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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Lismore Fire. Five-roomed Cottage Destroyed Brigade's Good Work

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 4

What might very easily have developed into a disastrous conflagration occurred at Lismore on Saturday afternoon, when a five-roomed cottage at 183…

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Without Water and Light. Fire Destroys Windsor Power House. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 5

In consequence of a fire which broke out at 3 o' clock this morning, the power house at Windsor, which supplies the township with Tight and pumps the local…

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Fire at Molong. Molong

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 5

The whole of the main business block of Molong was threatened by a fire which destroyed W. Norris butcher shop and V. Smith's confectionery and refreshment…

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Moldavia Fire. a Lascar's Evidence. Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 4

At the inquiry into the case of fire on the Moldavia a Lascar watchman named Abdul Condel Mohideen swore through an interpreter that he was on duty in…

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Man with Gun. Roaming Gonlburn District. Fires and Robberies. Police Scouring Country. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 5

A number of incendiary fires have occurred in the Goulburn district, which has been thrown into a state of terror. The police are hunting for the suspect…

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Another Fire. Intruder in a Kitchen. Horse, and Sulky Reported Stolen

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

Another fire was reported at Kingsdale last night in a haystack in an isolated cultivation paddock a short distance from where Smith was fired at…

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Coff's Harbor Sensation. Police Fire on Suspects. Coff's Harbor

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 4

On Thursday night Sergeant Sproule and Constable Buttsworth saw three men behaving in a suspicous manner amongst the trucks in the station;yard. They…

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Disappointed Safebreakers Set Fire to Premises. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

Safebreakers early this morning were responsible for a fire in the premises occupied by E. J. L. Hallstrom, Ltd., bedstead manufacturers, Abattoirs road,…

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OVER £70,000 Damage. Fire on the Moldavia. Fremantle

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 5

The Court of Marine inquiry announced that having carefully inquired as to the cause of the fire which occurred in No. 3 hold of the Moldavia at…

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Hotel Burnt Down. Big Blaze at Lismore Occupants' Sensational Escape

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

The Commercial Hotel, in Woodlark street, Lismore, together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morning…

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Fall From Roof. While Escaping From Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 5

Escaping from a burning confectioner's shop in Oxford street, Padding Jon. early his morning. Mrs. Nellie Heill wife of the proprietor, fell from the…

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Remarkable Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

A very remarkable incident occurred recently at the residence of Mr. W. A. Lutherborrow, Myall Creek. Mr. Lutherborrow noticed smoke issuing from…

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Fire at Mudgee. Police Constable's Experience. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 5

A fire which originated in J. W. Thomas' dental parlors gutted the workroom and travelled through the ceiling into the Co-operative Societies Stores…

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Shots and Fire. Police Fight Anarchists. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

The Sofia correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" says secret service officers surprised a group of Anarchists holding' a meeting at a private house in Sofia…

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Farmhouse Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 4

A farm house consisting of seven or eight rooms, owned by Mr. T. McDermott, of Lismore, and occupied by Mr. Edward Ford, was destroyed by fire at…

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Fire at Chippendale. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 4

A large amount of damage was done by a fire which swept through the top floors of an unholstery factory at Chippendale early this morning. The…

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The Moldavia Fire Protest Against Verdict Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

The Fremantle Lumpers' Union pro tested against the verdict of the Marine Court regarding the fire on the steamer Moldavia which was to the…

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The Scottsdale Murder Buttons and Studs in Fire Launceston

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 2

In connection with the tragedy at Scottsdale the police yesterday found traces of a fire and in the ashes discovered a number of buttons, studs…

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Fire in North Palmerston. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred at North Palmerston last night, completely destroying seven business premises in the centre of the town. Lack of water…

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Fire at Wee Waa. Four Business Places Burnt. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Wee Waa yesterday, when Knight's butchery, Brown's bakery, Spencer and Collett's general store, and Hawkins' fruit and…

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