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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Fires Caused by Train

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

While the excursion trains were running from Lismore to Byron Bay on Sunday, says a Byron Bay correspondent, sparks from the engines caused several fires along…

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Fire on Steamer Two Dead and Two Injured. Los Angeles

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 4

A radio message says the Ginyo Maru's fire is under control and almost extinguished. Tw[?] death and…

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Day Time Fire Brigade. Men Knock Off at 4 P.m

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

Fire outbreaks after 4 p.m. will in the future dn Perth have a fairly free hand. An extraordinary official announcement was made on Tuesday of last week that…

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Girls Leap. From Film Blaze

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 3

The lives of 100 employees were imperilled on October 23 by a fierce 10 minute film fire on the premises of the Tropical Budget and Ideal Films Ltd., London…

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Fire at Taree. New Year's Day Blaze

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

Another big fire has occurred in the main street of Taree (Victoria street). The outbreak was discovered in the middle of the day between 1 and 2…

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Fire at Cricket Test Blaze in Main Stand. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out in the main stand at the Cricket Ground yesterday while the test was in progress. There was much. excitement, and the fire brigades had…

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Picture Show Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

A fire occurred on Tuesday night at an open air picture show at Cardwell owned by Matthew Zervodakis, as the result of a film igniting, Mr. Zervodakis, who was…

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Fire in Picture Theatre. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 3

The Redfern picture theatre at Redfern was severely damaged by fire which broke out shortly before half-past two this morning. When the brigade arrived…

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Fire at Byron Bay

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 4

At about 11 p.m. on Saturday a cottage off Shirley street, Byron Bay, owned by Mr. W. P. Condon and occupied by Mr. I. Viney, was with its contents…

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New Year's Day Fire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 4

About 2 a.m on New Year's Day a four-roomed house, owned and occupied by Mr. Frank Natole, at Goonergerry, with the contents, was completely…

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Paint Caught Fire. Youth Trapped in Cylinder. Lithgow

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

John Mathews, 19, was paintings the inside of a beer cylinder at Jones' brewery, Lithgow, when suddenly the paint caught fire. Mathews forced his way out…

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House Destroyed by Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

At 3 a.m. on Wednesday the Lismore Fire Brigade received a call by telephone to a fire in an untenanted house on the new Ballina Cutting, Lismore. The fire…

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South Arm. Cane Crop on Fire

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1925 · page 4

One hundred and eight points of rain were registered at Tyndale as the result of several thunderstorms during the week. But the rainfall was much heavier ever…

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Tenterfield's Suspicious Fires

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1925 · page 2

During the absence of the Tenterfield town clerk in Sydney, an attempt was made to burn his residence. A candle had been set near the door at the back and…

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Hospital Fire. All Patients Rescued. Another Blaze in Tokio. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 5

An outbreak of fire is reported from St. Luke's International Hospital. At present there are scanty details of the fire which gutted practically the whole of the…

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"Small Fires" Record

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 January 1925 · page 4

The transfer at an early date to Lane Cove of Mr. W. Scadding, officer in charge of the fire station at Casino, recalls the fact that in nine years we…

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Lismore Fire. Coach Works and House Damaged

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 4

The coachbuilding premises of Messrs. J. W. Denny and Sons, in Terania street, North Lismore, were extensively damaged by a fire which broke out in the early…

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"Must Have Gone Mad." Sydney Cricket Ground Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 5

An unusual case was before the Central Summons Court to-day when Charles Thompson, a middle-aged man, was charged with having on December 3, at…

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Mysterious Fires Police and All Concerned Baffled

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 3

A mysterious fire which occurred in the back portion of a cottage in Ste[?]rt street Tweed Heads, the property of Mrs. B. Gray, early on the morning…

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Fire Brigade and Comic Song

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 2

"The reel handle was tied on to the back of a cab. One fireman was standing on the back step of the cab, and three or Tour men were squeezed into it,…

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