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

Fires & bushfires, 1913

132 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 7

Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 March 1913 · page 2

A fire occurred at Mr. R. H. Tuttlebee's slaughterhouse on Wednesday night. About two tons of tallow were destroyed, and in all damage to about £100 was done…

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The War. Chatalia Taken. Adrianople on Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 5

Sofia, March 26.—Shakri Pasha, commandant of the Adrianople garrison, surrendered to General Ivanoff at 2 o'clock this afternoon. He attempted to surrender to the Servians, but the…

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Fire and Flood. Intense Suffering. Columbus (Ohio), March 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

Indianapolis reports that 150 persons were drowned there. Dayton, March 26. A huge explosion has wrecked an additional…

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The Fire Bell

The Yass Courier · Monday 7 April 1913 · page 2

Captain Dyhall informs us that the cause of the delay in the erection of the fire bell was on account of the contractors being unable to procure…

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Fire Brigade

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1913 · page 2

AT the Council Meeting on Monday night, a lengthy letter was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners enclosing a letter from Mr. L…

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A Fire Alarm

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

A fair percentage of Young residents were disturbed at about 8.30 p.m. on Monday by an alarm of fire. The bell managed to raise a few who were close to it, but we fancy the…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

The premises of the Buttonhole Fancy Costume Company at the intersection of George and Bathurst streets were partly destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated…

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Fire in the Railway Yards

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 May 1913 · page 2

Two trucks, loaded chiefly with lime, caught fire owing to the rain of last (Friday) night. One truck had a parcel of drapery also, and this was practically ruined. The tarpaulins…

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Disastrous Fire. Suspicious Origin. London, May 3

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 May 1913 · page 4

A shed belonging to the Midland Railway Company at Bradford, in which a large quantity of wool was stored, was, together with 19 wool-laden waggons, burnt to the ground last…

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How to Clean Fire-irons

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 17 May 1913 · page 1

Put some bathbrick into a saucer and moisten with paraffin oil. Apply this with a rag, dry off with a little whiting, and polish with a chamois leather…

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Fierce Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 May 1913 · page 2

A fierce fire broke out on Wednesday night at the rubber factory of Messrs. Duval and Co., of 26 Elizabeth-street, Paddington. When the fire brigades arrived on the scene the fire had…

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Exhibition Fire. Brussels, May 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 27 May 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out in the Ghent Exhibition on Saturday night, and burned for two hours, during which buildings covering an area of 150 spuare yards were destroyed…

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Orphanage Burnt Out

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 1

The Roman Catholic Girls Orphanage, Auckland, was destroyed by fire at six o'clock on Tuesday morning. One hundred children who were is…

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Polling Place Destroyed by Fire

The Young Chronicle · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 2

The polling booth at Emmaville, in the New England Electoral Division was burned down at 5.30 o'clock on Sunday morning. The polling was…

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Fire Near Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 5

Yass, Friday.—Mr. S. C. Maddrell's homestead at Valo Beder, eight miles from town, was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon, together with the furniture and valuables. Only…

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Destructive Fire at Vale Beder. Homestead Totally Destroyed

The Yass Courier · Monday 16 June 1913 · page 2

The rumour which reached Yass late on Thursday evening that Mr. S. C. Maddrell’s homestead at vale Beder had been totally destroyed by fire, was…

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Telegrams. Burglars' Latest. Set Fire to House. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 June 1913 · page 4

Mrs. Ramaciotti, of Strathfield, upon returning home late last night, after visiting some friends, found the house in flames. The firemen on arrival found four distinct fires had…

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Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 4

At 1.45 on Friday morning the fire bell sounded, and six men turned out to attend an outbreak at the railway station, where a travelling gassometer had caught alight. This gassometer…

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The Vale Beder Fire

The Yass Courier · Saturday 21 June 1913 · page 2

An inquiry was held at Vale Beder on the cause of the fire which totally destroyed Mr. S. C. Maddrell's homestead…

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A Slow Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 July 1913 · page 6

If a room is to be left for a few hours, but the fire is to be kept. in, instead of throwing a lot of coal on it is much better and safer to put two or three pieces, and then throw a…

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