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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Eight Fires at Toowoomba. On Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 4

An outbreak of eight fires at Toowoomba (Q.) last night, in the centre of the city, suggests there is a campaign of arson…

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"Movie Ball" Costumes Catch Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1924 · page 4

There was great excilement at "Movie Ball" at the Palais Roya[?] Moore Park, shortly after midnightyM last night. when Mary Clarke and…

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Hotels and Fire Escapes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 1

In view of the majority of hotel keepers failing to comply with the recent direction of the Casino Licensing bench to have steel or iron are…

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Disastrous Fires. Extensive Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 5

A motor garage with several ears and buses, also two other buildings and. a cottage, were destroyed by fire at Gosford yesterday morning…

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Big Fire at Newcastle Firemen in Danger. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 4

Sorby's ironmongery stores at Newcastle were partly destoryed by fire yesterday. When the second floor gave way about the a dozen firemen…

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Armidale City Council More About Fire Brigade Appointment Erection of Signs Repairs for Mann-street. Why the Gas Leakage Is High

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 4

The Armidale Municipal Council met on Monday night. The Maor, Ald. Morgan Stephens prersided, and Ald. Pearson. Oliver, Watson, piddington,…

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"Ku Klux Klan" Fires, and Broken Glass. Vandals at Work

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 9

An extraordinary case of vandalism is reported from Pinnaron. (S.A), a small township near the Victorian border…

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£12,000 DAMAGE. Big Wollongong Blaze. WOLLONGONG

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 June 1924 · page 4

Damage estimated at about the 000 was caused by fire which take out in Marks and Maynard's [?] at Wollongong at midnight on…

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A Great Save. Grey Street Fire. Early Morning Alarm Damage to Continental Cafe

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 30 June 1924 · page 4

An excellent water supply and a Fire Captain who is eminently, capable of directing fire-fighting operations were the salient [?]…

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Another Big Fire. £14,000 Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 4

Damage, estimated at £14,000, was caused by a fire at Snipe's timber yards and joinery works, at East Malvern yesterday afternoon…

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Fire at Wollongong. £12,000 Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 4

Damage estimated at about £12,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Marks and Maynard's premises at Wollongong, at midnight on Saturday…

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Cablegrams. (Through Reuter.) Steamer's Cargo Alight. Fire Under Control. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 4

A message from Las Palmas states the steamer "Otaki," from Wellington, arrived with a fire in the cargo in the fourth hold. The vessel subsequently…

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£29,000 Profit Fire Brigades' Art. Union. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 4

The Chief Secretary has handed cheques aggregating nearly £29,000, to representtative of the various metropolitan and country hospitals, which…

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Flood of Grain Pours Into Street. Disastrous Fire in Bulk Store. Melbourne

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 July 1924 · page 4

Damage estimated at thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which destroyed the bulk store of James Hamilton, seed merchant, South…

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Queensland Fire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 5

A fire at Barcaldine (Qld.) destroyed the Hotel Shakespeare and the adjoining tobacconist's shop. The loss on the hotel alone amounts to fully…

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Burnt Out a Bundarra Blaze

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

An inquiry was held at Bundarra Count House on Monday by the Coloner, M. J. McIlveen, into the circumstances under which an…

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Waterloo Fire. Three Cottages Destroyed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 6

Three cottages at Waterloo caught alight last night, and were all severely damaged. The outbreak comme The outban unoc…

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Disastrous Fire. £20,000 Damage

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 6

A fire, at Barcaldine (Q.), destroyed the Hotel Shakespeare and adjoining tobacconist's shop. The lose on the hotel alone amounts…

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Grey Street Fire. Magisterial Inquiry. an Open Verdict. Praise for Fire Brigade

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 14 July 1924 · page 3

At the Police Court on Saturday morning, Mr. W. [?]I. Perry, P. M., conducted a inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire which…

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Saved From Awful Death. Explosives Found in a Fireplace. Just Before Fire Was to be Kindled!

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 7

Thirty persons were saved from a terrible death at Miller's Point, Sydney, yesterday afternoon, says Friday's 'Daily Guardian,' when four detectives…

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