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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Local and General. Racecourse Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 2

On Sunday evening the grand stand on the local [?]coures was destroyed by fire. The building was insured in Norwich Spion for…

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Richmond Fire Two Men Committed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

The inquiry into the cause of the fire and explosion which damaged 50 shops at Richmond, Melbourne, was concluded to-day…

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£100,000 Fire Melbourne Railway Grain Store. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1925 · page 5

The railway produce and grain store was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at £100,000…

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Fire at Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 4

Between 10 and 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, a fire occurred in one of a terrace of houses situated on the Byangum road, Church Hill, Murwillumbah…

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Fire in a Hall

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 4

On Monday night at Casino School of Arts the usual picture programme was being presented to a large audience when, shortly after the commencement of the…

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Serious Allegations Forecasted Flinders Lane Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

It is stated that allegations of a serious nature will be made by detectives at the inquest concerning the fire which broke out in Flinders lane, Melbourne, on…

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Big Fire Averted Prompt Action Op Brigades. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 4

The prompt arrival of the Fire Brigades prevented what might have been a W serious conflagration in the premises occupied by M. Marks, cabinetmaker, Holt's…

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Fire on Mail Car. Hay

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 4

A fire broke out,on the mail car from Hay to Deniliquin this morning. The driver of a car coming in the opposite! direction called on the mail driver to…

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Planes on Fire Air Disaster in France. Paris

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1925 · page 5

A French army airplane caught fire in midair at Istres aerodrome and crashed down. The pilot was incinerated. Another bomber caught fire at Bourges and…

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Telegrams Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out early this morning on the top floor of the Majestic Theatre building in Flinders street in a room used for the storage of films…

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Clothes Caught Fire Girl Burnt to Death. Mudgee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

Annie Eileen Lawrence was burned to death as the result of her clothing catching fire. The child was standing in front of an open fire when the flames reached…

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Fire Ln a Rat's Nest

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 3

Early on Thursday morning Mr. R.Leamon, who resides in a dwelling over his shop in Toowoomba, reported to the Toowoomba fire station that he cloud…

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Gosford Fire Elderly Man Burnt to Death. Gosford

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 5

Henry Doase, an elderly man, living alone in a hut at Erina, near Gosford, was burned to death when the building was destroyed this morning…

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Watchman's Charred Remains Found After Adelaide Fire. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 5

Walter Mail,, watchman, employed at. H. J. Pennos arid Co.'s bag factory, was burned to death when the building was destroyed by fire last night. His charred…

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Ready to Fire Charge Laid In Safe Police Make Two Arrests Smart Work at Stanmore. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 3

Constables Shaw and Hargraves were responsible for some smart work when they arrested two men near the premises of the Oakleaf Jam Factory, in Bridge…

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Workhouse Fire. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out at Westham Workhouse Infirmary at midnight, and imperilled the lives, of 100 aged, bed ridden patients, who were helped into adjacent wards…

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London Fire Biggest Since Tussaud's. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 5

The biggest London fire since Madame Tussaud's Waxworks were destroyed broke out early this morning at a timber yard at Balsam…

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Fire at Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 4

At 3.30 a.m. on Saturday a fire broke out in a house at Church Hill owned and occupied by Mr. W. Withers. This is the fourth outbreak at Murwillumbah within…

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Gutted by Fire Kent Street Building. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 5

A three storied building in Kent street, city, occupied by Lockwood, McGrath and Company, manufacturing chemists, the Dazzle Manufacturing Company, and the…

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Fires in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

A fire, broke out last night in the oil boiling and packing department of Major's big paint manufactory at Cabarita. The damage is' considerable. One…

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