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

Fires & bushfires, 1909

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Fire at Araluen

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 8

Araluen, Wednesday. - The homestead of Mr. John Collins, jun., was destroyed by fire last night. Thoe family were all away at a concert. Nothing was saved. The value of…

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Big Fire at Kalgoorlie

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 3

Kalgoorlie (W.A.), Wednesday. - A disastrous fire, involving a loss of between £40,000 and £50,000 and the cossation of gold production for six or seven months, occurred at the Great…

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Orphan Home Fire. the Children Hurnt. [?] Nun’s Devotion

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 13 November 1909 · page 7

In the [?] Catholic orphan [?]lum at New York Inst night a [?] while, the children wore asleep with the result that ten little ones were…

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Outbreak of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 16 November 1909 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred at Dr. Morton's residence on Saturday afternoon. The brigade was promptly on hand, but fortunately its services were not needed. It appears that Dr. Morton entered…

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Hanging Fire. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 2

The proposal made by the Premier on Tuesday for a compromise between the miners and the mine-owners regarding a conference formed the subject of consideration…

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The Latest. Big Fire in Sydney. Outbreak at Saxon and Binns'. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 November 1909 · page 2

At four o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Messrs. Saxon and Binns' timber yards, Pyrmont. It commenced near the water front, and had obtained a firm hold by…

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Saturday's Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 4

By the disastrous conflagration at the timer yards and saw mills of Saxton and Binns, Pyrmont, early on Saturday morning the main portion of the timer yard and…

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Big Fire in Sydney

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 2

A disastrous conflagration occurred at the timber-yards and sawmills of Sax ton and Hinns, Pyrmont, early on Saturday morning. The flames gathered force with…

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Terrible Fire in Sydney. at Saxton and Binns. Estimated Damage £80,000

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 2

THE largest fire which has divested a portion of Sydney for some considerable time occurred on Saturday, destroying the timber yards of Sexton…

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Grass on Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 4

On Tuesday evening about 7 o'clock the grass at the back of Mr. B. Tildesloy's residence in Faithfull-street by some means caught on fire. The fire alarm was sounded, but the grass had been put out…

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Disastrous Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 6

A disastrous conflagration occurred at the timber-yards and sawmills of Saxton and Binns, Pyrmont, early on Saturday morning. The flames…

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Bush Fire Near Coolalie. 800 Acres of Grass Burned

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

On Friday the first bush five, so fur the Yass district is concerned, occurred at what is known as tho Yellow Clay Creek paddock, near Coolalie…

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Big Fire at Gundagai. Five Shops Destroyed

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 4 December 1909 · page 4

THE biggest fire in the history of the town occurred at Gundagai on Wednesday morning about 4 o’clock, when five large shops [?]cupled by Petrich Bros., grocers,…

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Bush Fire Precautions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 4

Yass, Saturday.—At the meeting of the Good[?]adigbee Shire Counciil yesterday the question of bush fires, and that of prevention, was discussed Cr. Julian (president) was in favour of suppressing the…

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Bush Fires and their Prevention, Discussion by the Shire Councillors

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 7 December 1909 · page 2

At the Shire Council meeting on Friday afternoon the question of bush fires and their prevention was discussed. Engineer Cox reported on…

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Bush Fires Prevention

The Yass Courier · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 5

In view of the great danger from bush fires owing to the abundance of dry grass throughout the shire, the Carrathool Shire Council has offered…

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Fire at Victoria Park

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 6

The fire bell sounded at dinner-time on Friday, a fire being noticed in the vioinity of Victoria Park It was found the grass was on fire near the section of fence in Faithfull-street between Montague and…

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Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 December 1909 · page 2

A slight outbreak of fire occurred at Mr. K. Drescher's, jewellers, on Saturday night. The wind blew a mantle drape across an open flame, which was being used. The…

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Destructive Fire on the Tyne

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 15 December 1909 · page 4

One of the most destructive fires which have occurred on the Tyne for years took place on the night of March 3, at the Commissioners' Staiths, Whitehill Point,…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 December 1909 · page 1

Disastrous bush fires are reported from several country districts. At Cabramatta a contractor had been burning off about half a mile to the west of…

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