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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Sweltering Heat. Bush Fires in Sydney Suburbs Terrift Storms Out West

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 8

The temperature, in Sydney on Saturday reached 101.4. Coincident, with another heat wave hash fires brake out again in most of the outlying…

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Fire at Tamworth Power Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 7

Shortly after daybreak on Thursday last the coal hunkers at the new. eleetrieity power station at Tamworth containing 1000 tons, were found to be…

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Fire [?]E Drill

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

The [?] Fire [?] will have and [?] opposite the Court Home [?] [?]…

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Fire at Sea. Cargo of Kerosene

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

The crew or toe steamer o[?]psea, which reached Newcastle on Wednesday afternoon from Portland, U.S.A., brought first-hand information of the…

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Big Loss by Fire. Wheat and Hay Burns. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

A large [?]re occurred in a wheat paddock of James Orr, at Broadmeadows, Victoria. Forty acres of wheat and six hundred tons of hay were…

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Fire at Toowoomba

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 4

Five chops at Toowoomba (Queensland) were totally gutted by [?] this marking. The buildings were [?] by insura[?]…

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Cattle Mixed. Fires Destroy P[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

Owing to the destruction of fencing by bush fires in the Wallamba district, many herds have been mixed…

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Fire at Huristone Park Householder[?] Predicament

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

Richard Vanderfield, of Hurlstone Park, was awakened from sleep early this morning to find flames bursting through the wall of his room. He…

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Big Fire at Toowoomba. Five Buildings Destroyed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

Five stops at Toowoomba, Queensland were totally gutted by fire this morning. The buildings were covered by insurance…

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Fire at Vaudeville Theatre

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

The fusing of electric wires caused an outbreak of fire behind the scene at Clay's vaudeville theatre last night. Only slight damage was done. The…

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Fire at Station House

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

At fire broke out this morning at Station House, Rawson Place[?]Sydney, but fortunately a serious conflagration was prevented by the prompt action of…

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Sunday Night's Fire. £1000 DAMAGE. Good Save Effected

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 1

At 11 o'clock on Sunday night an outbreak of fire was discovered in G. Hillard and Sons' grocery store, situated at the corner of Marsh and…

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Fires Galore

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

During yesterday afternoon no fewer than fifty-five fires were reported at fire headquarters, and in nearly every case they entailed serious…

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Fire at Gosford

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

A fire at [?]osford late last night destroyed four shops All the buildings were of wood and iron. There being no fire brigade in the…

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Fire In Armidale. Store Gutted

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

On Sunday night last, at 11 pan., the residents of Armidale who were peacefully resting, if not slumbering, were rudely awakened by the loud clanging…

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Mysterious Fire. Business House Endangered

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

Early on Sunday morning, says the Glen Innes "Guardian fire was discovered in close proximity to the back portion of the Co-operative Store…

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Fire in a Private Hospital

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

A fire broke out at "The Cedars" Private Hospital at Ashfield yesterday afternoon. A number of the patients, several of whom are bedridden, were…

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Correspondence. Sunday's Fire. (To the Editor.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

Sir,—I would be pleased if you could find room in your paper to print the following. Capt. Webb, in his statement in…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

A fire broke out on the premises owned by the City Council and let to various firms in Sussex-street, about midnight…

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More Fires. Furniture Factory Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

A furniture factory was destroyed by Arc at East Brunswick (Victoria) last night. The houses on both sides of the street were damaged. The loss is…

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