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

Fires & bushfires, 1920

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Aeroplane on Fire Thrilling Experience. VANCOUVER

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 4

News from Camden (New Jersey) states that a mail aeroplane took fire when at a height of 1700 feet. The pilot named Hogue, nosedived…

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Aviation Arabs Fire on Machines. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Allahabad correspondent reports that news from Bagdad states that two airmen flying from Rome to Tokio report that Arabs brought…

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Fire at West Wyalong

Young Witness · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 1

WEST WYALONG, Thursday.—A six roomed house, owned by Mrs. H. Naylor, and occupied by Arthur Naylor, war destroyed by [?]re last night…

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Fire in Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 2

The Australian Motor Body Company's factory, Melbourne was partly destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £5000…

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Fire at Cowra

Young Witness · Friday 23 April 1920 · page 3

A fire at Cowra destoryed a cottage occupied by Mr. R. Gibson (chemist) and owned by airs, Blazley. The building was insured for…

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Country Fires

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 3

CARCOAR.—Two shops occupied by John Williams, newsagent and Charles Kind, greengrocer, respectively, were destroyed by fire. An…

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Fire at Cowra

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 1

COWRA.—The Crown Stores, owned by Hyams and Co. and situated in Kendall street were totally destroyed by fire on Saturday morning. The…

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Constable Fires Four Shots

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 2

Constable Newton chased four suspects at Darlinghurst early this morning and fired four shots at them. All the men, however, escaped. An examination showed…

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Fatal Fire. Death of a Man

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 1

John Howard, who was badly burned in a humpy at Chatswood on Friday night, died this morning…

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Fatal Fire. Two Men Killed

Young Witness · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 1

LISMORE.—A disastrous fire occurred at Bangalow early on Wednesday, causing the death of two men. Four business establishments were…

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Big Fire at Harden. Two Dwellings, a Shop and Church Burnt. Woman Sadly Burned. Crippled Man Crawls Out of Burning Building

Young Witness · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

This morning at 6 o'clock, a sensational fire occurred at Harden, by which two dwellings, a bootmaker's shop and an old wooden church…

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Destructive Fire at Harden Four Buildings Destroyed. Several Others Narrowly Escape

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 3 May 1920 · page 2

An alarm was raised about six o'clock on Friday morning last, that a fire had occurred at the residence of Mr. H. W. West, bootmaker, of…

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Barracks Set on Fire. Attack on Police. Raider Killed

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

LONDON, May 10th.—Two hundred men armed wllh rifles, shot guns and bombs, attacked the police barracks at Cloyne. A sergeant and…

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Fire at Spring Farm. House Demolished

Young Witness · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 1

A fine weather board home at Spring Farm, the property of Mr. G. Bea[?]mont, of Solferino, was completely destroyed by fire of unknown…

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Fire in Lagoon-street

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 2

A fire in a shed at the rear of Mr. Chester Small's residence, Lagoon-street, on Friday afternoon completely destroyed the structure. Fencing was also damaged, and…

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Furniture Factory Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

A fire at Ball's furniture factory, Marrickville, last night was responsible for damage estimate at £10,000…

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Narrow Escape from Fire. the Co-op. Store

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 2

There was a narrow escape from a big fire at the Co-operative Store in Auburn-street on Friday afternoon. Dense smoke was seen issuing from…

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Farmers' Executive Officers. Too Many Irons in Fire. One Man. One Job

Young Witness · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 3

Free discussion, mostly of a critical nature of the executive officers in Sydney, took place at the meeting of he Young branch of the Farmers…

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Fire Destroys Picture Show

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

WEE WAA,—A fire broke out at Underwood's picture show about 2 a.m. on Sunday, and completely demolished the buildings and their…

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F. & S. Association Wants More Fire. Weld Primary Producers and Sympathizers Together

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 4

Mr E. S. Twigg, of Cowra, writes as follows:-- The country to-day is red hot, Wheat, Wool, Meat, Dairy, Fruit…

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