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

Fires & bushfires, 1931

149 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 8

Fire and Flood at Jerilderie Jerilderie

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 3

An extremely critical condition was experience at Jerilderie early this morning. With the flood waters menacing the…

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Big Fire at French Exhibition £500,000 Damage Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 3

The Dutch pavilion at the French colonial exhibition, architecturally a copy of the Sumatra pagoda which was regarded with…

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Suspicious Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 2

A Sydney message states that a fire at Guildford last night completely destroyed the remains of a weatherboard cottage which had been partly…

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Fire Brigades Country Convention

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 3

Arrangements are well in hand for the forthcoming Fire Brigades convention to be held at Junee next month in connection with the scheme…

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Destructive Fire

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 2

On Saturday last, Mr. Walter Kendall's splendid residence at Currawong, also the furniture, was destroyed by fire. The property…

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Dalton Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

The store owned by Mr. W. Hallam, and occupied by Mr. L. S. Martin, a storekeeper of Dalton, and owner of Walla Walla, the trotter,…

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Light Standard on Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 July 1931 · page 3

A loose connection which resulted in a fuse blowing out was responsible for a fire starting at the top of an electric light standard at the cornet…

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Fire at Frogmore Homestead and Contents Destroyed

The Burrowa News · Friday 24 July 1931 · page 4

On Monday morning last, the homestead of Me. D. Kennedy, of "Pine Cliff," frogmore, together with the content, was…

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Gigantic Gun to Fire Rocket Fifty-mile Flight for Science

The Burrowa News · Friday 7 August 1931 · page 6

An American scientist, Dr. D. O. Lyon, has constructed (reports the London "Mail's" Paris correspondent) a gas-propelled rocket which he…

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Chimney Blaze

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 August 1931 · page 2

A chimney on fire at the premises of Mr. H. B. Fletcher, opposite the Empire Theatre, was responsible for the Fire Brigade turning out at 7.45…

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Fire Wage Cuts Well-Known Officers To Retire

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 2

Retirement for Third-officer F. Tuck, Mr. W. A. McNiven, architect, and a number of men from the workshops, all on superannuation, is part…

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Fire Risk Surveyor’s Suggestions No Re-classification of Yass

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 13 August 1931 · page 5

With a view to decreasing the amount of premium on local fire insurance policies, the Municipal Council last February made…

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Mine on Fire At Pelaw Main Still Uncontrolled Newcastle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 3

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of the northern coalfields broke out at Pelaw Main pit, Kurri Kurri, shortly after 8 o'clock last…

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Fire-fighting Schemes Submitted By Shire Engineer Special Rate Necessary

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 19 August 1931 · page 6

Following a request from the Crookwell Chamber of Commerce to the July meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council, Council instructed its…

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Last Night’s Fire Cottage Practically Destroyed Firemen Save Adjoining Places

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 2

A modern four-room weatherboard cottage in Pritchard Street, belonging to Ald. T. P. Leonard, and occupied by Mr. Stan…

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Crookwell Shire Council New Fire Scheme

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 August 1931 · page 4

At the monthly meeting of the Crookwell Shire Council were present the president. Cr. Me Donald, in, the Chair, Councillors…

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Chimney Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 3

A chimney fire occurred at Pearson's Residential, at the corner of Goldsmith and Auburn Streets, at 2.35 p.m. on Saturday, but was…

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A Camp Fire C.E. Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 September 1931 · page 6

An unusual kind of Christian Endeavour meeting was held on Tuesday evening by the Cowper St. Intermediate Society of…

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Mostly Smoke Auburn St. Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 7 September 1931 · page 3

Prompt discovery prevented a fire at an unoccupied shop at 346-348 Auburn Street at 12.30 to-day from developing into a serious…

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Stock Missing Discovery After Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 3

A considerable quantity of the stock at the shop recently occupied by Miss Ferris, where a fire occurred on Monday, has been…

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