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

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Severe Burns Clothing On Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 8 April 1935 · page 3

Severe burns to the body were suffered by Phillip [?]epnenson, of Bannaby, when his clothing taught fire at Taralga on…

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Bush Fire Brigade

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the above was held in the Guild Hall Supper Room on Saturday afternoon, March 30…

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Fire in Boorowa Two Weatherboard Cot. Tages Destroyed

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 April 1935 · page 7

Wednesday morning last saw two weatherboard cottages, the property of Mr. Joseph Watson, destroyed by fire…

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Tent on Fire. Exciting Event

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Frederiek Vernon and his wife had an exciting experience yesterday when their tent caught fire at West Pennant Hills…

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Fire Brigade Inspection

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 2

Inspector B. Barber, of the Board of Fire Commissioners, made a periodical inspection of the Goulburn Fire Brigade last week. He found…

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Mystery Fire Weatherboard Cottage Destroyed Family Absent When Outbreak Occurred

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 April 1935 · page 1

A six room weatherboard cottage, owned by Mrs. Margaret Sainsbury, of Orion Street, North Yass, and the furniture, owned by…

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Car on Fire Amazing Escape

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 3

SYDNEIY, Thursday: Basil James Grant, 10. was driving down The Spit road early this morning when the steering gear failed…

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Gasworks on Fire Nearly Touch and Go Flames Near Benzol

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday: A fire broke out in the grounds of the Mortake gas works late last night…

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Lucky Save Outbreak of Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 6 May 1935 · page 3

Smoke which awakened children sleeping in an upstairs room probably prevented a serious fire at the premises of Mr. A. A…

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Shocking Fire Tragedy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 8 May 1935 · page 3

BOSTON, Tuesday: FOur persons including the mother and four-year old daughter of Mr. John Lavelle, the international portrait painter, were…

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Fire Scare Garage Full of Smoke

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1935 · page 1

When two civilians saw smoke issuing from the windows in the garage of Main Southern Motors, at the corner of Bradley and…

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A Cruise to the South Sea Islands Drive Round the Capital a Wonderful Cemetery Fire-walkers and Native Dancers II

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 15 May 1935 · page 1

The road comments to des[?]nd On the left the valley of the Waimanu is reached and the native provincial school at Sawani appears. The road…

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Fire Brigade Appeal For Equipment

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 2

Although the quota needed to send a team to represent Goulborn at the Fire Brigades' demonstration at Katoomba is almost secure an…

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Man Arrested In Connection With Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 1

In a prompt endeavour to ascertain the cease of the fire which part[?]y destroyed a house in Lackey Road, Moss Vale, on Saturday night,…

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Newmarket Fire Oldest Wing Burnt Down

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 May 1935 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: The oldest wing of the Newmarket Jockey Club, with which the kings and princes and famous figures of the turf were…

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Man Arrested In Connection With Moss Vale Fire

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 22 May 1935 · page 5

In a prompt endeavour to ascertain the cause of the fire which partly destroyed a house in Lackey Road, Mobs Vale, on Saturday night, the…

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Big Country Fire £8000 Damage Seven Tullamore Shops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 27 May 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday : A disastrous fire occurred in the main business portion of Tullamore, a small western township between…

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Surplice on Fire Altar Boy's Concern

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 June 1935 · page 8

LONDON: Liam Moten was arranging candles at the altar of St. Cronin's Church, Roscrea, Tipperary, where he is an altar boy…

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Reichstag Fire

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 6

BERLIN, Thursday: Eighteen months after his acquittal on a charge of complicity in the Reichstag fire Ernest Torgler has been released…

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Fire Demonstrations Yass Ideally Situated

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 June 1935 · page 2

The town clerk, Mr. A. J. Poignand, pointed out to the Fire Commissioners on Thursday night that Yass was ideally situated in the State for…

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