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

Fires & bushfires, 1923

448 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 13 of 23

Fire Brigades. New Award

Young Witness · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Judge Beeby to-day delivered his award for fire brigade employees. He said they did not submit evidence to justify…

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Fire in the City

Young Witness · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY. Friday.—The fire brigades effected a good save last night, when a fire broke out on the [?] floor of Albert House, an…

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Fire in Stable. Animals Burnt to Death

Young Witness · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

Three horses and a valuable bull were burned to death in a fire at James Tumeth's stables in Georgestreet Camperdown. Feed stacked…

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Big Fire. £100,000 Worth of Wool Burnt

Young Witness · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 1

LONDON, June 1.—The warehouse of Hirst, woollen manufacturers, of Huddersfield, was burnt, and wool valued at £100,000 destroyed…

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Fire Alarms. Suggestion to do Away With the Bell

Young Witness · Tuesday 5 June 1923 · page 4

At a meeting of the committee of the Albury Chamber of Commerce, the President (Mr. T. A. Horan) said the Chamber should take some…

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Fires at a School

Young Witness · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A fire at Gordon Public School last night severely damaged the manual room at the rear. Fortunately the blaze…

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A £30,000 Fire

Young Witness · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Another timber yard fire occurred at Hurstville last night, when Walters, Middleton and Eades mill, covering two acres, was…

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Current News. Disused Fire Bell

Young Witness · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 4

One of the local fire alarm bells, viz., that near the police station, is out of action, and it is believed that the Fire Board may shortly, have…

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Hospital and Fire Finance

Young Witness · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

The acting-President of the Albury Hospital, Mr.Jas. Allan, combats the Idea that the springs of charity would dry up, as far as hospitals are…

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Huge Sydney Fire £15,000 Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

A fierce fire discovered at 2[?] morning gutted a three-storied [?] occupied by a number of the George-street. Before the [?]…

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Vesuvius Active a River of Fire United Service. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 4

The Weekly Despatch's, Naples correspondent reports that Vesuvius, which was lately active, has entered on a new phase of eruption. The…

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Big Fire

Young Witness · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 4

A fierce fire gutted a three storeyed building at 621A George street, City before the firemen gained control. The damage, it is estimated, will be in the…

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Terrible Hospital Fire

Young Witness · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 2

LONDON, June 14.—The "Daily Express correspondent at Birmingham reports a shocking fire in the openair ward of the Ministry of Pensions…

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Another Parkes Fire

Young Witness · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 4

PARKES, Monday.—A brick residence near the showground, owned by Mr. P. McGirr, M.L.C., was burnt out on Saturday night. The…

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Fire Insurances

Young Witness · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 4

The insurances in connection with the recent fire at Mr. W. J. Coffey's drapery store are as follows:—Albion Hotel buildings, which takes in the…

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The Recent Fire

Young Witness · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 4

The insurance assessors bad a busy time yesterday inspecting the premises and stock damaged by the recent fire. We understand that…

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Fire in a Warehouse

Young Witness · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The sixth and seventh floors of Neilson House in Clarence street, Sydney, were damaged by fire early this morning. The…

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Fires

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 4

WEST WYALONG, Monday.—By a [?]ire at the Globe Motor shop, Mr. W. J. Farrar's car was destroyed. Although the shed was-well alight. The…

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The Recent Fire

Young Witness · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 4

A coroner's inquest into the recent fire at Coffey's store will be held on Friday next…

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Fire at Grenfell

Young Witness · Saturday 30 June 1923 · page 3

Just as the last dance was startin[?] at the Diggers' Ball in Grenfell of Tuesday, morning, 2, o'clock—the al[?] arm of fire was raised. Two me[?]…

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