Marengo. Bush Fire Brigade
A public meeting was held on Saturday night, the 3rd inst., for the purpose of forming Bush Fire Brigade. The meeting was well attended, nearly all the chief…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
298 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 6 of 15
Young Police Court FRIDAY, Before Mr. Byrnes, P.M. Careless Use of Fire
William Harcombe was charged with the careless use of fire. Mr. Hogan for the defence, Senior-Constable McDonald, deposed l am…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yours Police Court. Friday, February 9,1906. BEFORE J. BYRNE Esq., P.M. Leaving Fire Unextinguished
William Harcombe was charged that he did on the 23rd January leave a fire unextinguished. Defendant pleaded not guilty and was defended…
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At recent meetings of tho Wagga and Jun[?] Fire Brigades resolutions were adopted congratulating the Yass Fire Brigade and Band upon the way they…
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In view of the unusually prolific growth of grass over a large area of the State, and the increased danger of Settlers from bush fires, the inspector…
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The man Godson, brought in from Weejasper last Monday by Constable Gibson, and remanded for a week, was brought up this morning and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams. GUNNING, Wednesday. Fire at Gunning
A fire broke out in Mr. James Wilson's store about three o'clock this morning. The whole of the building, with its contents and an adjoining dwelling, was destroyed in a few minutes…
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THE third fire that has occurred in mines at Broken Hill took place yesterday in the 550 feet level of the Junction mine. It is supposed that sparks from a shot at the level…
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After a big fire in London some interesting notes were made on the safes which were excavated from the ruins. One safe had the brass handles and fittings…
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The Junction Mine, Broken Hill, is on fire, the outbreak having occurred at the 550ft. level. The brigades were fighting with the flames on Thursday afternoon, and attempts were made to block off the…
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THE Proprietary Mine at Broken Hill was discovered at 9 o'clock on Saturday night to be on fire at the 4000 feet level. The flames were fortunately stopped by a dead end, and…
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Murrumburrah, Monday.—Another bush fire broke out on Garangula station on Saturday evening, and burnt until the next afternoon. Volunteers and men from Cunningham Plains…
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MR. W. J. WEBB'S hotel, near tile railway station at Dalby, (Q), was burned to the ground on Monday afternoon. Little or nothing was sated, and the lesee, John Ryan,…
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A FIRE broke out at 1.15 a.m. yesterday in Mr. James Munro's wood turnery and spoke factory, in Walker-street, Redfern. Four steamers and two hydrants were soon at work,…
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A FIRE, which resulted in the total destruction of a vast stock of timber at the yard of Mr. H. M'Kenzie, and his plant, as well as the timber of the Austral Timber Company, at…
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The fire at M'Kenzie's sawmills at Pyrmont was the most disastrous in Sydney since the destruction of Hensch's bond three years ago. All the properties damaged were insured, but the proportion of…
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A fire which at one time threatened to wipe out the timber industry of Prymont broke out Thursday night, and caused intense excitement among many thousands of people, who were attracted from all…
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About 10 o’clock on Thursday night a huge fire occurred at Black wattle Bay, Sydney, resulting in the total destruction of a vast stock of timber at tho yard of…
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Condobolin, Wednesday. —On Monday afternoon, as Mr. R. Savage was preparing to burn some…
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A disastrous fire has occurred at Taira, on the east coast of Japan. Six hundred houses were destroyed, and thirty-seven people were incinerated…
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