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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 21 of 23

Fire at Wallerawang. Hall, Shops and Picture Show Burnt

Daily Witness · Tuesday 27 November 1923 · page 1

A bisg fire occurred last night in the main street of Wallerawang and destroye dthe Carrington Hall, Weinerth picture show and plant, and also…

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Fire Near Women's Hospital

Daily Witness · Wednesday 28 November 1923 · page 2

A fire at Paddington at midnight seriously endangered the Women's Hospital, where 43 pre-maternity patients were hurriedly removed…

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Fire at Temora. House and Contents Burnt

Daily Witness · Wednesday 28 November 1923 · page 1

A six-roomed weatherboard house, owned and occupied by Mr. Phillip Bray, of Upper Temora, was, with the whole of its contents, destroyed…

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Broken Hill Fire

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 29 November 1923 · page 3

BROKEN HILL. Wednesday A fire gutted the stock room and show room at Goodhart's drapery store last night…

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Leichhardt Fire £2000 Damage Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 30 November 1923 · page 2

A fire at Lei[?]dt this morning in twenty minutes completely destroyed a l[?] factory, which is a wooden building owned and occupied by John Smith…

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Lightning Causes Fire Big Brisbane Blaze Brisbane

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

Lightning is supposed to have been the cause of a fire at King's Buildings last night. The firmen had a terrific taks to…

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Fire-Fighters Farewelled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

A very pleasing gathering took place at the Goulburn Fire Brigade station on Saturday night, when Firemen W. kinsela and W. Taylor, who have…

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The Fire Bug Peril

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 1

Interest has been aroused in the Upp[?] Murray country in the steps proposed to be taken by the Victorian Forestry Department to protect the forestss during…

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Fire at Bankstown a Shop Damaged Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

A fire at three o'clock this morning severely damaged Pringle's stationers' shop at Bankstown, but the brigades were warned by a passing baker,…

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Randwick Sensation House Set on Fire Man Hangs Himself SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 December 1923 · page 2

After breaking through the roof of a house at Randwick this morning a man who was believed to be out of his mind set tire to the front room. and then…

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Bush Fires at Dubbo. Extensive Damage

Daily Witness · Wednesday 5 December 1923 · page 2

Big bush fires been raging 40 miles from Dubbo since Thursday afternoon, and were still burning at a late hour last night. despite the efforts…

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Insane Laborer Assaults Landlady Sets Fire to House---Commits Suicide SYDNEY

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1923 · page 2

While the police were searching for Edward William Moon, alias William Evans Perrott, on charges of assaulting a woman and setting fire to a house, his body…

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Bush Fires Raging Near Dubbo Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 1

Big bush fires have been raging 10 miles from Dubbo since Thursday afternoon, and were still hurning at a late hour last night despite efforts…

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Parkes Fire Verdict of Arson Dead Man Implicated Parkes

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 2

At the inquest which lasted eight hours on the death of Theodore George Poulos, as the result of an explosion and fire in the refreshment…

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Brush Rebounded. Clothes Catch Fire Woman Dies From Burns Rockhampton

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 6 December 1923 · page 2

Ellzabeth Synott, a single woman was burned to death under peculiar circumstances at Clermont. She was cleaning a paint brush in…

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Fire at Bigga Mr. S. Picker's House Burnt

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 8 December 1923 · page 2

Mr. Sid Picker, of Bigga (36 miles north-west of Crookwell) sustained a severe loss on Thursday-night when his fine residence was burned to the ground…

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Current News. Wallendbeen Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Witness · Tuesday 11 December 1923 · page 2

This brigade is to meet next Saturday night; and, as there is much grass and late crops, it behoves men to roll up, and get ready for any…

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Bush Fires. Outbreak at Bendick Murrell. What About a Bush-fire Brigade?

Daily Witness · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 2

A fire, which might easily have been attended with disastrous [?] sequences, broke out on Mr. D. Ryan's property at Bendick Morrell…

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Woman with Revolver. Fires Three Shots. Exciting Street Incident

Daily Witness · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 2

A Rockhampton telegram says that a sensational incident occurred at Mount Morgan last night. A woman who is of Russian descent,…

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Big Blaze at Harden. Two Shops Totally Destroyed. Mechanics' Institute Badly Damaged. Good Save Effected

Daily Witness · Wednesday 12 December 1923 · page 2

One of the biggest conflagrations seen at Harden for a long time broke out at three o'clock this morning in Neill street which is the…

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