Curious Accident at Fire. Sydney
The residence of Mr. Edward Hicks, together with most of the contents, was destroyed by fire at Ryde on Saturday night. Hicks was in his backyard shooting flying foxes when he saw…
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Fires & bushfires, 1915
197 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 9 of 10
The Young Witness With which is Incorporated the Burrangong Argus Friday, November 19th. Bush Fire Near Bimbi. Grass Burned. Farmers Fight Flames. Crops Saved with Difficulty
BIMBI Friday.— About midday on Wednesday a bush fire broke out on North Euroka about seven miles from here. It burned flercely for…
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Grafton, Thursday.—Owing to the bush fires burning several bridges between Grafton and Glen Innes, the mail car on Tuesday night was obliged to return, and the mails were sent by…
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The drought on the north coast still continues. The outlook is very serious. Destruction wrought by bush…
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Yesterday afternoon at about twenty minutes past one o'clock a fire was discovered in the barn and adjoining structure, with its contents, at Kenmore Hospital, and before it was subdued…
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Ald Dyball. in conjunction with his aldermanic duties has also the . supervision of the fire district. But he has no desire to given any…
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It transpires that the damage by the fire at Kenmore on Monday was much heavier than at first supposed, and is estimated by some at about £4000. Besides the buildings a large…
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Paris, Nov. 23.—A great fire occurred in an annexe of the Bon Marche store. Ninety wounded soldiers who were in a temporary hospital on the fifth floor were carried out…
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The annexe of the Bon Marche, which was reported to be on fire, was completely destroyed. The damage to stock amounts to £500,000 and to the building £40,000…
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A great fire is raging in an annexe of the famous Bou Marche store. Ninety wounded soldiers had been accommodated in a temporary hospital…
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Public School and Residence Destroyed.—The Public School. and school residence were destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning last. One bedroom and kitchen (detached) were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →F. & S. Association. the Wheat Scheme. Bush Fire Brigade Wanted. Decentralisation Proposal
At the Young Branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, held on Saturday last, Mr. A. Chant occupied the chair; also present, Messrs. J…
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A meeting for the purpose of establishing a Bush Fire Brigade at Young was held on Wednesday evening. Of [?]cers were appointed pro tem, and…
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The committee appointed at the F. and S. A. meeting last Saturday met on Wednesday night and got some way towards organising resources with a…
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Braidwood, Thursday.—Bush fires are still raging on the mountains to the south and east of Araluen. Captain Alley has lost heavily in both fencing and herbage. One block of 640 acres,…
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Mr. Jacob Knopp, headmaster of the North Goulburn Public School, was able to do good work on Thursday afternoon at a grass fire which broke out at the rear of Mr. Foley's…
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The meeting on Saturday afternoon adopted the following organised scheme for fighting bush fires in the district should necessity arise:—…
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A meeting of the committee of the Young Bush Fire Brigade was held in the P. and A. Hall on Saturday Afternoon. Present: Messrs. G. S…
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The Hotel Australia caught fire on Sunday morning about 11.30, but after hard work by the firemen was extinguished. The fire started on the…
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Constable Walton, late of Young, was instrumental in bringing to justice at Ardlethan last week an unnaturalised German named Frank Moser, who was apparently a menace to…
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