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

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Bush Fires

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2
Also in Argyle Liberal and District Recorder, Argyle Liberal and District Recorder

A bush fire broke out on Mr. Garry's, Mylora, on Friday evening, about four miles town, and travelled through his paddocks to the Railway and Illalong…

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Bush Fires The Redbank Fire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

Particulars to band from Rodbank this morning state that the fire is now under control, and is being carefully watched. Should it be kept under…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

AN extensive bush fire raged between Burrowa and Frogmore, on Friday, 19th inst., devastating the lands of Joseph Barton, John Wright, William Kelly,…

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Disastrous Bush Fires Large Area Devastated

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

BUSH fires are still raging in various parts of the State. The fire which broke out at Mowabla, near Condobolin, burned Draggin's Mount Nobby…

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Marulan News. Disastrous Bush Fire

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 3

A BUSH fire which did a great deal of damage was raging to the north-west of Marulan on Tuesday and Wednesday. The whole of the country between Chambers Pinch and…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. Desperate Fights for Life. Several Deaths

Goulburn Herald · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 2

A DISASTROUS bush fire started at Toora in Gippsland on Tuesday night. It swept round Hoddle Range, devastated a stretch of timbered country, destroyed many…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

Cumnock, Thursday.—A bush fire broke out at 1 o'clock to-day on W. Black's farm, sweeping all is grass, paddocks. All the available men in Cumnock at once went out, but owing…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

To escape from the bush tires at Toona, Gippsland, three young men took refuge in a dam. One became demented, and tried to cut his throat. Many people had to wrap wet blankets round them…

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Bush Fires in the Marulan District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

A bush fire did considerable damage in the Marulan district on Tuesday and Wednesday. A strip of country some nine miles in except, between Chamber's…

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Bush Fire at Bendisk Morrell

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 5

On Tuesday last at about 11 a.m. a tire broke out on the reserve adjoining Mr. D. Hancock's property, and spread through the adjoining properties in a very short…

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The Bush Fires. a Race for Life. Outbreaks in Victoria. Six Children Killed

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 2

On Friday last a fire from Mowabla burned Mr. Draffin's Mount Nobby property, Condoblin, and on Mr. Anderson's it destroyed 20 acres of standing crop. also…

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Devastated Fire at Albury Travels As Quick As the Mail Train. Alhury

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 6

Later details in regard to the bush fire show that the fire was purely accidental being caused by the lighted head of a safety match being blown…

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Victorian Bush Fires. Widespread Devastation

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 4

FURTHER particulars are to hand concerning the bush fires in the Gippsland district. Mr. Lamb said that lie left Foster on Tuesday at 4 p.m., accompanying Hamblin's daughter…

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Bush Fires in New South Wales

Goulburn Herald · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

THE fire at Englo near Condobolin swept past the door of the homestead, burning the stockyards, 50ft from the house. On Avondale Mr. P. J. Mooney had all his grass swept,…

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Victorian Bush fires. Awful Scenes and Results

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 29 January 1906 · page 2

Some maligo influence seems to hover over the Victorian agricultural districts, and to vent its devilry in the shape of bush fires, which, year after year in one…

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Bush Fires. WAGGA

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

Regarding the grass fire which occurred on Sandy Creek station on Tuesday, the manager, Mr. W. C. Rolls, states it is apparent someone…

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Orange Fire Brigades' Demonstration

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

At the Orange Fire Brigades' Demonstration Goulburn won second prize in the four men engine, Orange being first. In the four men ladder Goulburn won third prize, Wallsend…

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Local & General Police Court. Careless Use of Fire

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

At the police court yesterday afternoon, before the P.M., Edward Godman was charged with leaving a fire burning at [?] on the 27st instant…

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