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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Loss of Luggage Fire on the Moldavia. Passengers Heavy Losers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--Many passengers who arrived in Sydney by the mail steamer Moldavia to-day, were heavy losers as the result of a fixe which broke…

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Fire Havoc. Smouldering Ruins at Nimbin. Desperate Fight with Flames. Scene of Destruction

Northern Star · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 4

Nimbin yesterday morning, after the fire on the previous night, presented a black and dismal picture of smouldering ruins of business pre[?]ses which were but a few hours…

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Disastrous Fires. Blaze at Coonabarabran

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Coonarabran last night. Seven buildings were razed, namely, Neilson's general store, the Club House Hotel,…

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High Temperatures. Heat and Fires

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—High temperatures were again experienced yesterday. The maximum readied in Sydney was 97.6 degrees. Fires again raged in…

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Racecourse Fire

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Yesterday Constable Frost discovered the fence roun[?] the Kensington racecourse on fire. A young man who was moving away from…

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Fire in Tannery

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.—A fire in the suede shop at the Woolston tanneries caused £35,000 damage. Despite the high winds the fire brigade…

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Fire Disturbs Party

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A 10 o'clock dinner party last night which was in progress at Paris House was broken up with dramatic suddenness owing to an alarm of fire…

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Country Fires Coonabarabran Outbreak. Seven Buildings Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--A fire occurred at Coonabarabran last night, and seven buildings were razed, namely: Neilson's general store…

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General News. Fire at Jigg

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 4

A telephone message was received in town last evening that the residence of Mr. J. James, at Jiggi, had been totally destroyed by fire. Mr. James was in Lismore at the…

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Factory Fire. Good Work by Brigades

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained, broke out at Ainsley's furniture factory, Liverpool road, Ashfield, last night…

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Fire in Brisbane Damage Amounts to £50,000. Fox Film Company's Loss

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Motion picture films valued at £50,000 went up in flames to-night in premises in Adelaide Street occupied by the Fox Film…

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Film Fire. Damage Estimated at £50,000. Building Bursts Into Flames. Mysterious Outbreak

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1924 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Brisbane motion picture films, valued at £50,000, went up in flames to-night. The premises in Adelaide-street are…

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A Fire Record. 60 Calls in a Day

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--There were 60 outbreaks of fire in Sydney and suburbs yesterday. which made it a memorable day in fire brigade history…

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Big Fire in Brisbane. Fox Film Company's Loss

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

Motion picture films valued at £50,000 went up in flames on Wednesday in premises in Brisbane, occupied by the Fox Film Corporation…

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Week-end Fires Spectacular Blaze at Gordon Terrific Explosion

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

SYDNEY, Saturday.—W. G. Carr's road making plant at Gordon was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage was heavy…

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Blaze at Casino

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

CASINO, Sunday;—A fire Broke out in Walker-street, Casino. about 2.30 this morning and practically destroyed premises the property of the School of Arts, and…

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Numerous Fires. Fatality at Waverley

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Bush fires raged again during the week-end. Much damage was done to property in and around Sydney, in addition to several…

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Fire in Kent Street

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 3

At one o'cloek this morning a fire broke out on the top floor of a six story building at 496 Kent Street, occupied by John O'Neil and Gov., Ltd…

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Blaze in Walker Street. Office and Shop Gutted. Brigade's Good Save

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 2

Business houses on the western side of Walker-street were threatened with destruction by fire early on Sunday morning, but due to the excellent work…

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"The Third Alarm" Thrilling Fire Scenes

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1924 · page 4

The search for a thrill, a new and unique thrill with the tingle of swift and dramatic action, is ever the problem of the motion picture producer. As time passes and…

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