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

Fires & bushfires, 1929

310 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 7 of 16

Fire Fighter Attacked by Snake

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 4

Residents at Waterfall Gully and on the Mount Barker road below the Eagle-on-the-Hill (South Australia) thank the Police Department for…

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Disastrous Fire Glebe Buildings Destroyed SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 2

The bursting of a bottle of insecticide in the hands of a youthful employee, caused a series of chemical explosions which resulted in the…

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Disastrous Fire Damage Estimated at £2000 Spectacular Auburn St. Blaze

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 2

Damage estimated at 2000 was caused by a spectacular fire which broke out early this morning and completely gutted…

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Rubbish Alight Auburn Street Blaze

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 25 March 1929 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade was required to assist before a fire at the rear of premises at 396 Auburn Street, occupied by Misses E. and A. Duck, could…

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Europa Fire Damage Not Irreparable BERLIN

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2

An inspection of the Europa confirms the opinion that the stern, the engines, the boilers and the bull have escaped damage. Hopes are now entertained…

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Box Factory. Partly Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Young Chronicle · Thursday 28 March 1929 · page 2

Ryan's box factory at Alexandria was partly destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated, at several thousands of…

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Grass Fire on “Euralie”

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 2

A grass fire broke out on Mr. J. T. Kerr’s “Euralie” property last Saturday afternoon. The cause of the outbreak is not known. Some 150 acres…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 2

A weather board cottage, occupied by Mr. George Archer, and owned by Mr. M. H. Prest, was destroyed by fire late last night. The whole…

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Mr. Robert Greig's Sad End Premises on Fire

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 April 1929 · page 2

IN THE EARLY HOURS of this morning residents in Market Street were awakened by the sound of voices calling out fire, and on walking into…

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Garage Fire Suspicious Origin Alleged SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

An inquiry was opened this morning concerning a fire which took place on March 16, in a bus garage, owned by Frederick Bardsley, at…

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Man Dies In Burrowa Fire. Tragedy of Early Morning . Outbreak. Charred Remains Discovered

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 1

In a raging fire at Burrowa on Friday morning, Mr. Robert Greig was burned to death. Residents had been awakened by…

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Shot By Revolver In Serious Wombat Affray. Attacked and Assaulted, Constable Fires In Self-Defence. Donald Masters at the Burrangong District Hospital Facing Serious Charges. Alarmed Residents Demanding Additional Police Protection

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

Revolver shots rang out at Wombat at 6 o'clock last night, and Donald Masters lay writhing on the ground with a bullet through his leg. And holding the smoking revolver, battered, bruised and…

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Mechanic for Trial Sequel to Garage Fire SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 1

David Moyes, a motor mechanic, of Reiby-street, Enmore, was on Monday found guilty by the City Coroner Mr. May, of having committed arson at…

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Wombat Affray Attacked and Assaulted. Constable Fires in Self-Defence

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 3

Revolver shots rang out at Wombat on Monday night, and Donald Masters lay writhing on the ground with a bullet through his leg…

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Premises on Fire Mr. Robert Greig's Sad End

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 2

IN the early hours of this, morning, (says the "Burrowa News" of April 5th) residents in Market Street were awakened by the sound of voices…

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Third Fire Taralga Man's Misfortune

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 6

Damage estimated at £600 was cause by a fire which totally destroyed a shed and all its contents at Taralga on Wednesday night…

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Small Fire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2

At about 11.35 this morning the Fire Station siren was sounded and in very short time the brigade, headed by Capt. W. Way, arrived in front of Mr…

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Powerful Pumps Fire Brigade's 'Wet Practice'

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 April 1929 · page 2

Goulburn Fire Brigade carried out its monthly "wet" drill on the Mulwaree River, in the vicinity of Lands-downe Bridge, on Saturday afternoon…

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The Fire Station

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 April 1929 · page 2

Capt. W. Way, of the local Fire Station is in receipt of the Board of Fire Commissioners’ nineteenth annual report which states inter alia,…

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Auburn St. Fire Monaro Cafe Damaged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 2

Smoke issuing from, the doorway of a passage leading Into Auburn-street between the Goulburn ,and Monaro cafes attracted…

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