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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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The Hartlepool Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday.—The Hartlepool fire has been finally extinguished. In addition to extensive destruction at the timber yards, 160 tenements were…

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Fire in Coachbdilder's Shop

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 4

At 1 a.m. yesterday the Lismore Fire Brigade received a call to attend a fire which had broken out in the coachbuilding premises of Charles Hope, Molesworth-street. It was…

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166 Tenements Damaged. Destruction at Timber Yards. the Hartlepool Fire. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The Hartlepool fire has been filially extinguished. In addition to extensive destruction at the timber yards 166 tenements were g…

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Shop-residences Destroyed. Fire at Portland

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Three empty shops with residences attached were destroyed at Portland this morning. A band of willing workers prevented the…

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Fire at Yerong Creek. Nine Buildings Destroyed. Henty

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 3

A fire destroyed the greater portion of the village of Yerong Creek, near Henty, at two o'clock this morning. Nine business places were destroyed and the…

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Hotel Near Coonamble. Destroyed by Fire. Some Narrow Escapes

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Boundary Gate hotel on the Warren-Coonamble road was completely destroyed by fire yesterday. The licensee and family and other inmates…

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£10,000 Fire. Nine Business Places Destroyed. Narrow Escape of Occupants

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire ut Yeerong Creek this morning destroyed nine business places and did damage exceeding £10,000. At 2 a.m. flames were seen breaking through…

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Tree on Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

The Lismore Fire Brigade was called out about 7 o'clock last night to what the individual who gave the alarm considered to be a big blaze on the north side. It was found…

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The Great Hartlepool Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 2

The fire at Hartlepool was, on Friday, got under control in consequence of j the exertions of 28 brigades. The flames at one time extended a mile. No lives…

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Sabotage Robbery, Fire, Vandalism. Forty-eight Men Dismissed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 3

Insinuating sabotage to certain of his employees, Mr. Luke Muras, general manager of the Muras Engineering Works, Waterloo, on Friday dismissed…

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Constable's Timely Discovery. Bedclothes on Fire. One Man Slightly Burned

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Constable Bert Hanlon while leaving police headquarters at 2 o'clock this morning saw smoke coming from the basement room in a house next door…

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Cause of Bush Fires. A. Startling Allegation. Farmers Themselves Blamed

Northern Star · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY. Wednesday.—At a meeting of the Parkes branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association Mr. Davis submitted a motion expressing the opinion that the…

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The Dooley Artillery. Returns the Fire

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 3

Mr. Dooley, in a statement to-night, referring to Sir Joseph Carruthers's reasons for allying himself with the Nationalists, says: "It reads like a misty…

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Missed Fire Strike in December. Futile Discussion. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 3

The printed minutes of the Premiers' conference reveal an interesting discussion on the arrangement to meet the rumored maritime strike or the lock-out…

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Park Street Fire Mysterious Outbreak. Suggestion of Spontaneous Combustion SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 3

The big fire that followed the explosion in the Overseas Film Service Coy.'s premises in Park street on November 19 and gutted six shops was the subject of…

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Loss of £16,700. Fire in Film Shop. an Interesting Theory

Northern Star · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The big fire that followed an explosion in the Overseas Film Service premises in Park-street on November 19 and gutted six shops was the subject of…

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Tweed Heads Fire Brigade

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 4

The fire brigade formed at Tweed Heads last month turned out for their first drill instruction on Wednesday evening. Instructor Coghlan, of the…

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Disastrous Fire. Fine Residence Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 2

The imposing residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Quirk, at Stott's Creek, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday afternoon…

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Fire at Liverpool. Military Ordnance Stores

Northern Star · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A fire broke out at the military ordnance stores, Liverpool, last night. Splendid work by the local fire brigade and the men of the Air Force camp…

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Fire at Liverpool. Great Save by Brigade. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 3

What threatened to be a serious fire broke out in the military stores, Liverpool, last night. Splendid work by the local brigade and the air force camp…

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