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

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Fire at Gilgandra

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

Fire at Gilgandra completely gutted the premises of the Gilgandra Supply Company, from which the whole town is supplied with power. It is…

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Fire at Woollen Mills

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 1

Spontaneous ignition amongst a quantity of wool is thought to have been the cause of a fire that broke out at Mark Foy's Woollen Mills,…

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"War Not Over" Liner on Fire

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

An Auckland message states: A fire is raging aboard the steamer Canadian Pioneer, which was to have completed loading for cargo for New York and…

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Gilgandra' Fire Electric Supply Destroyed Six Months' Darkness Ahead Gilgandra

Southern Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 2

At midnight last night a fire gutted the promises of the Gilgandra Electric Supply Company. The damage is estimated at £4000. The…

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Fire at Bigga

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 2

The store owned by Messrs. G. and C. McDonald, at Bigga, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning, the building being gutted and the contents reduced…

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Fire at Bathurst "Times."

Young Witness · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 2

A fire in a paper shed at the Bathurst Times" office on Wednesday it one stage threatened- to spread to the main building, but was…

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Fire Near [?]. 50,000 Acres [?]

Young Witness · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 1

MOREE. Friday.—(A busu tire, affecting about 50,000 acres, [?] away, is devastating Midkin station…

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Hairdresser Committed Set Fire to His Premises Parkes

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 2

Harry Seymour, a local hairdresser, was committed for trial at Forbes on a charge of wilfully setting fire to his premises at Parkes…

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Fire at Fairfield

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 1

Two firemen were injured while attempting to extoinguish a fire at a house at Fairfield. The outbreak originated through the explosion of a lamp in a…

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Auburn Street Blaze

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 1

News of an outbreak of fire at Auburn street south was received at the Fire Station at 5.5. p.m. yesterday. The engine, manned by Captain Jack…

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Traditional Policy Turks Play With Fire LONDON

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

The "Daily Telegraph's" Lansaune correspondent says:—"The Turks played the traditional game to the last. Somet tried to telephone Lord Curzon…

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Trouble With Crowds French Fire Over Heads London

Southern Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 2

Herr Cuno has gone to Essen and Bochum. French troops, in order to disperse the crowds at Essen, when rival processions…

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Grass Fire at South Goulburn

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

An area of dry grass on a vacant building allotment in Auburn-street-south, between the residences of Messrs M. E. Manfred and P. H. Stevenson,…

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Fire at Wombat. Chaffcutter Destroyed

Young Witness · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

A chaffcutting plant belonging to Mr. Jerry Minahan, of Redbridge was destroyed by fire at Wombat on Monday night…

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Playing Wtih Fire Child Fatally Burnt

Young Witness · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 1

BATHURST.—Mary Audrie the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Boss, of Orange was fatally burnt through playing at a fire. Her…

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Cyclist Hits Fire Plug. His Neck Broken by Fall

Young Witness · Thursday 8 February 1923 · page 3

BROKEN HILL.—Cecil Faggoter, 23, was riding a bicycle in Blende-street, Broken Hill recently with a mate. They were going to see a…

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Costly Fire. New Car Destroyed

Young Witness · Saturday 10 February 1923 · page 2

MOREE Friday.—A fire at Cooinoo station destroyed the garage and stables. The former contained a now Stanley car valued at [?]1000,…

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Grass Fire at Ryde

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

A grass fire broke out near Brown's Hotel, West Ryde, and blazed for several hours. With the help of many local men and the fire brigade the outbreak…

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Fire at Manly. Extensive Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 1

The early stages of the Manly Carnival on Saturday night were marked by a disastrous fire, which destroyed one shop and damaged four adjoining…

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Terrible Burns. Fire at Newcastle

Young Witness · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday—A fire at Newcastle on Saturday night destroyed two motor buses, and also a work shop and wash-house. Fire…

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