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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 12 of 14

Jeir Fire Fighters

The Yass Courier · Monday 5 December 1921 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the meeting at Jeir to organise in case of bush fires. Mr P. J. Magennis presided. The meeting…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 1

Dubbo, Saturday.—Yesterday fires were caused by lightning in, many parts of tile west. The glow on the sky from fires in Trangie and Narromine…

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Disastrous Bush Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 2

A fire at Ardglen station, Cunnamulla, Queensland, burned out 30,000 acres of country. A large number of stock were destroyed…

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Disastrous Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 4

Further particulars of a disastrous fire at Barcaldine (Queensland) show that the conflagration broke out in the Commercial Hotel, which was…

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Serial Story [?]Ross Fires. Chapter Iv. Under False Colours

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 4

H[?] was desperately interested. He saw that this girl could give him a key to the mystery which surrounded his brother but he recognised also…

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Fires and Hail Stock Perish in Flames Much Crop Destroyed. Narrabri

Young Witness · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 1

Concerning the bush fires in the Breeza District, reports state that these have been raging for nearly a week. The fires spread rapidly…

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Bush Fires

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 4

A Dubbo message says it is estimated that over 250,000 acres of grass were destroyed by the recent fires in the…

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Lightning Starts Fire

Young Witness · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 2

WOODSTOCK, Tuesday.—on Friday last, at Binni Crook, 8 miles from here, the lightning struck a tree. The grass ignited from the explosion, and…

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Serial Story Cross Fires. Chapter Iv. Under False Colours

Young Witness · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 4

Lord Hindhead cheeked his brother's stuttering protests and said simply: "Introduce me to Mr. Bowkett, Vincent."…

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Million Acres of Grass Devastation by Western Fires. Durbo

Young Witness · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 1

It is estimated that over a quarter of a million acres of grass were destroyed in the recent fires in the Trangie and Narromine districts…

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Fire in Wheat Crop Fifty Acres Destroyed

Young Witness · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 2

A fire broke out on Tuesday in a crop owned by Mr. Leacey, a settler, on Yannawah, and burnt 50 acres of standing crop. A strong…

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Grass Fire

Young Witness · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 2

On Thursday about midday, a fire swept a small paddock adjoining the railway line above Burrowa street east near where the railway had been…

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Serial Story Cross Fires. Chapter Iv. Under False Colours

Young Witness · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 5

Again and again to thought that either his own cab or the one of which he was in pursuit would be stopped by the police; several times…

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Fire in a Back Yard

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 2

A grass fire n a bade yard at a house in Burrowa Street east, on Saturday morning caused some commotion for a time. The ringing of…

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Serial Story Cross Fires. (All rights reserved.) Under False Colours

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 4

The man was getting much alarmed. He made a sudden attempt to snatch the bag away, and Lord Hind head, determined on a bold step took…

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The Latest. Sydney, Tuesday. Big Fire. 32,000 Bales of Wool Destroyed. Damage Between £850,000 and £1,000,000

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 2

The most disastrous conflagration for many years past occurred this morning, when the premises of the Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, at…

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Another Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 4

Emslies' furniture factory, Paddington. was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning Excellent work by firemen was responsible for saving over…

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Yass Fire Brigade

The Yass Courier · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night the Mayor (Ald. C. N. Howard) introduced Fireman Meeve, who explained that he was in Yass to…

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The Big Fire. the Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 4

The damage by the fire on Tuesday at the P.F.A building at Kirribill Sydney is estimated roughly at £600,000…

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The P.F.A. Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 2

The Chief Fire Brigades Officer stated to-day that the smouldering wool at the P.F.A. premises is 50 feet deep, and ne expects it will be going for fully…

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