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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Big Blaze at Lassetter's. Remarkably Good Save

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 5

While t the fire was at its height an alarm was received at headquarters that Lassetter's bulk store in Kent Street was on fire…

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N.s.w. Fire Board

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 4

An, election will take place at the Chief Secretary's office, Sydney, at noon on February 21st, of a _member of the Board of Fire Commissioners. The following candidates…

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Big Fires. Grace Bros and Lassetters. One Place Gutted

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday --Considerable damage, which has not yet been estimated was caused by a fire at Grace Bros. furniture factory, camperdown, this…

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Disastrous Fires, Mysterious Outbreaks in Sydney. Grace Bros. and Lassetters Suffer

Northern Star · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.— Grace Brothers' bulk store in Parramatta road was practically gutted by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The brigades made desperate efforts to stay the…

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Kyogle Fire Supposed Incendiarism. Police Making Inquiries

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

The fire which was discovered at the rear of Moore's Commercial Hotel at Kyogle at 1 o'clock on the morning of January 19, is believed by the police…

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Fires in Sydney . Furniture Factory Damaged Lassetter's Bulk Stores Alight. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 5

Grace Brothers' furniture repository at Camperdown was found to be on fire this morning. The alarm was given at 2.45, and when the brigades arrived it…

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Calcutta Riots. Police Fire on Mob. Two Killed, 40 Wounded

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

BOMBAY, Saturday.—Reuter's Calcutta correspondent telegraphs that serious riots occurred among 4000 jute mill hands yesterday, which culminated in the police firing…

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Fires Damage to Instruments. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

Damage amounting to £700 was caused, in the shop of R. James, a wicker worker, Harris street, Prymont, by fire to-day. Another fire occurred at the…

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Bush Fires Again Outbreaks Near Dubbo

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A message from Dubbo states that after a few weeks' spell bush fires have again broken out and have been raging for the past couple of days at…

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Sydney's Big Fires. No Suspicious Circumstances

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday,—The police d are still inquiring into the causes of the fires at Grace Bros.' furniture store and Lassetter's bulk store…

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Fire at Motor Garage

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A fire at Newtown early this morning severely damaged the motor works and contents of Propert's garage…

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Motor Body Works. Damage by Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Propect's motor body works at Newtown were severely damaged by fire at an early hour this morning…

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Fire Near Wagga. Store and Post Office Destroyed

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday—Early on Saturday morning an outbreak of fire occurred at Ladysmith, near Wagga, which resulted in a store belonging to J. Doolan and the post…

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Bush Fires at Singleton

Northern Star · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

The spells of dry weather and hot westerly winds in the Singleton district have generated, outbreaks of fire. During the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday last a big…

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Fire Insurance Murwillumbah's Classification No Alteration Sanctioned

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 4

The Fire Underwriters Assocation has again refused to alter the classification for Murwillumbah for the insurance purposes…

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Fire in Garage. Motor Buses Destroyed

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday.—About midnight a fire broke oat in the garage of William Alfred Hales, motor 'bus proprietor, Paddington, caused by a carburettor back firing…

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Fire at Coolangatta Diggers' Theatre Alight

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out in Gibson Bros., "Digger's Theatre," Coolangatta at about 7.40 on Saturday night and was subdued before it had gained a hold on…

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Baby Burnt to Death. Fire at Broken Hill

Northern Star · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. — The residence of John Barrett, of Broken Hill, was burnt out yesterday. His six months' old grandson was burnt to death…

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Fire in a Garage. Horse Burnt to Death. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out at the Rusheutter's Bay garage last night and caused damage to the amount of £8000. Five motor buses were destroyed…

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Tragic Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1922 · page 2

Robert James Roberts, the 6 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Roberts, of South Broken Hill, was burnt to death in a fire which destroyed a…

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