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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1920

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Fire Prevention Meeting of Citizens. Temporary Waxes Supply Advocated

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

A fairly well attended public meeting was held last night to discuss ways and means of devising a scheme to cope with an outbreak of fire…

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Big City Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday. — The five-storey premises of Scott and Bowne Ltd., manufacturing chemists, situated in Kent-st., city, near Bathurst, were…

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The New State. Movement Progressing Like a Bush Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 11

The New State movement is now at the very zenith of its success as far as the propaganda stage is concerned, and on present showing the great objective—…

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Municipal Fire Increase

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 2

Randwick Council bad a letter at last night's local council meeting asking for co-operation and assistance in an effort to have a municipal fire…

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Marrickville Fire. £30,000 Damage

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

A fire at Marrickville resulted in Burgess's furniture works and Hudson's electrical engineering works being destroyed. The damage is…

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CABLEGRAMS. London, Thursday. Treacherous Turks. Fire Upon Punjabis

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 4

Reuter's Constantinople correspondent says a British report states that a company of Punjabis were suddenly surrounded by a superior force of…

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Disastrous Fire. Country Residence Demolished

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as a result of which the home, together with the whole of the contents, of…

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Cat As Fire Alaex

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 28 June 1920 · page 10

Mr. H. H. Power, of spring T[?] near Orange (who ideationally [?] cousin of Mr. L. H. Power, [?] War Time Ten Rooms) is [?]…

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Motor on Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

Glenister and Mackenzie's motor lorry was partly destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The lorry had just returned to Glen Innes from Inverell…

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I.W.W. Fires. Parcel of Cotton Waste

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 10

When the I.W.W. inquiry was continued on Thursday. Detective Sergeant Robson said his evidence began with regard, to the…

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Big Sydney Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

Damage to the extent at about [?] was [?] fire at the Con[?]tal Paper Bag Factory at Ales[?] on Saturday. When the brigade…

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Clergyman's Surplice on Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 7

While preaching by candle light in consequence of the failure of the electric light, the vicar of All Saints', Cheltenham (England) ignited his surplice. He…

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A Fire Alarm Installed

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 2

For a long time Messrs. M. C. Mark[?] and Sons, Ltd., have been endeavoring to induce the [?]d of Fire Commissioners to [?]tal a…

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Armidate's Out of Date Fire Station. New and Ornate Structure Sought

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 2

At Tuesday's meeting of the local Municipal Council, the Mayor said that when in. Sydney he approached the Fire Board with a view to the erection of…

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New Fire Station

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 6

At the Armidale Council meeting last Tuesday evening. The Mayor said whilst in Sydney recently he had interviewed the Fire…

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General Cables. [Through Reuter.] Distracted Ireland. Troops Compeleld to Fire on Mob. Poland Yields. Seeks Peace with Bolshevik Conquerors. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4

An Order in Council fixes July 16 as the date of the termination of the war with Austria. A Washington message says it is…

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City Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 2

An extensive fire occurred last night in the drapery premises of Hoskins, George street…

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George-street Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 4

A fire broke out in the store of Hosking & Coy., Ltd., in George street West. Over £10,000 damage was done before the,flames were…

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Homestead Burnt. Fire at Camperdown

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Camperdown, Mr. A. O. Coventry's property, near Armidale, early on Thursday morning…

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Destructive Fire at Dungog

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 9

A fire occurred at Dungog about 2 o'clock on Monday morning, resulting in the destruction of Murray's motor garage, a small goods Shop, and the…

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