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

Fires & bushfires, 1918

159 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 8

Bosh Fires Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 December 1918 · page 3

Bush fires broke out at Bankstown, Punchbowl road, also at Oalley and other places yesterday. Much graas was burnt…

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Fire Inquiries Open Verdicts

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 December 1918 · page 1

At the Young Court House on Saturday, Mr. G. S. Whiteman, District Coroner, held an Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire…

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Umbrella and a Fire

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 December 1918 · page 2

A grass fire, under peculiar circumstances occurred at Wyalong station. A party was driving along the Kildary road in a sulky when an…

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Disastrous Fire Family's Narrow Escape

Young Witness · Tuesday 3 December 1918 · page 1

At About 11 o'clock on Sunday nigh: a fire destroyed a weatherboard and iron cottage containing four rooms, dining room and kitchen, owned by…

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Devastating Bush Fire Whitton

Young Witness · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 6

A bush fire caused by figutninig on Sunday last, has been raging since, and driven by a strong westerly wind, is devastating almost the whole…

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Fierce Bush Fire. Front of Over 30 Miles

Young Witness · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 1

One of the most destructive fires ever experienced in this portion of the Ri[?], broke out on Sunday evening, either on Karabary or…

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Fire on Steamer Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 2

Four seamen belonging to the schooner Edward West, which was afire in the Sydney Harbor on Wednesday night, have been arrested [?]…

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Country Fire—two Shops Destroyed

Young Witness · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 2

ADELONJG, Thursday.—A fire, occurred in Mainstreetyesterday, as a result of whlch two buildings were destroyed, and one was damaged. The…

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Destructive Fire at Wyalong. Good Save of Wheeler's Hotel

Young Witness · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 1

A destructive fire occurred at Wyalong on Monday night at about 11.45 p.m. by which the premises of Mr. H. Bauer, nowsageat the Forestry…

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Cleansing Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 5

Fire is a grand cleanser, and all dirty dressings off a wound should be burnt. Do not throw them aside. They must not be left in a dust-bin. You must not overlook the fact…

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Fire at Yass

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 4

At 2 p.m. on Tuesday a whole block of buildings in Cooma-street, Yass, had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire. Mrs. Geo. Weatherby saw flames at the rear of Stubbs…

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Outbreak of Fire. at Magee's Hotel

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred at Mr. C. Magee's Post-office Hotel, Auburn-street, Goulburn, early this (Saturday) morning. The Fire Brigade received a call at 3.20 a.m., and has…

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Serious Bush Fires

The Yass Courier · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 2

During the past few days Yass district has been visited by a series of bush lires, which have devastated large areas, and, coming with the…

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Bush Fires. Goulburn District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 4

Goulburn was ringed by smoke from bush fires on Saturday. In the Middle Arm district there was a serious outbreak, and the residents had to work like…

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Bush Fires Outbreak on Fontenoy. 500 Acres Burnt

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

At about 10.30 on Friday morning a fire broke out in one of the Fontcnoy paddocks, owned by Mr. A. Bolger. Over 100 men with…

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Fires in Suburbs. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

Bush fires continue to rage around Sydney suburbs, several houses being endangered yesterday but were saved…

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Fire in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 4

Shortly after 11 on Saturday night a large heap of rubbish in the lane at the rear of Mr. Halliday's residence, Verner-street, and dividing that property from Mr. R. Turner's premises,…

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Fire Near Town

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

Some excitement wns caused on Saturday afternoon when a fire started in Mr. Durning's "Summor Hill" property, about two miles from Young…

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A Good Save Fire Near Thuddungra

Young Witness · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

At 4.30 on Saturday afternoon a fire broke out on Mr. J. J. Tiedeman's property, went of 'Thuddungra, but was luckily extinguished before much…

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Bush Fires

The Yass Courier · Thursday 12 December 1918 · page 2

Devastating [?]res in the bush were prevalent everywhere on Saturday prevalent everywhere on Saturday. The “Queanbeyan Age ”reports…

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