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

Fires & bushfires, 1917

196 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 10

Fire at Grenfell Two Shops Burnt

Young Witness · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

Paice and Company's drapery store and William McCabe's billiard saloon and tobacconist premises were destroyed by fire early on Sunday…

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Mice and Fires. Outbreaks in West. (Country Frees Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 May 1917 · page 2

Numerous outbreaks of fires in the Western districts are said to be due to mice…

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Yass Soldier Burnt Out

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 4

A house in Yass, the property of Mr. J. Dawe (of Bowning) and occupied by Mr. W. Newton, a returned soldier, and his family, was totally, destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning…

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Fire Near Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 4

A fire occurred on Monday night at Mr. James Sibben's farm, Clyde Road, near Braidwood. Ono hundred and sixty tons of hay, valued at £650, a shed valued at £200, and a…

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Big Fire in Japan. TOKIO

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 2

All the public buildings and 3500 house have been burned at Yonezaw. SYDNEY, Thursday. EMPIRE DAY…

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Fire at Yass. Premises and Contents Totally Destroyed

The Yass Courier · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 2

Shortly after midnight on Monday a fire broke out at the private residence of Mr W- Newton, Bourke and Pritchard streets, and owned by…

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Destructive Fire

Young Witness · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 6

Fifteen thousand are homeless [?] the result of a fire at Memphis on Tuesday…

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Fire at Springdale

Young Witness · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 1

A fire occurred at Mr. H. C. Harding's property at Springdale recently when the stables and all contents were completely destroyed…

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Big Fire. Thousand Houses Burnt. Hungarians' Plight. Amsterdam

Young Witness · Friday 25 May 1917 · page 1

Considerable damage has been done by fire at Gyongyos, a town in Hungary. Advices received from Buda Post state that a thousand houses have…

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Fire in Yass. £2000 DAMAGE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

A fire broke out early this morning in a block of buildings in the centre of Cooma-street, Yass. The flames were not extinguished until damage estimated at £2000 had been…

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Fire in Cooma Street. Three Shops Destroyed and Damaged

The Yass Courier · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 2

Shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Tom Peterson was aroused from his slumbers by what appeared to be the initial stages of…

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Burnt Out While on Honey. Moon

Young Witness · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

In the Wyalong district on Monday a fire broke out in the machinery shed on Mr. A. M'Donald'a farm, and the contents were totally destroyed,…

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Fire at Yass

Young Witness · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 1

A fire broke out at about 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning in a block of buildings in the centre of Cooma street Yass. The outbreak was not got…

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Fire At Yass. Damage Estimatd at £2000. Yass

The Burrowa News · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

A fire broke out at about 1 o'clock this morning in a block of buildings in the centre of Cooma street. The out-break was not cot under until damage…

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Picture Show Fire

Young Witness · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

A picture film ignited at Coogee theatre last night. Owing to the manager's promptness, the audience was not alarmed. Some left the hall…

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Fire at Picture Theatre. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

While show was in progress at a Coogee Picture Theatre last night a fire broke out in the operating box at the back of the dress circle, but although flames showed through an opening…

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Further Advance the Dig Battle. Violent Artillery Fire. (Reuter's Message). LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

The French communique states:—There was considerable reciprocal artillery firing north of the Somme and in the region of Cerncy…

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Fires in Germany

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

The Frankfurter Zeitung states that lightning exploded munition works at Foordo, Westphalia and destroyed the worksheds. Two workers were killed and four injured…

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False Alarm of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 2

At five minutes past eight o'clock last light the fire alarm at the corner of Bradley and Faithfull Streets was rung. The brigade turned out, but discovered that there was no fire…

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Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 2

On Sunday morning about a quarter to 4 o'clock the residents of Crookwell wore aroused by the ringing of the fire boll. Mr C. E. Hale, manager of…

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