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

Fires & bushfires, 1928

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Launch on Fire Man Almost Drowned SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 February 1928 · page 3

When the motor launch from which they were fishing in the harbour on the western side of Garden Island caught fire at 7.30 o'clock last night…

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Wednesday's Fire

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 2

The damage at the fire which broke out at a house owned by Mr. Maher in Clarke Street on Wednesday night was confined to the kitchen and…

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To-day's Cables Italian Horror 35 Deaths in Cinema Blaze ROME

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

Thirty-five persons were incinerated in a fire in a cinema theatre at Mariago and many others were injured. The Prefect was hurrying to the fire…

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Took No Risks Dancers at Tipperary Gully. No Dilly-dally When Fire Began. Burning of the Camp

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 1

Young's Hollywood, Tipperary Gully, was again the rendezvous of hundreds of people on Sunday, When some of the final scenes for…

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Fire at Chemist's Constable's Prompt Action. Little Damage

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

Damage to the extent of £50 was done by a small fire which broke out at the rear of Mr. J. Stewart's chemist's shop in…

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Clang! Not for Very Long. New Fire Alarm System

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 6 March 1928 · page 2

Not for much longer will Young be disturbed by the ringing of the fire bells in the middle of the night…

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Huge Blaze Sydney Timber Yard Fire Brigade's Difficult Task SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 2

There was a sensational out-break of fire early this morning at George Hudson and Co's. timber yards at Globe. Damage…

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Grenfell Fire Chief

The Young Chronicle · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 1

Chief of the Grenfell Fire Brigade for 26 years, Mr. W. E. B. Filby has resigned. He has received from the Board of Fire Commissioners a…

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Clothes Set on Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 6

Whilst working at Burrinjuck John Bailey [?]ofod, aged 18, when up a ladder on a scaffolding, passed close to a high tension wire, and the…

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Cool Intruder Narrabeen Shop Set On Fire SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 2

Police are inquiring into what appears to have been a deliberate attempt to burn down a grocer's shop and dwelling at Narrabeen this…

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"Why No Subsidy!" Fire Brigade Carnival Eliminated. Forded Hospital Committee Objects

The Young Chronicle · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

The intimation that the Government did not intend to subsides the proceeds of the Fire Brigade's Car nival in aid of the public hospitals…

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New Fire Engine For Goulburn—Eventually!

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 4

Repeated promises by the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners to provide Goulburn with a modern fire fighting unit are…

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Will Cease Fire Brigade's Art Union. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

The President of the Board of Fire Commissioners has decided that there is to be no Fire Brigades' Art Union this year…

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Fire Outbreak At Goulburn Motors

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

A fire which would have resulted in serious loss was discovered in the premises of Goulburn Motors, Ltd., at two o'clock this morning, when Mr…

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Fire Bells. How They Save Big Conflagrations. Attract Neighbors to Spot. Protest Against Removal

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 1

An emphatic protest against the removal of the fire bells at Young was entered by the Chamber of Commerce at the…

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Theatre Razed Big St. Kilda Blaze MELBOURNE

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 2

The Cairo Theatre at St. Kilda was completely destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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Fire Destroys Post Office

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 4

The store and post office at Maude, a village 35 miles west of Hay, Were destroyed by Lire yesterday afternoon, but but, as the fire caused an interruption…

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Fire Fighter's Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 4

Mr. James Joseph Slattery, aged 53 years of Burrinjuck, died at Yass Hospital this morning. He leaves a wife and family, and many relatives in this…

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Lucerne Burnt Fire at Kenmore Hospital Brigade's All Night Fight

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 2

An escaped lunatic is said to have been responsible for a fire which occurred at Kenmore Mental Hospital last night, which resulted in two large…

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Parson and Priest Help Fight Fire at Koorawatha. Small Shop Destroyed--big Shop Saved

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 1

Koorawatha had a wildly exciting time last Wednesday night. A big crowd had gathered in the local hall for a concert to help the…

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