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

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Disatrous Fire at Blackall. BRISBANE

The Yass Courier · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 4

Reports have reached Brisbane that the prosperous town of Blackall, 625 miles north of Brisbane, has been half destroyed by a disastrous fire which…

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Mysterious Fire. Family Escape in Their Night Clothes

Young Witness · Thursday 9 August 1923 · page 2

A fire, the cause of which is unknown, completely destroyed a seven roomed weather board cottage at Waitara, on the North Shore, line at six…

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Devalera Arrested Troops Fire LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 August 1923 · page 2

The Freestaters arrested De Valera shortly after he began to speak at an open air meeting held at Ennis this afternoon. To prevent his…

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Fire on Steamer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 1

A fire in the bunkers of the Norwegian steamer Niles Nielsen after burning fiercely for eight hours was finally got under this morning. The…

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Fire at Summer Hill

Young Witness · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 2

A fire occurred at Summer Hill [?]early on Friday morning. The flames damaged four shops and gutted a fifth…

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Forest Fires. Var Coast Completely Devastated. Many People Missing

Young Witness · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 2

PARTS, Aug. 19.—A forest fire is raging in the Riviera. The devastation includes the whole of the Var, Coast. Railway communication has…

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2000 HOMELESS. French Forest Fires

Young Witness · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 2

PARIS, August 21.—The forest fires in the Riviera have left 2000 people homeless, and exposed the mountain lair of French army…

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Fatal Fire Ten Firemen Killed Death Roll Unknown New York

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

Ten firemen were killed and thirty injured in the collapse of a burning tenement building at Brooklyn early on Tuesday morning. The collapse…

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Cable News Forest Fire. England and France. Buried in Ice. Collapse of Church Roof

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

An account of the Spahlinger tuberculosis cure is published by the London "Daily Express." The work of producing serums arid vaccines…

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Mine at West Wyalong on Fire. Mouth of Shaft Sealed. Foul Air and Old Workings

Young Witness · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 5

A fire, probably due to foul air, broke out in the deep levels of one of the Wyalong mines on Tuesday night. Smoke was seen issuing from…

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Mining, for Fire Clay

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 1

The Minnig Warden,[?] G.It [?] has granted [?]a Parnell, of shaws Creek, authority to enter 7[?] [?] o[?] [?] in the par[?] of…

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Tokio Fire Out Downtown Section Gutted San Francisco

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 2

A wireless from Tokio states the fire is extinguished. The despatch further states that the fire extended thoughout the…

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Earthquake in Japan Cities on Fire Thousands Killed San Francisco, Sept. 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 4

The entire city of Yokohama is on fire, following an earthquake. There are numerous casualties. News of the fire was received…

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Earthquake Tidal Wave and Fire. Japan Shaken.—Yokohama in Flames.—Tokio Suffers.—200,000 Homeless

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 2

PEKIN, September 3.—The Australian Press representative cables that the Japanese Legation at Pekin has received the first available details of a terrible earthquake, tidal wave, and fire, which successively overwhelmed portions of Japan, and completely destroyed Yokohama and…

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At Yokohama Only Ruined Walls Fire Burned Out (Reuters.) Shangai

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 2

According to an officer from Yokohama, no buildings are in sight, there are only rains and walls Thousands of rofugeen are in the parks, who were…

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Wyalong Fire

Young Witness · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 5

A seven roomed dwelling, owned by Mrs. F. Chudleigh, and occupied by Arthur Reid, was destroyed by fire…

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No Fire Damp Sydney, Thursdny

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

The Minister for Mines this afternoon made available the Hindmarsh report on the Bellbird disaster. The working, he said, went about…

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Fire in Colliery

Young Witness · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A. report from Kurri Kurri states, that a fire started in No. 3 Pelaw Main colliery, but it is expected the pit will resume in…

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Merciful Rain Aids Rescue Work Fires Finally Dying New York

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 1

The United Press correspondent at Tokio says that merciful rain has fa[?] upon Tokio, enveloping the wreckage in clouds of steam, and…

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Bellbird Disaster. Mines Inspector's Report No Fire Damp

Young Witness · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 5

The report by Mr. Hindmarsh Chief Inspector of Mines, regarding the Bellbird disaster is stated to throw a very interesting new high of…

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