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

Fires & bushfires, 1922

251 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 13

Auburn-street Fire Gas Meter Ablaze

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 2

By some mysterious means a gas meter at the corner of a house in Auburn-street north caught alight on Friday and a good deal of excitement…

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Fire at a Gaol

Young Witness · Saturday 9 December 1922 · page 2

MELBOURNE Friday.—The third fire at Pentridge Gaol occurred this morning early, but it was extinguished by the Fire Brigade in half an…

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The Latest Sydney, Thursday. Big Fire in Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 December 1922 · page 2

Stores belonging to the Harbour Trust Commissioners in Erskine-street and used for the storage of inflammable goods were the scene of a disastrous…

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Fiery Chariot. Blaze on a Farm Lorry

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 1

Cowra. Monday.—A lorry load of [?] cerne hay being carted on a lorry to stacks on Mrs Whiteman's farm, caught fire, it is said through the…

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Fire at Sea. Exciting Scenes on a Transport Fourteen Lives Lost

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 December 1922 · page 2

LONDON, December 17.—A message from Constantinople, states that the French transport Vinblong, which was bringing army supplies here, was…

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Fires in Dublin

Young Witness · Thursday 21 December 1922 · page 2

LONDON, Dec. 19.—Armed r[?]els set fire to the home of Gordon Campbell, in Dublin. The raiders ordered Mrs. Campbell to remove the…

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Careless Use of Fire

Young Witness · Thursday 21 December 1922 · page 2

An interesting case was before the Wagga court on Monday, when Ernest Radford, who had only been in this country six weeks was charged with…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 4

Although less violent, the bush fires have still a strong hold on the Blue Mountains. Thousands of acres have been swept clear, and four more…

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Bush Fires

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 4

During the extreme heat of Sunday. many outbreaks of fire occurred in and around Sydney and on the Mountains. Effects were visible on…

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Bush Fires Near Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 December 1922 · page 2

Bush fires were again prevalent in many of the suburbs of Sydney on Wednesday, and local fire brigades were kept busy preventing the outbreaks from…

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Fire Near Young. Orchardist Burnt Out. Early Morning Blaze

Young Witness · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 1

At 3.30 on Thursday morning a fire destroyed the residence of Mr. V. R. Chesworth, orcbhardist, of Rocklands, Wombat-road, four miles from Young…

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Fire in Hayrick. Eight People Killed

Young Witness · Saturday 30 December 1922 · page 1

LONDON Dec. 27,—A widow and seven out of eight children, aged from one to ten years, were burnt to death, at a Wezford farm owing to a…

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