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Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Mercery Shop Gutted. Fire at [?]Andwick. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 August 1922 · page 4

Damage estimated at some thousands of pounds was caused by a fire at Randwick this morning when a shop occupied by Thomas Stain, as a…

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Fire at Calais Dockyards London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 4

Reuter's Calais correspondent states damage of several million francs has already been done by a big fire outbreak at the dockyards last night. The…

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Fire at Calais Docks British War Stores Involved London, August 25

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 1

A great fire is raging at the docks at Calais extending over a distance of one mile. In the area are many warehouses…

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Fire Ladder Falls One Man Killed Big Blaze in Sydney Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred this afternoon at Adams’ Cafe, George St., When the brigades were summoned flames already had a good…

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Forest Fires Paris, August 26

The Daily Express · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 3

Great Ares have started in the communal forests, near Toulon and have spread to Collobries where much private and public prop[?] has been…

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Our Wires. a Tragic Fire. Sydney. This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 3

These floors of Adams' Chambers, George-st, city, were gutted by fire yesterday afternoon. The damage is estimated at…

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Serious Fire Town Half-wiped Out Brisbane

The Daily Express · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 1

A Toowoomba message states that life town of Chinchilla, 100 miles from Toowoomba on the Western line was the scene of a disastrous…

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Sensational Fire in Sydney. Adams's Six-Storey Cafe In George Street. Sixty Feet Ladder Falls. One Fireman Killed; Two Injured

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 2

One of the most tragic occurrences in the history of the Sydney Fire Brigades, happened yesterday afternoon, when a fire escape ladder collapsed,…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Adams' Cafe Severely Damaged. One Fireman Killed and Two Injured. Escape Ladder Breaks in Mid-air. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 2

One of the most tragic occurrences in the history of the Sydney Fire Brigades, happened this afternoon, when a fire escape ladder collapsed, causing…

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Big Blaze in George-st. Fireman Killed. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

A fire in Adams' Chambers, George-street, yesterday, gutted three top floors, doing damage estimated at between £10,000 and…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 2

Smoke was noticed issuing from Miss Rita Moore's Unique Blouse Depot in Collins-street. The fire brigade received a call from a street alarm. A…

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Dulwich Hill Fire. Damage, £1000 SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 1

The damage to Jones's gristing mills at Dulwich Hill, which were partly destroyed by fire last night, is estimated at about £1000…

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The Big Fire How the Ladder Broke a Graphic Story Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 1

The question of how did the ladder break at Adam’s fire yesterday afternoon? is being asked by everyone, including firemen, to-day, but no one…

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Big Fires Another Queensland Slae[?] Toowoomba

The Daily Express · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 1

Following on the [?]re at Chinci[?]la last week, there was another big blaze at Roma on Sunday, when ten building were destroyed [?]…

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Big Fire at Roma. Ten Buildings Destroyed. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 2

Following, on a fire at Chinchilla, Queensland, last week, there was another big blaze at Roma on Sunday. when 10 buildings were destroyed. The…

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IRELAND. Rebels Fire on Church Attendants. Vendetta Declared. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 1

Rebels fired on a congregation leaving church at Westport, County Mayo, after a mass in connection with Michael Collins's death…

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Fire at Marrickville. Delow's Furniture Factory. Man's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 August 1922 · page 1

Delow's furniture factory, Marrickville, was practically destroyed by fire last night. It contained a large stock of furniture. A fence and…

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Attack on a Prison. Rebels Create a Fire. Attempts to Cut Cables. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 August 1922 · page 2

Following unsuccessful attempts by the Irregulars to capture Maryboro prison, where 600 Irregulars are interned. the prisoners set fire to the…

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Fire Insurances

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

"After further consideration of the matter of fire insurances, the committee declines to take upon itself to decided what particular items of plant…

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Wagga Fire Station

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council portion of the Chief Commissioner's (Mr. Jackson) report to the Board of Fire Commissioners on…

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