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

Fires & bushfires, 1916

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Canada. Liberal Party Split. Suspicious Fire. Ottawa

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 May 1916 · page 1

Arising out of a dispute over the teaching of French in Ontario schools, Sir Wilfrid Laurier has resigned the leadership of the Liberal party, which is divided upon the issue, the Western…

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To-day's Wires Big Fire at Darling Harbour. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

A fire broke out last night in Simpson's Free Stores, Darling Harbour, as a result of which the building and contents were completely destroyed…

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The Darling Harbour Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 4

The fire at Darling Harbour is still burning, and is expected to smoulder for several days. Only a small and battered portion of the big store remains standing. The remainder is a…

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Canadians Counter-attack. Ypres Positions Regained. Record Artillery Fire. London, Monday Night

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 2

The British headquarter on the western front has made the following special announcement:— "Friday's German attack on the Canadians at…

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Fire at Carrathool

Young Witness · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 1

A destructive fire occurred at Carrathool on Wednesday, When Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender's offices, J. Darcy's saddlery shop, McMahon's and…

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Heroic Curate. How Thhe V.c. Was Won. Saving Wounded Under Fire

Young Witness · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

An officer of the Northumberland Fusiliers relates in the London "Daily Telegraph" a vivid story of the circumstances under which the Rev. E…

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Two Lads and a Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 4

Newcastle, Sunday.—At about midnight on Sunday, June II, two boys, Charles and Thomas Gunning, aged respectively 13 and 8 years, entered the Public School at Dora Creek and…

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(From Our Correspondent.) Fire at Auburn. Brigades Bogged. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 1

A fire destroyed a three-roomed weatherboard house at Auburn early this morning. Thu occupant escaped from the burning building after saving a few personal effects. A fire brigade…

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Fire in Meat Factory. Millions of Pounds of Tinned Meat Destroyed. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

Copenhagen reports that a fire, supposed to be the work of an incendiary, destroyed Heines meat curing factory, in Saxony. It is estimated that two…

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Fire at Lithgow. Lithgow

Young Witness · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

Fire gutted Mr. s. A. Finey's furniture warehouse in Main Street, about midday yesterday. A strong westerly wind was blowing at the time…

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Suspicious Fires in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 4

In view of the rather alarming number of fires that have broken out of late in soft-goods establishments in Sydney the police have been led to suspect incendiarism. This suspicion…

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Fire in Police Cell

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 1

At Henty a man was arrested on a warrant and charged with stealing luggage at the Central Railway Station, Sydney. He was placed In the…

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Serious Fire at Burrinjuck

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

Yass, Monday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Burrinjuck last night. Twelve rooms in the men's barracks were destroyed. Most of the contents were saved…

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France the Great Offensive. Further Advances. Germans Fire on Surrender. Ing Troops. Wounded Troops Buried Under Piles of Dead. Paris, Monday Night

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 2

The Paris communique issued on Monday says: "We ocupied on Sunday night along a three mile front two Lines of German second positions, from…

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Cologne Disturbances. Soldiers Refuse to Fire. Amsterdam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 4

The "Telegraof" states that severe disturbances have occurred at Cologne. Soldiers refused to fire on the crowds, and the police killed ten persons…

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The Russians. the Fight for Kovel. Enemy's Awful Losses. Austrians Between Two Fires. (Published in "The Times.")

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 4

The Times' correspondent at Petrograd describes the counter-offensive on the Kovel front. It was planned at a special meeting of. Generals won Linsingen, Mackensen, and von…

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A Coolamon Fire

Young Witness · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 1

At the Wagga Quarter Sessions before Judge Docker, George Whaley, was charged with having on May 30 last maliciously set fire to a dwelling…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Stedman's Confectionery

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1916 · page 2

Shortly after 2 o'clock this (Thursday) morning a fire was discovered in the confectionery works of James Stedman & Co., in Clarence-street, nearly opposite Barrack-street. The…

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Disastrous Fire in Sydney. Damage Estimated at Up to £150,000. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 27 July 1916 · page 2

The damage by this morning's disastrous fire is variously estimated at from £100,000 to £150,000. The insurances amount to nearly £200,000…

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Curtaihs of Fire

Young Witness · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 3

The phrase "curtains of fire" occurs so frequently in the cables that the following description by an American correspondent will be interesting…

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