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

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Escape From Fire Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 3

The promptness of a neighbour, Mrs. Scott, was responsible for a man named Andrew Rutherford, 79, of Brighton, escaping death by fire early…

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Indian Rioters Police Open Fire CALCUTTA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 16 May 1934 · page 3

A mob of 900 coolies, incensed over the wages reduction, attacked the offices of the East Indian railway colliery at the Girldin Bihar Province…

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Theatre Fire Broadway Damaged Good Work by Fireman

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 21 May 1934 · page 3

Prompt action by Volunteer Fireman W. Taylor prevented an early morning blaze at the Broadway Theatre on Saturday from…

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Caves House Destroyed by Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 2

Wombeyan Caves House was last night totally destroyed by fire, together with the whole of the contents…

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Wombeyan Fire Caves House Razed TARALGA

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 23 May 1934 · page 3

The Government Tourist Bureau's accommodation house at Wombeyan Caves was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Big Fire £50,000 Damage Barnes Bacon Co. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 3

The Barnes Bacon Co. factory at Homebush was destroyed by fire this morning. The whole of the curing packing…

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The Turncock Location Of Hydrants In Case Of Fire Motion Again Lapses

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 4

Ald. J. O’Brien utilised two minutes of Council time on Monday night in a second unsuccessful attempt to have…

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Fire in Broadway Theatre Breaking a Door

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 4

Sir.—Will you kindly allow me space in your paper to reply to Mr. Taylor's letter of 30th instant? Had Mr. Taylor called at your office and…

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Gosford Fire Fruit Co.'s Loss Explosion of Kerosene Gosford

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 4 June 1934 · page 3

The Co-operative Fruit Packing Co. suffered from a fire in trucks near the Gosford railway station early this morning to the extent…

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Girl Burned. Clothes Caught Fire. Now in Hospital

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 5 June 1934 · page 2

Miss Alice Brown, the 17 years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sid Brown, of Forbes, was badly burned about the body when her clothes caught…

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Back Lanes For Water Mains Saving the Surface of Burrowa Street. P.W. Department Agrees to Council's Request. Fire Main Along Middle of Road

The Young Chronicle · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 2

When the plans for the reticulation of the Young Municipality showed two water mains--one for domestic supply and the other…

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Junee Chase Constable Fires Four Shots

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 2

Junee on Saturday experienced a sensation of a kind that is probably entirely new to that usually quiet town. There was a chase,…

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Local News Looked Like a Fire

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 2

Clouds of smoke, lit up by the Burrowa Street lights, suggested to many residents on Sunday night that the Town Hall was on fire…

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Goulburn's Claims Fire Brigades Demonstration Long Service Honours Conferred

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 20 June 1934 · page 2

That Goulburn would probably be chosen as the venne for the fire brigades' demonstration when it was next held in the southern area of N.S.W was a statement made by the president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Mr. T. J…

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Heard and Seen Can't Fire The Cook

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 26 June 1934 · page 2

Lady: Does your husband kick about the meals? Other Bridge Player (smiling): No, what he kicks about is having to get…

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Fire in Tumut Store

The Young Chronicle · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 1

A fire broke out at 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning in the premises of Weeden's Ltd., general storekeepers, Wynyard and Russell streets. The…

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Workshops Blaze

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 3

Slight damage resulted from a fire which broke out in the machine well below the floor surface of the machine and carpentry section of the…

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£400 DAMAGE Early Morning Blaze

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 2 July 1934 · page 3

Extensive damage was caused by a fire at Mr. S. H. Belcher's property, Garroorigang, Braidwood Road, shortly before 6…

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Fire Among Fowls

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—When a fire gutted Ward's poultry factory at Guildford this morning 200 fowls and 400 chickens were burned to death and…

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Fire Brigade. to Be Established

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 2

AT the meeting of the Municipal Council, held on Monday night last the Town Clerk submitted the following report:--…

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