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

Fires & bushfires, 1921

263 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 11 of 14

Fire Brigade inquiry

The Yass Courier · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 4

A meeting of Aldermen, Members of the Chamber of Commerce and others interested was held on Tuesday night for the purpose of…

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Fire at Sawpit Gully

Young Witness · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 1

A fire at Sawpit Gully, a few mites. from Young, yesterday morning destroyed a cottage occupied by Mr. Bishop. Nothing was saved…

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Serial Story Cross Fires. Chapter 1. the First Shot

Young Witness · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 4

"Well, I shall meet, you to-morrow evening at the Melbourne?" Vincent, althougn he had by this time recovered enough self-posaession…

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Bush Fire

Young Witness · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 2

Reparts are to hand of a fire between Morangorell and Marsden during the week, when a considerlabia area was burnt…

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More Bush Fires. Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 6

A Benbara message says that a bush fire broke out at Killgowra siding and spread quickly. Several large stations are now affected. The…

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Western Fires 160 MILEs of Fencing Down

Young Witness · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 6

A Dubbo message says that fencing has been destroyed for 160 miles from Cobar to Wileannia. The fires are still raging. Several stations…

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Serial Story Cross Fires. Chapter 11. the Vanishing Man

Young Witness · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 4

Carefully they went up the narrow wooden stairs and reached the little front room, the window of which was still open. The room was bare and…

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Bush Fires. Narrabri

The Yass Courier · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 3

A Bellata message says that a bush fire broke out at Kilgowra siding, between Narrabri and Moree, which spread quickly, and several…

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Yass Fire Brigade

The Yass Courier · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 3

The enquiry into the working of Yass Fire Brigade was held At the Chambers Chambers on Thursday night last by the Hon. E H. Farrar,…

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The Fire Brigade Enquiry. Some Sidelights

The Yass Courier · Monday 28 November 1921 · page 3

The Board of Fire Commissioners —Hon. E. H. Farrar, and Messrs. E. E. Collins and J. Francis—who held the enquiry concerning Yass…

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Bush Fires. West Again Threatned

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 4

A message from Dubbo states that the west is again threatened with a full recrudescence of the worst features of the great fires of about three weeks ago;…

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Serial Story Gross Fires. Chapter 11. the Vanishing Man

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 November 1921 · page 4

"I should like to have his account too." "You shall. We will both come and see you to-morrow night, when…

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Disastrous Fires Big Areas Devastated Fire Fighters Exhausted Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 1

Fires are raging between Narromine, Dandaloo and Trangie. It is feared that unless copious rain falls there will be a tremendous loss of…

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Serial Story Gross Fires. Chapter Ii. the Vanishing Man

Young Witness · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 4

"Have you anything to add to the description of him which you gave me last night my lord?" he asked, turning over the pages of a…

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Fire Brigades Another Royal, Commission. Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 1

The fire bridge employees have received asympathetic reply to their request for a Royal Commission into their grjevancea. The Government…

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5/An Hour Fire Fighters Strike Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 1 December 1921 · page 1

Men who were conveyed from Griffith to the Whitton-Hillston stock route tofight grass fires. were offered 30/ a day,but they demanded 5s…

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Bush Fires at Bungonia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 2

Our Bungonia correspondent writes:—Bush fires have been going some trouble during the past week, One broke out at Dignam's Flat, along the…

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Bush Fires—600 Sheep Lost

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 2

Breeza advices state that the greatest fire ever known in that district has been raging for the past few days, Thousands of acres of grass on…

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Serial Story Cross Fires. Chapter Iv. Under False Colours

Young Witness · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 4

Lord Hindhead sauntered into the reading room, a feature of which was the big glass covered winter garden which let out of it…

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Lightning Causes Fire. Big Outbreak Near Koorawatha

Young Witness · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 1

A bush fire broke out yesterday morning on Mr. H. J. Chew's "Rockdale" property, about, 12[?] miles from Koorawatha. A flash of lightning at…

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