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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Fires & bushfires
154 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 8
Narrabri, Sunday.—At 2.45 o'clock this morning another devastating fire broke out in Narrabri, when 11 buildings in the main business portion of the town were burnt to the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The dry spell is having a terrible effect on the South Coast, especially in establishing a record for bush fires. Off and on for about a week the mountain range in the Illawarra…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday night, the 19th a fire occurred at Mr. John Feltus' place Aurvill, which, in a few minutes, rendered a whole family of eight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A new French fire and heat proof case for the protection of jewels and other valuables consists of two boxes made of asbestos, one of which is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At twenty minutes to nine on Sunday evening the fire bell sounded the alarm, and a huge crowd which congregated in front of Mr. Jobson's cycle and sports depot, Auburn-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Melbourne, Sunday.—While the train from Melbourne to Bairnsdale was speeding along between Fernbank and Lindenow yesterday afternoon two of its passenger cars caught fire, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hawkesbury Agricultural College narrowly escaped damage or total destruction by a bush fire on Saturday. The flames spread to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Benalla early this morning, when the Broken River butter factory and two weatherboard cottages were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two cottages at Como have been totally destroyed by fire. BRISBANE STRIKE. There was no news from Brisbane this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire broke out at Was Wan early this morning, and five business places in the main portion of the town were totally destroyed, together with their contents. Several other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bombala, Thurday.—On Wednesday morning a house occupied by Ah Mann, Chinese gardener, situated at Crankie's Plains, two miles from Bombala, was found to be a heap of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I notice in your issue of the 17th inst. a squib relating to the bush fire scare, a travelling supposed lunatic taking the trouble to light fires along each side of the road leading between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Wednesday morning a number of ladies went to help clear away the decorations and various things used in connection with the Pipit Fair in St. Nicholas' School-room on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire at Kerosene Bay early this morning destroyed two boatsheds, with their contents, including two fine motor launches. CAMPBELL MOIR'S APPEAL…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire in Texas rendered 1000 people homeless, and destroyed property to the value of £1,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Relief committees are operating with a view to ameliorating the distress occasioned by the Houston fire. A thousand people are homeless, and the damage is estimated at £1,500,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The fire brigades in Adelaide are on strike, and the city is thus at the mercy of the flames. Places of public amusement were picketed on Saturday night to prevent non-unionists taking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The One Who Was There," writing in reply to our Longreach correspondent with regard to a report of bush fires, says there is no cause for any regret. He did his best to supply…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hark! the loud alarum bells, brazen bells! What a tale of terror their turbulency tells!" This was the tale on Friday afternoon. The bell rang, and rang, and rang. The brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire gutted a six storied building in Adelaide-street, Brisbane, early this morning. Good work was done by the firemen…
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