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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Schoolboys in Trouble a Surry Hills Fire Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1925 · page 5

Some time ago four boys attending St. Peter's School, Surry Hills, threatened to set fire to the school building as a protest against what they considered to be…

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Liner Afire Raging Inferno Ship Almost Burnt Out Flames Subdued After Nine Hours. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

The Federal liner Kent which has been anchored in the stream for five days caught, fire this morning and at midday was a raging inferno…

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Fire at Clarenza

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon the hay shed and contents belonging to Mr. M. Keily, of Clarenza, Were totally destroyed by fire. The outbreak took place at about 4.30,…

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Fire at Balmain Big Building Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out in the premises occupied by Whitelun and Catts, picture frame makers, in Reynolds street, Balmain, to-night arid the building was…

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Big Fire. in Victorian Country Town. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 4

As the result of a fire which occurred in the township of Dimboola early to-day half of the shops in the main street are reported to have been destroyed…

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Fire at Balmain. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

The damage done by last night's fire at Balmain is estimated at £20,000…

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The Balmain Fire. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

The damage by last night's fire at Balmain is estimated at £20,000…

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Fire on Steamer. Heavy Damage. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 2

The damage done by a fire which occurred on the steamer Kent at Auckland is estimated at £100,000…

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£100,000 Fire Damage on Steamer Kent. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1925 · page 5

The damage by the fire which occurred on the steamer Kent is estimated at £100,000. Further particulars of the fire show that…

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Tar on Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon the members of the Lismore Fire Brigade had a novel experience in fire extinguishing. A stream of waste tar which runs from the…

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Fire at Dunoon Three Buildings Destroyed

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

Three buildings in the village of Dunoon, about ten miles from Lismore, were destroyed by fire on Thursday night…

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Fire on Steamer 1500 Tons of Cargo Destroyed. Auckland. (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 September 1925 · page 2

An investigation aboard the steamer Kent, following the outbreak of fire, shows that in addition to 1500 tons of cargo destroyed in No. 2 hold, where the…

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Fire in Ship's Hold. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 4

The steamer Ayrshire arrived at Port Adelaide last night with the cargo in the hold still smouldering. An outbreak of fire occurred when the vessel was 2540…

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Dublin Fire Sensational Rescues 40 Persons Trapped by Flames. Dublin

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1925 · page 5

Sensational rescues characterised the fire business at a fire in premises in Mary street, wherein forty people were trapped…

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Another Fire at [?]ellingen Three Places Razed. Town's Close Shave

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 2

The entire business section of Bellingen had another close shave from being wiped out by the fire fiend at an early hour on Sunday morning. The…

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'Made a Bit of Work' by Setting £7000 Fire Judge Says Three Years. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1925 · page 5

At the Supreme Court to-day Henry Clarke, 60, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson. The case rose out of the burning of…

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Fire at Foggit Jones Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 2

A serious fire occurred at Foggit, Jones, Ltd., bacon factory, at Oxley, this morning, the smallgoods room, lard department and finishing department being completely…

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[?] Blaze Hyde Street Fire Mr. Worsdell's Narrow Escape

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 2

[?] had [?] after a [?] of some eight [?] with at a [?] of fire, were again…

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Mail Car Destroyed by Fire on Woolgoolga--coff's Harbor Road. Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. Sam Faye's Woolgoolga-Coff's Harbor mail car was destroyed by fire about four miles from Woolgoolga at 4 o'clock this afternoon. He had just…

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Fire at Mt. Morgan Underground Blaze Fought by Lockout Miners. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 14 September 1925 · page 3

Mount Morgan mine was discovered to be on fire on Saturday morning. Miners from all over the town, who had during the week taken direct action…

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