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

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Great Fire at Kempsey. Damage, £25,000

Goulburn Herald · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 3

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Kempsey early yesterday morning, and wrought fearful devastation. Practically the whole of the business centre was destroyed, as there were…

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Great Fire at Kempsey. Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Yass Courier · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 2

A great fire has occurred in the city of Kempsey. Nearly every building in the main portion of the town has been destroyed…

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Alarm of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

A small fire, quickly subdued, broke out in the lamp room at the Goulburn station on Thursday evening. The services of the fire brigade were not required, although the men turned out in full force…

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Great Fire at Kempsey. KEMPSEY

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 3

A terribly destructive fire, which travelled with great rapidity, despite the strenuous endeavors of the townspeople to check its career, broke out this morning…

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Big Fire at Kempsey. Great Loss of Property

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 4

Kempsey, Thursday.—A terrible fire occurred in Kempsey this morning, half the town being destroyed. An alarm of fire was given about 20 minutes…

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Serious Fire at Ballarat

Goulburn Herald · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 2

THE ironmongery establishment of A. Dawson and Sons, Sturt-street, Ballarat, was destroyed by fire early on Friday morning. The damage is estimate at £20,000. The outbreak was…

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The Kempsey Fire. £40,00 DAMAGE

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 3

A brief press wire appeared in Thursday’s issue relative to a disastrous fire in Kempsey, which broke out on Thursday morning, and destroyed the business…

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Fire at Grenfell

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

A FIRE, resulting in the total destruction of the house long-known as “ The Cedars,” together with all its contents, occurred about half-past I on Thursday morning. The…

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Fire in London—damage £150,000

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

A fire occurred in Wood-street, Cheapside, and destroyed several warehouses containing Manchester goods, silks and woollens valued at £150,000…

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Great Fire in Adelaide. Damage £75,000

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 3

EARLY yesterday morning a column of smoke was seen issuing from the roof of the spacious two-storeyed offices and warehouse of Messrs. Harrold, Colton and Company Limited,…

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Fire at Cheapside

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 2

A disastrous fire, which broke out in Woodstreet, cheapside, destroyed several warehouses containing…

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Great Fire in Adelaide. Diggest Outbreak for Years

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 1

Adelaide, Tuesday.--Early this morning an caller at the John Bull stables, Currie-street, observed a column of smoke…

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A Bush Fire. Several Holders Suffer

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

Some time on Sunday a fire broke out and got under way on Mr. M. C. Smith’s holding, a few miles below Bowning. There was not much wind blowing, but…

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Fire Near Philadelphia

Goulburn Herald · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

Mr. Wanamaker's residence near Philadelphia ban been burnt down. The damage is estimated at a million dollars…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1907 · page 2

An 11 a.m. on Monday fire broke out on the southern boundary of Moorong Estate, near Wagga. It leaped Urana road and swept on to Pomingalarna commons, which were all…

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In the Web of Fate Chapter Xxxvii. “I Threw the Letter Is the Fire.”

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 4

The most intense excitement prevailed throughout the crowded room as Uldene, pale as death, drew back the folds of her veil and stood revealed before them…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 2

AN outbreak of fire occurred a few days ago on Mr. M. Goodwin's property, near Jugiong. A heavy westerly wind fanned the flames, and the country was devastated for nearly…

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Fire Fighting Apparatus

The Burrowa News · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 1

A combination of water tower and fire escape for persons trapped in high building that recently been devised. In the apparatus the principle of the lazy tongs has been…

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Terrible Fire in Switzerland

Goulburn Herald · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 3

A shocking fire occurred at a boardinghouse at Steinach, on the shore of Lake Constance, Switzerland. Mr. Watson, an Englishman, and his wife…

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Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

DURING this week on two occasions the cry of “ Fire ” has rung out in our midet, and on both prompt action has prevented what might have been a serious…

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