomas Waters, sen., and situated near the railway station. The place with its…

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Big Fire at Petersham

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

Shortly before 12 o'clock on Monday night a fire broke out in a shop in Parramatt[?]-road. Petersham, and before it could be extinguisned it spread…

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Fire in a Coal Mine. Miraculous Escapes From Death

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 20 July 1906 · page 2

Wellington, (N.Z.), Monday.—Particulars of the fire at the Moly neax Coal Company's mine show that the flames broke out at 2…

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Young Fire Brigade

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, for the purpose of forming an active fire brigade at Young, was held in the Phoenix Room (Town Hall), on Wednesday…

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Fire Brigade Movement

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 21 July 1906 · page 2

ON Tuesday night a public meeting convened by advertisement, was held in the Phoenix Room, Town Hall, the object being to receive a report from the committee formed some years ago and…

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Great Whisky Blaze. LONDON, July 20

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

Watson's bonded warehouses and Robertson's distillery in Dundee, Scotland, has been burnt out. There was enormous destruction of whisky,…

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Disastrous Fires. Russian Town in Flames. London, July 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 4

The whole of the town of Syzran, which is near Simbirsk, South-eastern Russia, is in flames. Several hundreds of people have perished…

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City on Fire. LONDON, July 20

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 24 July 1906 · page 2

The whole town of Synran, on the Volga, in South-Eastern Russia, is aflame. Several hundred people have perished, and 36,000 persons are…

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Disastrous Fires

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 1

Great fires have occurred at Dundee, Yokohama, and Syzran (southeastern Russia.) The town of Syzran has been…

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Great Fire at Leeds

Goulburn Herald · Friday 27 July 1906 · page 3

A great fire occurred yesterday in Wellington-street Leeds. Damage to the amount of £100,000 was done…

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