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

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Fire Figures Goulburn Increase

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

There was an increase of three calls for the services of the Goulburn Fire Brigade during 1929, as compared with 1928…

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Shocking Fire 80 Children Dead Picture Theatre Tragedy Heartrending Scenes London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 1 January 1930 · page 3

Eighty children are already dead and 200 others are in hospital as a result of a fire in a picture theatre at Paisley, Scotland. The cinema theatre was crowded with children, when smoke…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

A meeting of the Manton and Yass River branch of the Yass Bush Fire Brigade will be held on Monday night next at “Chilton.”…

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Close Call Launch on Fire Midnight Party Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 3

A party of picnickers had a narrow escape from being burned to death when a 14 foot motor launch caught fire…

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Fire in Trucks. Near Fish River

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 3

On Sunday morning on the express goods train at Fish River three trucks were more or less damaged by fire…

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Fire Alarm Bed in Flames

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 2

At 10.45 this morning at the Club Hotel an employee was cleaning. a bed with a tin of petrol, when suddenly the petrol…

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Grass Fire at Novitiate

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 4

St. Joseph's Novitiate, Addison St. was the scene of a small grass fire during the lunch hour to-day. A few employees were burning off grass…

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Big Fire in New Zealand Christchurch

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 5

Damage estimated at £20,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the flour mills at Cust, North Canterbury together with 9000 sacks of grain…

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Alarm of Fire Rubbish Burning

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

A call was made at the Fire Station door at 12.35 this morning to a fire at the rear of J. T. Lemon's premises…

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Big Fire At Werris Creek SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 5

Seven shops were destroyed by fire in the business section of Werris Creek early this morning. Damage is estimated at thousands…

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Fire on Train Three Trucks Damaged Furniture Destroyed

The Burrowa News · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 2

Three trucks were damaged by a mysterious fire which broke out on an express goods train at Fish River, near Gunning, on Tuesday. One van…

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Boy Scouts’ Rally Camp Fire Concert Yass Boys Had Good Time

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 5

Scoutmaster R. Graham and the patrol of Yass Boy Scouts who attended the Boy Scouts’ Rally at Wagga had a fine time,…

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Spark in Nest Strange Cause of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 20 January 1930 · page 3

Prompt use of a garden hose checked a fire which would probably have had very serious results on Saturday morning…

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Tragedy of the Air Sixteen Killed Crash and Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 January 1930 · page 3

SAN CLEMENTE (california), Mon. A furious squall from the Pacific which arose so suddenly that pilots had no chance to escape…

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Devastating Fire Crookwell Blaze Losses Total £3000 CROOKWELL

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 3

Damage estimated at approximately £3000 was caused by a disastrous fire which gutted three premises in Goulburn…

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SUSPICIOUS Fire at Bunnerong SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 January 1930 · page 5

A fire destroyed the store room of the City Council electricity power house at Bunherong late last night. A huge heap of coal also caught fire,…

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Blaze at Harden

The Burrowa News · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 12

Well known at Young, where he for some years conducted a bakery and smallgoods business, Mr. F. Sheedy had his home at Harden…

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Open Verdict Crookwell Fire Crookwell

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

An inquiry was held at Crookwell on Wednesday, by the Coroner, Mr. J. J. Manion, concerning the fire in Goulburn Street on January 22…

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Bush Fire In Tarlo Ranges

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

A bush fire which broke out on the western side of Tarlo Gap yesterday did little damage, as it was confined to rough scrub country…

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