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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

21 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Telegraphic News SYDNEY Monday, 4 p.m. Melbourne Town Hall Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 2

The damage by fire at the Melbourne Town Hall is estimated at £80,000. The insurance on the building and contents amounts to nearly…

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Big Fire at Redfern. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 4

A fire last night gutted the boot factory and leather goods house of Hazeldene Brothers and Moor Galer, Redfern. The damage is estimated…

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Disastrous Fire in West Australia

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

A Perth, W.A., message states that a bush fire swept the property at Kataning, there being twenty miles of flames…

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Big Fire at Woolwich. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

A huge fire in Woolwich yesterday badly damaged three buildings. The blaze was seen for miles, but fortunately the…

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Houses of Ill-fame. Three Hundred Destroyed By Fire. TOKIO

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

While the Japanese Diet was discussing a measure for the gradual abolition of, quarters of ill-fame in the city, three…

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Fire in Methodist School Hall

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 2

The ringing of the new bell at the fire station in Crawford Street about 10 o'clock last night caused a rush of pedestrians and motor cars to the…

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Fire at Warialda. Warialda

Queanbeyan-Canberra Advocate · Thursday 23 April 1925 · page 3

Several buildings were destroyed by fire here yesterday morning. The efforts of voluntary workmen saved the whole street from being gutted…

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Fire at Showground

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

An unrehearsed incident occurred in the Kelly Gang Tableau during the police part union night carnival at the Sydney Showground last night…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY, Tuesday. Fire on "The Canberra." Man Burned to Death

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning on the steamer Canberra, which was lying at the foot of King Street. The blaze spread all over…

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Steamer Fire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 3

A fire which resulted in the loss of one life and damage estimated at £30,000 occurred on the steamer Canberra at an early hour on…

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Big Melbourne Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 21 July 1925 · page 2

One fireman (F. Holness) was killed and two others injured by falling masonry while attending to a fire at Harris' boot factory, in Little Lonsdale…

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Motor Engine for Yass Fire Brigade

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 August 1925 · page 4

The Fire Brigade at Yass has been established 24 years, and during that period the firemen have a record of which they might justly be proud…

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Motor Lorry on Fire

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 September 1925 · page 3

Shortly after teatime last night, the clanging of the fire-bell brought hundreds of residents rushing into the street. The scene of the fire was in…

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Queanbeyan Age Friday, September 11, 1925. Queanbeyan Fire Brigade Welcome to Inspector

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 2

A pleasant little function took place at the Fire Station last night when opportunity was taken by the Captain and members of the Fire…

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Fire at Reidsdale

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 October 1925 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon last the residence of Mr. J. M. Hyndes at Reidsdale was completely destroyed by fire. Mrs. Hyndos was away at…

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Queanbeyan Age Tuesday, November 3, 1925. Queanbeyan Fire Brigade New Motor Engine Arrives

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 November 1925 · page 4

Queanbeyan now has its new Garford-Hale motor fire engine, which was assembled in the Board of Fire…

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Fire Brigade

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 20 November 1925 · page 2

Now that Queanbeyan Fire Brigade is fully equipped with new motor fire engine, etc., opportunity will be taken to officially open the new fire station…

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New Fire Station Officially Opened Visit of Commissioners

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 2

On Saturday last members of the N.S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners paid a visit to Queanbeyan. The party arrived by car and included…

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Fire in Letter-box

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 December 1925 · page 4

About 5.30 on Sunday night the postmaster at Lithgow noticed smoke issuing from the main letter box at the office. With the assistance of a…

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Bega Blaze

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 December 1925 · page 1

A disastrous fire broke out early on Monday morning in the centre of the town and in the most substantial block in the main street…

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