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

Fires & bushfires, 1919

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

Postal Box on Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 November 1919 · page 1

Broken Hit, Tuesday.—Most. of the mail matter in an iron postal box at the corner of Argent and Silver streets was destroyed by fire yesterday. Among the…

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A Fire Extinguisher

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 4

No motor-cyclist should be without a fire extinguisher of some sort in his motor-cycle shed. The solo machine cannot very well be protected by a…

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£60,000 Blaze. Many Buildings Destroyed Melbourne

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 November 1919 · page 2

A big fire broke out this morning in the five storey promises of Hickmer and Sons, picture frame makers, and a falling wall almost demolished…

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Fire at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 2

Braidwood, Wednesday.—Three buildings were destroyed by fire this morning. The outbreak occurred in a tobacconist's shop owned by Mr. Harold Young, and…

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Fire at Braidwood

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 November 1919 · page 4

Three business premises were destroyed by fire in Braidwood this morning. A number of other buildings narrowly escaped a similar fate. The damage is…

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Fire in a Lettcr-Box. Mysterious Happenings. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 21 November 1919 · page 2

The contents of another letter box in Broken Hill were found to be on fire and partially destroyed. The fire was evidently lighted by some…

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Severely Burned. Baby Sets Fire to Bed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 November 1919 · page 4

Mrs. Agnes Mopstead was convoyed to the hospital at a late hour last night suffering severely from burns on the body, arms, and thighs. It appears that the…

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Telegrams. Big Fire in Sydney. Estimated Damage £250,000. SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 December 1919 · page 4

The premises of John Keep and Sous. Limited, ironmongers, King and Charence streets, were gutted by fire at an early hour this morning. When the…

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A Wine Shop Burnt. Fire at Grenfell

Young Witness · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 8

The wine shop conducted by Mr. Joseph Coalon, in Main street, Grenfell, was on Wednesday night totally destroyed by fire. The cause of…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Estimated Damage 250,000

Young Witness · Friday 5 December 1919 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The promises of John Keep and Sons, Limited, ironmongers of King and Clarence street, we[?] gutted by [?]re. When the brigades…

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New Fire Engine

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 December 1919 · page 3

The two-cylinder turbine motor pump, 10-12 horse power, of Engli[?] manufacture, which has been sent to Yass tor the local fire…

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Cost of Fire Brigade

Young Witness · Friday 12 December 1919 · page 1

According to the estimate of the Country Fire Brigades Board, the Young brigade will cost £222 ⅓ in 1929. An estimated credit balance…

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Fire in Goulburn. Morning Sensation

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 December 1919 · page 2

Goulburn was provided with a Christmas Eve sensation of a most unpleasant kind. At 10.15 a fire broke out in a two-storey wooden shed at…

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Tragic Fires Girls Trapped in Burning Building

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 2

LONDON.—Twelve lives were lost as the result of a fire in a factory in the centre of Newcastle on Wednesday. The fire was caused by an…

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Thieves Surprised. Fire at Shopkeeper

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 December 1919 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Thieved broke into a shop at Edgecliffe, but werer surprised while robbing it. The thieves fired at the proprietor during his pursult…

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