Fires at the Co-op
We understand that two or three more small outbreaks of fire were discovered at the Co-op. Stores on Monday. It is a pity that the person who is the cause of so much anxiety to the staff…
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Fires & bushfires, 1914
130 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 1 of 7
Destructive Fire. [?] December 29
During a temporary failure of the water system, a fire broke out here and destroyed a block of houses and stores, the loss being estimated at 500,000 dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Second Fire. Royal Hotel Stables
About three o'clock this (Thursday) afternoon the Royal Hotel stables were discovered alight. The proprietor and a couple of. the employees subdued the flames with buckets of water…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The First Fire of the Year
The Goulburn Fire Brigade were soon busy in the new year, for no sooner had the residents retired to their beds after spending the early part of the night in celebration of the new…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Bourke-street Fire. Miss Cox in the Hospital. Suffering From Poison
On Monday morning Miss B. Cox, whose store was burnt out in Bourke-street on Christmas morning, walked up to the door of Dr. Morton's surgery. She had the symptoms of…
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There is an old brick kiln on Mr. Harry Baxter's paddock on the other side of the racecourse, about a mile and a half from the city; and at about a quarter to 10 on Friday morning…
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Just as we were going to press on Thursday a fire was in progress in a stable at the rear of the Royal Hotel. When the brigade arrived dense masses of smoke were issuing from the structure,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Bourke-street Fire. Miss Cox Before the Court. a Nominal Penalty
On Friday morning, at the Police Court, before Mr. Williams and Mr. Smith, Barbara Catherine Cox, whose store was burnt on the morning of Christmas Day, was charged with…
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Recently a number of small fires, in some cases due to the careless use of matches by passers-by, have occurred in the city. On Monday afternoon some cases containing packing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spectacular Fire. Small Cottage Destroyed
At twenty-five minutes past eight on Tuesday night the Fire Brigade received a call through the exchange to a three-roomed wooden cottage in Chantry-street, North…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. Sydney, Thursday. Fire in Sydney
The fusing of an electric wire on the first floor of the Sunshine Harvester buildings in George-street, city, resulted in a fire which did considerable damage to that floor and to five…
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A fire in the Laggan district has done some damage. At latest accounts it was in the vicinity of Naughton's. Some acres of grass were destroyed on…
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A fire broke out on Friday afternoon in a large storage shed connected with the Cumberland Paper Board Mills. Lane Cove, and the structure, which contained a quantity of paper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn Fire Brigade. Interesting Presentations
On Thursday night a long table, liberally supplied with edibles, was placed at the side of the Goulburn Fire Station, and around it sat the firemen, the occasion being the presenting…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Goulburn Fire Equipment. Motor Engine Wanted
At the Council meeting on Thursday evening the question of obtaining a motor fire engine for Goulburn was brought up, The Mayor said that Lismore was obtaining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Shire Office
The local Fire Brigade effected a good save early on Saturday evening, when a fire broke out at the rear of the Shire Offices. A quantity of…
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Albury, Monday.—Settlers along a considerable stretch of the Upper Murray country, extending from Tumbarumba on the east to Germanton on the west, and Wymah and Jingellie on the…
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A disastrous fire broke out to the north of Crookwefl on Saturday last, doing considerable damage. Miles of fencing and grass were destroyed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fire. in Laggan District. Enormous Damage
A disastrous bush fire was raging in the Laggan district on Saturday and Sunday, and enormous damage has been caused. The fire was supposed to have started on Mr. John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire
Melbourne, Sunday.—shortly after 1 o'clock to-day a fire broke out in Treadway's Coliseum, a large drapery emporium in Chapel-street, P[?]han, and before it had been got under…
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