Water for Fire Ald. Rennie's Scheme
Pursuant to notice, Ald. Rennie moved at last night's meeting of the Young Council that ti be a recommendation to the Fire Board, seeing that…
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Fires & bushfires, 1919
154 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 3 of 8
A Strange Fire Waggon, Chaff, Horses, and Harness Destroyed
About 4 o'clock on Sunday after noon a man named Moriarty, when in the vicinity of the Cowra railway goods shed, noticed that a waggon,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shop and Dwelling Burnt Big Fire At.gheeinethorpe. Post Office. Narrowly Escapes
Murray and Vincent's general store and attached residene were completely burnt out on Wednesday night. The fire started at about 11.30, and had…
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The bush fires continue to prove troublesome, Mr. Richardson lost a number of sheep by the fire which swept through Mongarlowe. On Tuesday Reidsdale was visited by a bush fire,…
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On Monday a bush fire started at Dalton, and fanned by a westerly wind reached Boreong and Collingwood, and subsequently got to Baird's property and Watson's at Gurruadah. A large…
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At the Taralga Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., Annie Spicer (on remand) was charged with maliciously setting fire to natural grasses at Wright's, McIntosh's,…
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At the Taralga Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. Arnott, P.M., Annie Spicer (on remand) was charged with maliciously setting fire to natural…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Suspicious Fire in Goulburn. Kerosene on Flour Bags
At 1 o'clock on Sunday morning an outbreak of fire occurred at the rear of Lemon's Model Arcade store. The Fire Brigade on arrival discovered a number of flour bags alight…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Glenovel
Our Glenovel correspondent writes:—At about 5 p.m. on the 29th January a fire started amongst some hay, which was stored in a room adjoining the main residence of Mr. R…
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A fire broke out this morning aboard the new Commonwealth motor ship, the Coolcha, which is moored at a Cockatoo Dock. A considerable portion of the decking and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at J. T. Lemon's. Man Committed for Trial
At the Goulburn Police Court on Saturday morning, Mr. W. S. Arnott, coroner, held an inquest touching the outbreak of fire at Mr. J. T. Lemon's general store, Auburn-street, on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To Fight Fires Ald. Rennie's Water Scheme
Ald. Rennie at last night's meeting of the Young Council pleaded that some provision bo made for the storage of water for fire purposes. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at North Goulburn. Home and Contents Destroyed
Mr. Hughes, a driver employed at the North Goulburn Quarry, had the misfortune on Tuesday morning to have his camp-home, situated near the quarry, destroyed by fire with the…
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Melbourne, Sunday.—Three lives were lost in a fearful fire which swept through Otway Forest yesterday. Mr. Clarkson, one of the oldest settlers in the forest, a man named R…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lightning at Tarago. How Bush Fires Start
Mr. W. Wyatt, Sherwin's Tarago, writes—I notice that since the drought has been on there have been several letters in different papers re lightning starting bush fires. As…
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A bush Are started near Mr. A. [?]steln's "[?]" on Sunday afternoon last and was making good headway for the residence, when it…
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At the Urana police Court, Rupert Black, driver of a traction engine, was fined £10, with 15/ costs, on a charge of careless use of fire. It was…
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Melbourne, Wednesday.—A disastrous fire occured at Shepparton to-day, when the greater portion of the freezing works of the Goulburn Valley Industrial Company was consumed by…
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A fire at Mr. Harry Foster's "Oatlands," about three miles from Young on Wednesday night, resulted in a considerable loss to the owner. It…
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A destructive fire occurred at Kingsdale on Thursday. The woodwork of a limekiln and the sheds were destroyed. The damage is estimated at about £100, and in addition about…
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