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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 8 of 10

Fresh Fire at Salonika

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Athens correspondent reports a, new outbreak of fire in Salonika. Up to the present un additional thousand houses' have been destroyed…

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Fire at Grenfell Drapery Store Burnt Out

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

GRENFELL, Tuesday.—A fire broke out in Mr. Raymond's drapery establishment at 4 a.m. yesterday. The contents were destroyed. An…

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Destructive Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 4

A fire on the premises of the Australian Paper Company, Castlereagh-street, early this morning, was responsible for damage estimated at £50,000. It took over two hours to subdue…

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Big Fire in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 2

A fire, resulting in damage estimated at £60,000, broke out early on Monday morning in premises occupied by the Australian Paper Co. and others, at 192-194 Castlereagh-street,…

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Big Fire in Sydney. £50,000 Damage

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— A fire which wan responsible for damage estimated at over £50,000 broke out on the fourth floor of the Australian Paper…

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The Morinda Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 August 1917 · page 2

The damage by Morinda fire is estimated at £30,000. TRAMCAR AND LORRY COLLIDE. A collission between, a tramcar and a motor…

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Fire at Wyalong

Young Witness · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 5

WYALONG, Friday.—Mrs. J. McNamara's home at Wyalong was totally destroyed by fire the night before last. The mother and four children,…

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Fires in the Country. Grenfell Shop Burnt

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 August 1917 · page 2

GRENFELL, Monday.—The promises occupied by Mr Monte Lehman, storekeeper, were, burnt out early this morning. The fruit shop and refreshment…

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Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 2

A wooden shed, roofed with galvanised iron, erected on the vacant allotment next Gillespie and Co.'s boot factory for thin storage of empty cases, was destroyed by fire on Thursday night…

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Petrograd Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 September 1917 · page 4

Reuter's Petrograd correspondent reports that another largo factory in Ochta suburb, mentioned on 25th August, has been burned. The damage is estimated at several million…

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Bush Fires. a Scheme for Suppression

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

Our Marengo correspondent writes: The wet winter which is being experienced in the Riverina and southwest assures those districts of a…

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Fire Brigade

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 September 1917 · page 2

A public meeting called for the purpose of receiving the report by the committee appointed to inquire into the best moans of minimising fires in Crookwell, was held…

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Fire Proof Dresses

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 3

Children’s dresses may be rendered well-nigh fire-proof if in the last rinsing water or in the starch in which they are stiffened [?] oz. of…

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Bullet in Hand. Voluntary Worker Shot. the Miller's Point Fire. (Country Press Telegram). SYDNEY

Young Witness · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

A thousand tons of copra ignited on the Tyser wharf, Miller's Point, yesterday. A large quantity was burned, the rest being damaged by sea water…

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Western Front Great Aerial Activity. Allied Aircraft Over Enemy Lines. Huns Fire on Hospitals. (Reuter's Telegram) LONDON

Young Witness · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

Hold-Marshal Sir Douglas Halg reports: There have been patrol encounters eastward of Fleureaux and south eastwar dof St. Jullen,…

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Fatal Fire at Springdale

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 September 1917 · page 4

The residence of Mr. W. Maher at Springdale was totally destroyed by fire on Friday afternoon. One of his children, botween two and three…

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Fire at Redfern

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

A building at Redfern, occupied by O'Malley and Sons. carpenters and joiners, was practically gutted by are early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £2000. The…

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Cricket Under Fire. Play Interrupted by Fritz

Young Witness · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

Private R. F. Ferguson, who was in peace time on the staff of the local Commercial Bank, and a good cricketer, has been taking part in a match…

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Intense Artillery Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 22 September 1917 · page 4

A French communique states:—There was intense 'artillery fire south of the Oise, in the Champagne sector, at Cornilet and High Mount, and on both sides of the Mense…

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The Latest. The War. Western Front. Artillery Fire. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports reciprocal artillery. fire eastward of Ypres…

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