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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1920

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Big Adelaide Fire. Flour Mill Destroyed. Enormous Loss of Flour and Wheat. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

John Darling and Sons' large flour mill at Port Adelaide was completely destroyed by fire this morning. The premises occupied an area…

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Railway Store on Fire. Considerable Damage. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 3

[?] at Alexandria railway yards was discovered to be on fire at an carly hour this morning. The shed contined a quanity of oil and other…

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Fire at Young. Children Have Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

A house at Sawpit Gully, near Young, was gutted by fire. The tenant, Charles Masters, was working in a field near by. While his wife was away shopping, two…

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Fire in Tamworth. Early Morning Blaze in the Main Street. Tobacconist's Shop Gutted

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 5

A fire broke out shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning in a shop owned by Mr. W. T. Sexty, and occupied by Mr. A. Farrelly, tobacconist and hairdresser…

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Store Destroyed. Big Fire at Clarencetown. MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Clarence-town at 2.30 this morning, resulting in the destruction of the building occupied bt Wardrop Ltd., drapers, and B…

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Melbourne Robberies. Large Quantity of Goods Recovered. Myslery of a Fire. MELBOURNE. Wdhesday

Daily Observer · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 1

Detectives visited a place of business in Swanston-street and seized nearly £1000 worth of blouses, costumes, Assam coats, crepe de chine, etc., and took…

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Latest News of the North. Fire at Inverell Cottage Destroyed. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Friday 9 January 1920 · page 2

A cottage, together with the whole of he contents, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The building was occupied by Mr. T…

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Big City Fire. Many Thousand Pounds Damage Good Save by Firemen. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 January 1920 · page 1

The fire brigades effected a good save this afternoon, when a fire broke out in a four storied building in York-street, next door to Cowan's paper…

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Another Sydney Fire. Considerable Damage. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 12 January 1920 · page 2

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in premises in York Street, occupied toy Crompton and Co., electrical engineers, nest door to the building in which…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1920 · page 2

A serious fire occurred at the wheat yards at Wallaroo, South Australia, when Bennoss' sterilising and reconditioning plants were completely…

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Fire in Bedroom

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

By a fire in a bedroom at Mr W T Langworthy, senr., bedding and bed clothing were destroyed. Mr. Langworthy…

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Big Fire at Wyalong. Sydney

Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The Club Hotel, West Wyalong, a large wooden building, and also a residence adjoining, were completely destroyed by fire…

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Fire Station Declared Black. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

A novel strike has occurred at Subiaco, W.A. where the fire brigade has declared the station black because their captain was dismissed for…

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Huge Blaze. Thousand German Aeroplanes Destroyed. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Berlin correspondent says a tremendous conflagration, the cause of which is not yet clear, destroyed 70 aeroplanes, including two giant…

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Late Telegrams. Destructive Fires. At Hobart and Adelaide. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 2 February 1920 · page 1

Bond's bark factory, at Hobart, including the plant, was totally destroyed by fire. The stock is still burning. The damage runs into thousands of pounds…

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Fire Inquiry

Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 1

An inquiry was held at the Tamworth Court House yesterday, by the Deputy Coroner (Mr. G. A. Nankervis)' into the circumstances 'attending the fire on the…

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Fire at Waterloo. Glassworks Destroyed. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 February 1920 · page 2

The works of the Australian Glass Manufacturing Company, at Waterloo, were destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning…

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Fires in Sydney. Chair Factory Destroyed. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 2

Gow's chair factory at Leichharadt, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at between £5000 and £7000. The cause of the outbreak…

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Another Fire. In Dangerous Locality. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 7 February 1920 · page 7

A fire broke out in the works of C. Koerstz wool press factory in the centre of the timber-yards district of Pyrmont this morning, but the vigorous…

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Destroyed by Fire

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 February 1920 · page 2

On Thursday night the residents of Narrabri were startled to hear the fire bell rinsing. The outbreak was seen to be away to the south of the town…

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