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

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Big Fires in Queensland Great Damage Done Twenty Buildings Destroyed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

Big fires at Laidley and Winton (Q.) on Wednesday were responsible for damage estimated at £70,000. Twelve shops and, two hofels' were destroyed, in the…

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Big Grass Fire Eighty Acres Swept

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

Breaking out on Mr. T. P. Manion's Middle Arm property on sunday afternoon. a rire swept across the wellgrassed slopes, crossed the rise and…

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Fire Fighters. Save Valuable Timber and Orchards

Daily Witness · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

A telegram this afternoon from Melbourne states that 400 volunteer fighters answered the call for duty at Castlemaine yesterday. Their…

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Fire Fighting a Thousnd Men At It Bendigo's Hot Time MELBOURNE, Thuhrsday

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

Bush fires which have swept through thousands of acres of country in the vicinity of Bendigo have been master ed. When the fires were at their…

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Terrific Bush Fire. Will Ravage Gundagai District. Incendiarism Suspected

Daily Witness · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

A big fire is raging ten miles from Gundagai to-day. A great number of mon are fighting the flames which will ravage the whole district, west…

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Fire at Narromine

Daily Witness · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4

A fire occurred at Nurromino last night, which destroyed three shops within two hours. The damage is estimated at £2000…

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Bush Fire Near Roslyn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

Thursday afternoon a fire started onI the Carrabungle station, near Roslyn, and burnt out a large area of grass in that vicinity. It crossed into Cr. Archio…

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Middle Arm Road Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

The fire on Sunday last, which was believed to have started on Mr. Manion's property, actually broke out on Mr. Carr's Kingsdale property and…

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Fire at Wagga Heavy Damage

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 4

A fire occurred early one morning this week on Mr. John M'Phillam's farm at Forest Hill, four miles from Wagga, resulting in the, total…

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Was It Spite? Stolen Tennis Materials Burnt Police Discover Traces of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2

A discovery made by Sergeant Noble and Constable Dibden yesterday afternoon points to the fact that the person or persons who stole the equipment from…

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Bush Fires. Big Fire at Marengo. Thousands of Acres Burnt. Wheat Crop and Telephone Lines Destroyed

Daily Witness · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

The whole countryside round Marengo was veiled in heavy, pungent smoke on Saturday, caused by the big bush fire which swept through…

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Sunday Afternoon Blaze

Daily Witness · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

A fire broke out on some land leased by Mrs. Thomson, of Belmore, near the Young rifle range, about midday yesterday. It was noticed by…

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Blaze at Monteagle

Daily Witness · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

A fire started on the Common at Monteagle, but was extinguished before much damage was done…

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Fire in a Crop

Daily Witness · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2

On Thursday a fire broke, out on Mr. A. Brophy's property, near the Bribharee gold mines. The loss included stubble, three or four tons of…

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Bush Fires. Thousands of Acres Burnt

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

The fears that last week's heat wave would inevitably lead to bush fires were well founded. Outbreaks are reported from various parts of…

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Wallendbeen. Bush Fire.—police Activity, Social

Daily Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon a fire broke out on the estate of General Mackay (Mr. Baldry, the manager is at present ill) and soon spread through the…

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Telegrams Bush Fires Jerrara and Narrawa Suffer CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

Two bush fires were reported yesterday. One at Jerrara did considerable damage before willing helpers subdued It…

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Monteag[?]e Threatening Bush Fire. 30 Acres of Common Burnt

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

On Saturday, at midday, a fire broke out on the Common, within half a mile of the village. When first sighted it was thought to be several…

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Bendick Murrel. Competition Cricket. Wheat Crops. — Bush Fire.—new School. — Personal News

Daily Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 1

Bendick Murrell secured a 2-point win against Burrangong in a match played here on Sunday winning by 31 runs on the first innings, and…

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Dubbo Fire. Five Shops Gutted

Daily Witness · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

The largest fire at Dubbo known for many years occurred on Sunday afternoon. Five shops in the main street of the…

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