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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Bush Fires. Serious Outbreak Tocumwal District Swept. Tocumwal

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 1

Extensive and disastrous bush fires spread throughout the Tocumwal Finley-Jarilderie districts yesterday, many thousand acres of grass, some…

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Fire at Young

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 2

The recently erected three-storey premises of W. S. Millard and Sons Ltd., Young, situated in the heart of the town and just opposite the Town…

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Suspicious Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 1

Detectives are inspiring into the the cause of a fire which occurred this morning at the premises of Holden’s Ltd., Dowling Street Darlinghurst…

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Items of News. Fire at Young

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 April 1922 · page 2

The recently erected three storey premises of W. S. Millard and Sons, Ltd., situated in the heart of the town, and just opposite the Town Hall, are…

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Bush Fires Tocumwal District Swept

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

Extensive and disastrous bush Bret spread throughout the Tooumwal Fieley Jerilderle districts on Tuesday, Many thousand acres of grass, some sheep,…

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Darling Point Fires Fire Dope Suggested. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 1

The enquiry into the second series of mysterious fires at the home of Mr. W. G. Kendall, Darling Point, was continued to-day…

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Six Simultaneous Fires! a Sauce Factory. Incendiarism SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 1

Six fires, all within a radius of 20 yards of each other, broke out simultaneously in a yard at the rear of a factory of Helbrooks Limited, sauce…

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City Fire. Huge Blaze in Pitt-street. National Buildings Severely Damaged. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

One of the most spectacular fires seen for some time broke out to-night in the National Buildings in Pitt-street. One fireman was injured, and…

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Recent Grass Fires Counting the Damage

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

Robert Crawford who was seriously burst whilst fire-fighting at Finley on Tuesday, died to-day. He was highly esteemed and well known…

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Not All[?] Backyard Fire [?]

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 8

Whilst the [?] smell [?] dense smoke from [?]yard [?] within the [?] of the town [?] in many respects,…

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Suspicious Fires Six in One Place. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 1

Six fires, all within a rane of a few yards, broke out simultaneously at the rear of the factory, of . Holbrooks Ltd., sauce manufacturers, but all were…

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Disastrous Fire Friendly Societies Suffer , NARRANDERA

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 2

The I.O.O.F. Hall, which was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Thursday morning, was only partly covered by insurance, and the I.O.O.F…

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Fire at Gundagai. Hotel Bedroom Alight. Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 3

At nine o'clock last night a bedroom at the Family Hotel, Gundagai, was discovered to be on fire. Jessie Robertson, the daughter of the proprietress,…

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Sydney Fire Big Building Gutted Fireman Injured Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 1

Another disastrous fire occurred in Sydney this evening when the four storey premises known as the National Buildings, 250 Pitt Street, were…

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Mysterious Fires Inquiry Concluded "Caused Maliciously" SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 1

The inquest concerning mysterious fires at a house in Mona road, Darling Point was concluded to-day. The Coroner found that the fires…

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Arson Suspected. Fires at Sauce Factory. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 1

Six fires, all within a radius of 20 yards of each other, broke out simultaneously in a yard at the rear of the factory of Hollnook Limited,…

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Mystery Fires . Coroner’s Verdict. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 1

The Inquiry was resumed to-day into the cause of the second series of mystery fires at the home of Walter George Randall, at . Darling Point, on…

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Mystery Fires. Coroner's Inquiry Concluded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 3

The inquest concerning the mysterious fires at a house in Mona-road, Darling Point was concluded to-day, when the Coroner found the fires were…

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Another Suspicious Fire Kerosene Stown Around Occupants Had Left SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 1

Examination of the quarters of John Prammel, at Glebe, which caught fire on Sunday, showed that kerosene had been spilt on the bed, chairs and tables…

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Fire at Glebe. Kerosene Freely Used. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 2

An examination of the contents of the quarters of John Prammel, at Glebe, which caught fire on Sunday, showed that Kerosene had been spilt…

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