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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Plucky Airman Extinguished Fire in Air. Danger at 5000 Feet

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 5 November 1924 · page 7

Official orders at Bircham Newton Aerodrome, Norfolk, from which Air Force units were operating in important manoeuvres, recorded a deed of…

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Convict's End Warder Fires From Gaol Wall Desperado's Dash Auckland

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 November 1924 · page 7

He cse[?]ed a steamer in Wellington Harbor by swimming ashore from a mental hospital from a train from g[?]l twice He had…

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A Church Fire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 3

The St. George Roman Catholic Church at Carlton, Melbourne, was practically gutted by fire last night…

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Church Destroyed. Disastrous Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 4

The Roman Catholic Church at Carlton. Melbourne. Was practically gutted by fire last night…

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Big Flood in the Creek. Lower Parts of Armidale Submerged. Gasworks Fires Put Out

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 4

ONE of the biggest floods on record occurred in the Armidale creek on Wednesday night. Word was received during the…

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Adelaide Fire Adelaide

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 17 November 1924 · page 4

A fire broke out in the carpet an[?]linoleum department of B. C. Worth-ley's furniture emporium at Brompton yesterday afternoon, but was…

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Kerosene on the Fire Woman's Frightful Injuries. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 November 1924 · page 4

While Catherine Phillips, aged 50, of Annandale was applying kerosene to a copper fire her clothes caught fire. The screams attracted the…

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Suspicious Fire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 4

The police are inquiring into the suspicions circumstances attending the fire at Beard's furniture factory Globe, yesterday When the aramen…

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Another Fire. Suspicious Circumstances. Mysterious Nocturnal Prowler

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 4

Strongly suspicions circumstances hare characterised at least three recent outbreaks of fire in Glen Innes…

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Armidale City Council Fire Appliances in Town Hall Council Utters a Protest. Work in Marsh-street. Amendments to Ordinances

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 3

The Armidale Municipal Council met on Monday night. The Mayor (Ald. Morgan Stephens) and Aldermen Mills, Pearson. Richardson, Watson,…

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Fire at Ashford Cars and Garage Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 5

A fire took place between 1 and 2 a.m. yesterday morning at Ashford, by which a garage owned by Mr. C. A. Cox was totally destroyed, together…

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Suspicious Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 9

Strong suspicions circumstances have characterised at least three outbreaks of fire in Glen Innes recently, the last being apparently an attempt to burn down…

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School Damaged By Fire Two Boys Responsible. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 November 1924 · page 4

At an inquiry concerning a fire that destroyed four class-rooms at the Leeton Rural School, the Coroner found that the building was set fire to…

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Two Cars Destroyed. Fire at Ashford. £1200 Damage

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 4

At an early hour on Thursday morning two cars in Willys-Knight and Buick Six, the property be Mr. J. H. Webster, were completely…

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Fire at P.F.A. BUILDINGS. Brigade Subdues Flames

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 4

An extensive fire occurred, last night, amidst the ruins of the gutted P. F. A. buildings, North Sydney. The fire brigades had some difficulty…

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Two Cars Destroyed Fire at Ashford

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 7

At an early hour on Thursday morning, two cars—a Willys-Knight and a Biuick Six—the property of Mr. J. H. Wel[?]Hor. were completely…

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Disastrous Fire Damage Estimated at £70,000. Aramac (Queensland)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 4

Two ho[?]els and other premises in the main street of Aramac (Queensland) were destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at…

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Camp Fire Smoke

The Uralla Times · Thursday 4 December 1924 · page 1

The shrill cicada's mystic chants die down, His febrile ecstasy is silent now. The bush is tranquil as a slumbering…

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Ashford Fire Coroner's Inquest. an Open Verdict

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. Jas, McIlveen). held an inquiry at the Ashford Court House on Friday concerning the origin of a fire which occurred on November…

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Fire on Vessel Firemen Refuse to Move It. Darwin

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 4

A fire, broke out in the hunkers of the West Australian Government steamer "Bambra" to-day, and the seamen refused to take the vessel out…

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