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

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Helping the Hospitals. N.S.W. Fire Brigades' Art Union. Effort to Raise £50,000. Chief Officer Jackson's Address

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 2

During the course of his address on the occasion of the formal handing over of Young's new Garford fire engine, at the local Fire…

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Another Fire Sydney Warehouse Gutted SYDNEY

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1923 · page 4

A disastrous fire, in little over half an hour, this morning between one and two o'clock, practically gatted a four storied building in S[?]ssex…

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Metropolitan Fire Brigades

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 2

According to Mr. J. McNamara, secretary of the Fire Brigades Employees' Union, practically all the trained men have been drafted from…

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Five in a Week. Another Big Fire in Sydney. Blaze in Clarence Street

Young Witness · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The fifth big fire within a week occurred shortly after midnight in Burleigh House and the adjoining buildings in Clarence…

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Ten Fires in Thirty Years

Young Witness · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Chief Officer Jackson stated to-day there had been ten fires in the past thirty years in the bulding which was the scene of…

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Fire at Belgrade MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 1

It was reported this morning from Belgrave in the Dandenong Mountains that an extensive fire had destroyed five shops and a billiard saloon. No…

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Young Fire Brigade. Calls Outside Municipality

Young Witness · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 2

Prior to the Departure of the Fire Commissioners after their recent visit to Young. Captain Forde, of the Young Fire Brigade, drew the…

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Another Sydney Fire Fourth This Week

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 4

Another disastrous fire occurred in the city early this, morning when the Tralalgar premises in Clarence-street, occupied by several large business…

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Fourth Fire in Sydney £25,000 Damages Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 1

Sydney's fourth disastrous fire within a week occured after midnight this morning, gutting the two top floors of two four storied…

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Extinguishing Fires. Demonstration in Yass

The Yass Courier · Monday 5 November 1923 · page 3

On Friday night last, at Richard son's paddock, Mr, C. MacKenzle gave a demonstration with the Minimax Fire Extinguisher. There…

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Fire at Ainslie

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1923 · page 1

On Wednesday about 2 a.m. the bakery and store, together with the adjoining residence of Mr. J. Murray, Ainslie, was completely demolished by fire. A plane,…

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Man's Awful Death. Dived Into An Engine Fire

Daily Witness · Monday 5 November 1923 · page 2

BRISBANE, This Day.—A Bowen (Q.) message states that a manentered the locomotive yard, and naying divested himself of his clothing…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1923 · page 1

The off[?] in charge of the Gent[?] Fire Brigade (Mr. J. Ma[?]) has received several booklets of tickets for the 1921 art union, being hold under the [?]…

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Fire Calls Outside Municipality. (To the Editor)

Daily Witness · Wednesday 7 November 1923 · page 1

Sir,—Touching upon the above subject, to which reference was made in Saturday's "Witness," which included the Chief Fire Commissioner's…

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Mysterious Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 4

The police are investigating a mysterious fire which occurred early this morning in a house in Kingston-street, Haberfield. When the firemen…

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Mysterious Fire While Family in Country SYDNEY

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 3

The police are investigating a mysterious fire at a house in Haberfield carly this morning. The occupants had been absent in…

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On Fire at Sea The Steamer Korana SYDNEY

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 8 November 1923 · page 2

The stenmer Kor[?], which left Sydney on October 5 for Durban, is on fire at sen. She is retur[?] to Athany with her…

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Water for Fire Purposes

Daily Witness · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

At last night's meeting of Young Council, Ald. Macadam moved that provision be made to have an adecuate water yupply to safeguard the…

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Fire on Steamer Well Under Control Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 2

Advice received this afternoon by the agents was to the effect that the fire on the steamer Koranna was well under control…

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Cat's Three Nights Up a Tree. Policeman Rescues It by Fire-escape

Daily Witness · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 8

A cat which-had climbed 50ft. up a tall poplar tree and was afraid to come down was rescued by fire-escape at Canterbury after it had been…

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