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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Ireland's Vortex. the Fires of Dublin. Millions of Damage. Has Valera Fled. Government Proclamation. People Called to Arms. London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 July 1922 · page 1

The fires which raged throughout Wednesday night have been extinguished, but little remains of the row of structures between Findlater's and…

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Disastrous Fires. Theatre and Cafe Destroyed. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 4

The Empire Theatre at Wynnum South, near Brisbane, was destroyed by fire late last night. The damage is estimated at £11,000. An adjacent cafe…

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Fires Extinguished London, July 6, 10 p. m

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 1

The Dublin fires are extinguished but more than twenty building have been burnt down. It is estimated that the damage…

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Picture Show Fire Brisbane, Friday

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 1

The Empire Theatre at Wynnum South, was destroyed by fire last night. The damage Is estimated at £11,000…

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Was It Murder? Man's Body in a Fire. Head Badly Battered. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 4

Word: was received at police headquarters this morning that the body of a former named David King, of Branxson near (West Martiand, had been…

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Ireland To-day De Valera’s Capture Unconfirmed. Dublin Fires Extinguished; Business Resumed General Opinion Is That the Rebellion Is Routed

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 1

The report of de Valeras capture is still unconfirmed. The populace has received the news of the rout of the rebellion with…

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Cease Fire! Rebel Remnants Fight to the Last. After Crushing and Costly Defeat. De Valera Located Near Dublin. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1922 · page 4

Cathal Brugha's final act, of defiance is described by the "Evening News" Dublin correspondent, who witnessed the surrender of the remnant of the…

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Fire at Balmain. Grocer Out Off. Rescued Per Ladder. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 July 1922 · page 1

"Phillip Tognitti, grocer, of Balmain, who occupies a room above his shop, was awakened at 2 o'clock this morning to find his room fall of smoke, and…

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Early Morning Fire. Grocer's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 July 1922 · page 2

Phillip Tognetti, a grocer, of Balmain, who occupied a room above his shop, was awakened at 2 o'clock this morning to find his room full of smoke…

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After the Fire Charred Remains Found. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 July 1922 · page 2

A Calms message states that the charred body of an unknown man was found in the debris after a mysterious fire which did great damage last…

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Burnt Out Last Night’s Fire

The Daily Express · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 2

The sounding of the Wagga fire alarm at 10.25 last night started a stream of pedestrians and motors in he direction of the High School Farm…

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Fire in Shaw-street

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 July 1922 · page 4

William James Morton, caretaker at the Wagga High School farm in Shaw-street, was awakened soon after 10.30 last night by the cracking of burning…

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Assassination Attempted Murderous Attack on French President Young Anarchist Fires at Wrong Carriage Wished Only to Call Attention to Condition of Proletariat Paris, July 14

The Daily Express · Monday 17 July 1922 · page 1

Boubet, a young anarchist, attempted to shoot M. Millerand. President of France, while he was returning in a carriage to the Elysce…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 July 1922 · page 2

The full force of Melbourne's fire brigade turned out to fight a fire in the premises of Walker, May ana Co., printers, in a narrow street, off…

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Mysterious Fires at Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 2

There have been several fires at Gundagai lately, the last building to suffer being the Australian Hall, which was completely gutted, together with a…

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Fire in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.) July 18

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Pont Ahuvirl , Napier, to-day, the shore of Murray and Roberts being gutted. The damage is estimated at…

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Fire at Napier. Damage Estimated at £35,000. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 July 1922 · page 2

Murray Robert's store, at Napier, New Zealand, was destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £35,000…

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Mysterious Fire. Joinery Works Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 July 1922 · page 1

The police are waking inquiries into the fire which destroyed the joinery works of Messrs. Ray and Hague, Summer Hill, last night. The damage is…

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Fire Commissioners' Visit

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 2

Waggs is to be visited to-day by Fire Commissioners Beswick. Collins, Douglas and Chief Officer F. Jackson who will arrive about 8 p.m. by car…

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Fire Brigade Board

The Daily Express · Friday 21 July 1922 · page 2

With the visit of Inspection to be paid to Wagga by the Now South Wales Fire Brigade Board to-day, Messrs. H. S. Turner and…

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