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

Fires & bushfires, 1916

178 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 9

Fire at Inverell

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Rosa Bros bog store at Invcrell was totally burnt on Wednesday night. The stock was valued at £8,500 and the building cost…

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Fire at Redfern. £6000 DAMAGE

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday,—A fire broke out in premises owned by the late J. Munro, in Walker street, Redforn, this morning, which was completely…

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Big Fire. Buildings Destroyed at Dalby

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 6

DALBY (Q.) Tuesday.—Early yesterday morning a fire destroyed the Royal Hotel, Church of England Sunday School, and Wambo Shire…

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Early Morning Fire. (Cottage Totally Destroyed

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 1

About 5 o'clock on. Wednesday morning a six roomed cottage situated about three miles from Young off the (Femora road was together with the…

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Fire in Mill. Much Wheat Dbstroyec

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 6

GUNNEDAH, Tuesday. — What is known as No. 2 mill, owned by Brunton and Co., was totally destroyed, by fire here this morning. The mill…

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The War. Outrages in America. Fire at New York Wharf. Damage One Million Sterling

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

NEW YORK, Thursday. — The steamsbips Bolton Castle and Pacific have been destroyed at a disastrous fire at the wharves. The pier at…

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Fire at Parkes

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 3

PARKES, Monday.—A fire destroyed the seven-roomed weather-board residence of Mr. F. Littlewood, farmer, Gunningbland. The inmates were…

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Fire in Darlinghurst

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

A fire at the Sydney Printing Works, Darlinghurst, was not extinguished until £200 damage had been done, and the contents of two shops underneath affected by water…

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Fire at Tamworth. Hotel and Hall Destroyed

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Tuesday. — A fire broke out in the Olympia Hall and Norfolk Hotel, Tamworth, last night. Both were destroyed. The damage is…

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Fire Outbreak Prevented

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

Thus early has it been demonstrated what an indespensible factor the services of such a person as a night-watchman is to the safety of the town and the welfare…

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Lightning Fires a House. Building Destroyed. Warren

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2

Mumblebone Homestead, belonging to Messrs. Kator Brothers, was tottally destroyed by fire, resulting from a lightning flash, during the, absence…

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The Recent Fire. an Open Vhrdiot

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 1

The adjourned Inquiry into the cause of the the which on 16th inst. destroyed a six-roomed pise cottage owned by Mr. Alexander Chant and…

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Bush Fire. About 600 Acres Burnt

Young Witness · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 1

A fire which started on Wednesday in a paddock owned by Mr. A. J. Long, about three miles from Young on the Cowra road, devastated about…

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The Fire Station

Young Witness · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

This morning Mr. Farrar, M.L.C. (Chairinani of the Board of Fire Commissioners), and Mr. Shepherd (Municipal representative on the Board),…

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Goulburn Fire Brigade

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 4 March 1916 · page 4

The annual inspection of the local Fire Brigade station was held on Thursday. Mr. Farrar, president of the Board, Mr. Harry Webb, secretary, and Mr. A. Shepherd, representative of he…

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Fire in Auburn-street. Stables Gutted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 4

At about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the 10ft of a storeroom at the back of Mr. W. T. Richardson's butcher's shop In Auburn-street. The building, which is of brick,…

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Dead Blocked the Way Machine Guns Could Not Fire. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

A French gunner at Vordun writes: —"We had sometimes to withdraw the machine guns, 30 yards because of the German corpses which…

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Country Foundry Burnt Out Parkes

Young Witness · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 1

Vendibles foundry was destroyed by fire last night. The adjoining buildings were saved by the prompt uction of the fire brigade. The loss…

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Fire at Taralga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

Our Taralga correspondent reports:—A shed and its contents, comprising 30 tons hay, a large quantity of grain, fertiliser. and reaper and binder, the property of Mr. Robert Baxter, were…

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Fatal Fire at St. John's. Vancouver

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 2

In a fire at St. John's, Now Brunswick, explosions destroyed and sunk the steamer Matatua at the docks, where she was loading cargo for New Zealand. The captain was killed. The…

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