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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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A Narrow Escape from Fire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 6

Just a little after three o'clock yesterday afternoon the fire bell rang out its alarm, and soon there were hundreds of people in the streets…

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Fire at Narromine

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 6

Last night a fire destroyed stakes,of hay, the property of Mr. [?] of Narromine. A blacktracker was seat out from Dubbo this morning to aid the…

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Big Blaze at Geurie. Five Shops Destroyed

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

Our Geurie correspondent telephoned us this morning, that a destructive fire had broken out in Rosenberg's buildings, in Buckinbe[?]…

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Blaze at Geurie Five Shops Destroyed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

Five brick shops were gutted by a fire which started in Rosenberg's buildings at Geurie yesterday morning. The fire started in Reinos and…

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The Dubbo Liberal. and Macquarie Advocate. Tuesday, March 17, 1925. Fire in Fitzroy-street. Local and General

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

A buggy shed and feed house close to Mr. J. E. Serisier's residence in Fitzroy-street, were totally destroyed by fire about 1 a.m. on Sunday last. Mr…

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Fire at Montefiores

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 6

A fire occurred at Montefiores just about 11.30 a.m. this morning, when a weatherboard cottage owned by Mr. T. Kelly, and occupied by Mr…

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Blaze at Geurie Five Shops Destroyed

Western Age · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

Five brick shops were gutted by a fire which started in Rosenberg's buildings at Geurie yesterday morning. The fire started in Reinos and…

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Tokio Fire. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 6

The damage at Madame Tussaud's waxworks fire is estimated at a quarter of a million sterling, while the damage to Tokio by fire is about 53…

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Another Fire. Very Little Damage

The Wellington Times · Thursday 26 March 1925 · page 6

The promptness of Dr. Wade, whose attention was drawn to a fire in Mrs. F. G. Larum's cottage, in Warne Street, on Monday evening,…

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Nearly Another Fire

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 2

What might have been a very serious conflagration was averted at the residence of Alderman Cusack in the early part of this week. It appears that the…

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[?] Curiosity Shop on Fire

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

[?] Curiosity Shop, in Ports[?] Lincoln's Inn Fields, [?] to be the original shop. [?] by Dickens, has had a…

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Night Fire Thrills in London

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 3

Hundreds of onlookers cheered the rescue of a terrier by a fireman from a blazing shop in Great College Street, Camden Town, London…

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Fire at Nanima Crescent

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 2

The continuous ringing of the fire bell at 6.30 a.m. on Friday morning had the residents flocking out in all directions. It was ascertained that…

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Fire at Rawsonville

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 2

A shed on the property of Mr. E. S. Bootle Moanarn, Rawoonville, was, with its contents, destroyed by the yesterday morning. The shed contained a…

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Fire at Maryvale

The Wellington Times · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 7

A fire took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning at Mr. Alf Mostyn's farm, Maryvale, when a valuable shed and its contents,…

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Kent Street Blaze. Printing Works Damaged. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 14 April 1925 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning in Kent-street, City, among the stock of the M.B.S. Systems Press and damaged several line types, the property of…

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Kent Street Blaze. Printing Works Damaged. Sydney

Western Age · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 2

A fire occured early this morning in Kent-street, City, among the stock of the M.B.S. Systems Press and damaged several linotypes, the property of…

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Fire in Hotel Loft

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 6

A fire in the loft of the stable at the Railway Hotel on Wednesday night about 11 o'clock brought the brigade out, and they subdued the flames before…

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Sussex Street Fire. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 17 April 1925 · page 6

A three-story factory and warehouse in Sussex Street, was gutted by fire last night. The occupants were the M. Mercer, Offset Press Company; Hole…

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Fire at "Maybrook." Backwater Tennis Club

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1925 · page 2

On Tuesday morning of last week a fire was discovered in a shed at "May brook" the [?] of Mr. D. C. [?] About 5 o'clock on the morning The annual meeting of the above club was hold at Mr. E.A. Gainaford'a real dance "Silverton," on Thursday, april 2nd. There was an attendance of…

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