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

Fires & bushfires, 1911

143 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 8

Fire, Mr. Matt Jasprizza’s Residence Destroyed

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

AT about a.m. on Sunday last Mr. [?] Jaspri[?] had the [?] house and [?] by fire. The [?] [?] was first noticed at about 3.30 a.m…

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Fire at Burrowa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

Burrowa, Tuesday.—A serious fire occurred [?]st night when James Hardiman's Harp of [?]rin Hotel was completely gutted, with its fur[?]ture and stock. There is no clue as to the…

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Gunning Flour Mill Fire. an Open Verdict

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

Gunning, Wednesday.—The inquiry in connection with the burning of the Gunning flour mills was hold by the coroner to-day, and an open verdict returned. Mr. A. E. Grovenor,…

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Cable News. a Church on Fire. Congregation Panic-stricken. Vancouver, Jan. 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

A disastrous accident occurred at S[?] Luis Potozi, Mexico, on New Year's Da[?] While a New Year's service was being held [?] a church the upsetting of a candle set fire [?]…

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Anarchists' Battle. Furious Rifle Fire. Police Charge Disallowed. Criminals Commit Suicide. London, Jan. 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 2

The siege of the anarchist tenement in Sidney-street, at the back of the Anarchist Club, in Commercial-road and Jubilee-street, finished early this afternoon in the burning of the…

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Fires. MORONGLA

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred here on Boxing Day, the premises of one of our local storekeepers, Mr. H. H. Fowler, being completely destroyed. Mr. and…

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Big Fire at Gunning

The Yass Courier · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

The Gunning flour mills were burnt down early on Saturday morning. The fire was first noticed shortly after 12.30, when it had a…

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Fire in Burrowa. Harp of Erin Hotel Burned Down

The Burrowa News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 2

A most disastrous fire, which may have been attended with more serious results, occurred in Burrowa on Monday night last, at about 2 o'clock…

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The Fire at Gunning. the Inquiry

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 5

An inquiry was held on Wednesday at the Court-house, before Mr. F. H. Ridley, P.M., concerning the outbreak of fire at the Gunning Flour Mill in the early morning of Saturday,…

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Fatal Fire in a College. London, Jan. 6

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

A fire gutted St. Joseph's College, Granby, Quebec, yesterday. The Father Superior and the assisant superior aided 30 students and teachers to escape…

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Fire At Good Hope

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

A dead tree on Mr. D. McKinnon’s property at Good Hope was set on fire by a flash of lightning on Friday. The fire set the grass alight, but, Mr…

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Gunning Flour Mill Fire. an Open Verdict

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

The inquiry in connection with the burning of the Gunning Flour Mill was held by the Coroner on Wednesday. An open verdict was…

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The Harp of Erin Hotel Fire. the Inquiry

The Burrowa News · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 2

An official inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the Harp of Erin Hotel fire on the 3rd instant was held by the Coroner, Mr. James Stevenson, J.P…

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The Latest. Sydney, Saturday. Fire in Oxford-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 4

A destructive fire in Oxford-street at an early hour this morning broke out in Green's furniture frame promises, which were completely burnt out. Three other places were severely…

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Bush Fire Claims

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

Albury, Tuesday.—Following upon the verdict recently given for £3120 damages in an action brought by Mrs. Watson against the railway Commissioners in respect of a bush fire last…

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The Latest. Fire at Camperdown. Girls' Narrow Escape. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

The accidental overturning of a can of turpentine on top of a lighted gas ring caused an outbreak of fire at Graham Brothers' factory, Camperdown, this morning, which resulted in…

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Abandoned at Sea. Steamer Parisiana on Fire. Story of the Fire. Vessel White with Heat

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 3

The missing steamer Parisiana has been abandoned in the Indian Ocean in the grip of a great fire and by [?] is a charred and bunkled ruin reposing the ocean bottom…

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Young Police Court. Tuesday. Before Mr. F. B. Trcats P.M. CAR[?]LESS [?] of Fire

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

William Robertson, Frederick Fisher, Edward Lewis and Septimus Lewis wore charged with that they did on the 5th day of January at Seven Mile Springs on…

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Wheat District on Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 January 1911 · page 4

It is reported that the whole of the Teodolina wheat district, in the province of Santa Fe, is on fire. The report has not yet been confirmed…

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Burnt Out

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 2

AT the conclusion of the performance of the George Stephenson's Company, “The Wanderers ” in the Temperance Hall, Cond[?], on Saturday night, a lamp…

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