Prime Minister to Fire Fighter. Mr. Hughes to the Rescue
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The ex-Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, acted as a volunteer fire fighter in a bush fire at Sassafras. His own home was not menaced…
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Fires & bushfires, 1923
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Bush Fires Grass and Fences Destroyed. Flames Sweep the Albury District
ALBURY, Sunday--A serious bush fire occurred at Bungomannah yesterday. Fanned by the strong north winds the flames swept the properties of Keith…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—The most serious bush fire in the Albury district this summer occurred yesterday at Bangawannah, about ten miles from Albury. The fire was fanned…
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MELBOURNE, Saturday.—A big fire cruised destruction in the premises of the Park and Crown Seal Co. at North Fitzroy. The damage is estimated at £40,000. The…
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SYDNEY, Sunday --Shortly after three o'clock this morning a stock of timber in the yards of the Balmain Box and Timber Company, Annandale, caught fire…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday .--More than 1000 acres of land at Avoca have been swept and damage amounting to many thousands of pounds has been done by…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A disastrous fire swept through part of the business centre of Queanbeyan yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at between fifty…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—The Government has offered a reward of £250 for information leading to the arrest of person or persons responsible, for setting fire to a store at…
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CONSTANTTNOPLE, Sunday.—The captain of a Spanish' cruiser lying in the Bosphorns suddenly ordered the guns of his ship to be loaded and trained on the…
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NEW YORK, Saturday.—A message from Kansas City says 13 were burned to death in a boarding house fire…
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WAGGA, Monday.--The police believe that a deliberate attempt was made last night to set fire to the Wonderland Gardens, an open air picture theatre in…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A disastrous fire swept through the business centre of Queanbeyan yesterday morning. Several buildings were totally demolished and many seriously…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The police believe that a deliberate attempt was made to set fire to the Wonderland Gardens Picture Theatre at Wagga last night. Over 200 chairs…
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SYDNEY, Monday.--The biggest fire in the, history of the town,broke out at Queanbeyan yesterday morning. Five shops in Monaro street, together with…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Serious fires have swept parts of Victoria. A devastating fire in the Strathbogie district destroyed twelve farmhouses…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Extensive bush fires are still raging iu the Dandenong ranges. Alan Folke, while assisting his father to…
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The risk attendant upon the present dry state of the country was demonstrated during the week-end by the outbreak of several grass…
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As a result of the last municipal elections Mr. E. E. Collins, formerly the representative of country shires and municipalities on Board of Fire…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A fire occurred in the hold of the steamer Koiri in Sydney harbor last night, among Tasmanian produce cargo. The fire was…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As a result of the last municipal elections Mr. E. E. Collins, formerly the representative of country shires and municipalities on the Board of…
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