Big Blaze Marcus Clarke's Newtown Store Gutted Thousands of Pounds Worth of Damage Some Exciting Incidents Firemen's Difficult Task Sydney, Monday Night
National Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2
A fire broke out in Marcus Clarke's branch store at Newtown to-night, a five storied building, which faced Brown Street, was completely gutted…
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The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2
Extensive bush fires are reported About 5,000 acres are ablaze at Big Hill, where the Bendigo railway passes through the long tunnel…
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Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 3
The home of Mr. Sid. Brownlow was totally destroyed by fire about 3 a.m. on Monday, nothing being saved. Mr. Brwonlow was at work until late on Saturday night…
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Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2
Marcus Clark's Brown street, branch, Newtown, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday night. The building was valued at £25,000, and the stock at over £40,000…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 25
This is the season for bush fires land the demand for carelessness [?] Almost every blaze that occurs [?] if propery precautions…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 8
A big bush fire has got on of hand on a five mile front at [?]mundra. Yesterday, [?] were working desperately in an…
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The Bathurst Times · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2
Four hundred volunteer fire-fighters answered the call for duty at Castlemaine yesterday. The gallant efforts resulted in saving a number of…
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Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4
During last week end grass fires have occurred in the district. On Saturday afternoon afire broke out on the Osborne Estate, near…
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The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2
A fire broke out this morning on Rockley Farm, the property of Mr. S. Brennan, situated about 1½ miles from Rockley…
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Leader · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8
Four hundred volunteer fire fighters Answered the call for duty at Castlanmints, yesterday. Their gallant afforis resulted in the saying of…
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The Bathurst Times · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2
A fire broke out late this afternoon at Mr. T. Ready's "Claremont" property, near Kelso. The extent of the damage had not been ascertained when…
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Lithgow Mercury · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 4
The Fire Brigade received a call to the Zigzag mine at 6.28 last night, and Captain Martin and nine men were promptly on the spot. They found a stack of pit props,…
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Leader · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 1
On Monday last a bush fire, [?] with all the elements of disaster broke out near the homestead at Rock Lynn, a property owned by…
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Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 12
On Monday last a bush fire, fraught with all the elements of disaster, broke out near the homestead at Rock Lynn, a property…
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The Bathurst Times · Saturday 19 January 1924 · page 2
Mr. R. Butts, a farmer of Middle Arm, near Goulburn, lost between 50 and 60 Ions of hay by fire early this morning. The big shed in which the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Neville Howse V.C. in Another Big Battle This Time Against Bush Fire Now in Bed As Result
The Bathurst Times · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2
Sir Neville Howse, V.C., M.P., veteran soldier, medico, and now member for Calare, is to-day, confined to his bed as a result of a gallant fight he put…
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Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2
Two fires, caused by railway trains, occurred on Thursday. One grass fire ran through Mrs. Toole's, and Austin Brothers' grass paddocks, and reached tho property…
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Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3
Shortly after three o'clock on Thursday afternoon a three-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Rodgers-street, and occupied by by Mr. Stolzenheim, was totally…
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Lithgow Mercury · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 3
By a fire which broke out about lunch time yesterday, Mr. S. J. Brennan, of Rockley farm, was a heavy loser. He was fumigating, and by some mishap the horse…
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National Advocate · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 2
One of the most disastous fires in the history of Dubbo broke out here this afternoon with the result that five shops in Talbragar Street, right…
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