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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Steamer on Fire. Race to Manila Harbor. Manila

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 5

The Norwegian freighter Tune is on fire in the harbor after a seventy- mile run to port without casualties…

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£20,000 Fire Business Block Burnt at Mantldra. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 16 February 1925 · page 3

Fire this morning destroyed the principal block of business buildings in Kiewa street, Manildra, near Molong. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Destructive Bush Fires. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 4

It is estimated that about £100,000 damage was done by fires that swept over the Katanning district, West Australia…

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Actress on Fire Theatre Sensation. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

While playing in "Isolde" at Liverpool Olympia, the Australian actress, Rosina Buckman, was waving a torch as a signal to "Tristan" when her silk…

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Brothers in Fire. One Dies From Burns. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 3

Two brothers, Charles Curtis, 12, and Arthur Curtis, 18, were sleeping in a hut at Murchison when it caught fire. Both succeeded in getting out of the burning…

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Sensational Fire. Hunter Street Blaze. Typiste's Narrow Escape Saved by Fire Brigade. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 5

A fire which might have been attended with tragic results broke out in Turner's Chambers, Hunter street, shortly after 8.30 to-night. The outbreak was discovered…

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Fire at Ballina

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 4

Shortly before three o'clock on Tuesday morning the Ballina .Fire Brigade turned out to an alarm of fire. The outbreak occurred in a…

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Chaplin's Trousers Film Fire in Court. Los Angeles

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 5

Panic swept the court and the spectators and attorney's clerks stampeded for the doors when a film exhibit in Charles Chapin's suit against Charles…

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Seven Deaths Heat in Queensland Storm, Fires, and Stock Mortality. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

The most oppressive day in Brisbane this summer was experienced on Saturday when the maximum shade temperature was 105.7, which is the highest ever…

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Fire on Ferry Panic Among Passengers. Children Jump Overboard Sensation at Grafton

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1925 · page 2

An alarming panic caused a sensation on the Clarence River at Grafton early on Saturday night, when a fire broke out on the river…

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Telegrams. Week-end Fires. Thirty-seven Outbreaks. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 4

During the week-and no lass than 37 fires were reported in the metropolitan area. Only one, however, was serious the others being confined mainly to…

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War Trophies Destroyed by Fire. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 5

Six aeroplanes captured from the enemy during the war, and other materials belonging to the Australian War Museum, which were packed ready for…

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Fire at Granville Some Narrow Escapes. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 5

A block of buildings the property of the wife of Mr. Justice James, was totally destroyed by fire at Granvile. The damage is estimated at several thousands…

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Cottage Razed. Saturday Night's Blaze. Old Coulpe's Loss

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. James Joyce's residence, at the southern extremity of the town, and facing Whisky Creek road, was destroyed by fire on Saturday evening…

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Fire at Murwillumbah

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

About 12.15 on Monday night a house situated at the corner of Spring street and Byangum road, Murwillumbah, was destroyed by fire. The building was…

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Fire Brigades Board Ald. E. E. Collins Elected. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

Ald. E. E. Collins, of Wagga, was ed representative of the country municipalities and shires on the Fire Brigades Board. On the Voluntary Fire Brigade…

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Disastrous Fire Narrow Escape of Hotel Inmates. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Westport this morning, when the Grand Hotel, the King's Theatre, and several other buildings were destroyed. The Club Hotel…

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Baby Burnt to Death Pathetic Incidents at Fire. Perth

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

A house tenanted by a farmer named Fitzpatrick caught fire at Hamel, sixty miles from Perth. Fitzpatrick succeeded in rescuing his invalid and paralysed…

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Bush Fire Women As Fire-fighters. Perth

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

Fire, due to some dry logs becoming ignited, did great damage in the Capel district, West Australia. The flames spread with remarkable rapidity until…

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Another Blaze Ross's Motor Garage. Early Morning Outbreak

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 2

There was another disastrous fire in Dorrigo at an early hour yesterday morning, the scene of the configuration being Mr. G. Ross's motor…

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