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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Caulfield Fire No Clue Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 2

The police have no definite clue to the persons who ocused the Caulfield Racecourse fire. They are making every possible effort to trace the…

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Disastrous Fire. Strange Pyrotechnic Display Parls

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1922 · page 2

Strange pyrotechnic effects resulted from a great fire near La Place De Re-publique at Paris when a four storied hide tannery, owned by Herron Sehmidt…

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Blaze Near Manly. Three Cottages Destroyed. £2000 Damage. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 1

Damage estimated at about £2000 was caused this morning, when three week-end cottages were destroyed and another severely damaged by fire…

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To Fight Fire. Some Important Precautions

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

Every year during the summer the fire demon licks up stretches of crops and grass in this State aggregating in Value a considerable fortune…

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Miss a Crop Fire. Claim for Damages. Verdic[?] for Depen[?]ant

The Daily Express · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 2

The adjourned sittings of the Wagga Circuit ,Court, Mr. Justice Campbell presiding, were begun at the Court House yesterday morning…

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Serious Fire Antrim Castle Destroyed Inmates Sensational Escape London, October 29

The Daily Express · Tuesday 31 October 1922 · page 1

A fire has completely destroyed Antrim Castle, Viscount Maicereme’s home, including his tedious collection of treasures, including the Speaker’s…

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Bush Fire Brigade Pullitop and Clinton

The Daily Express · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Pulli[?] Brigade [?]…

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Pullitop-clifton Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 2

The annual meeting of Pullitop and Clifton Bush Fire Brigade was held in Pullitop woodshed on Saturday, October 28. Mr. L. Powell was re-elected…

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Alleged Arson. Fire at a Cherry Orchard. Young

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 November 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out on W. Jasprizza's cherry orchard at young. The fire was first discovered in a packing she[?] which was soon demolished. The…

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Bush Fire Brigades. [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 2

The annual general [?] of the Lake Albert Bush [?] Brigate was held in the Lake [?] on Saturday. There was a [?] attendance,…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 2

The Shire Clerk for Mitchell (Mr J. F. Cooper) draws- the attention of landowners to the provisions of the “Careless Use of Fire Act”. The…

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Disastrous Fire. Huge Works Destroyed. Christchurch

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 2

The Zealandria Soap and Candle Works, near Christchurch, New Zealand, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. The Insurance amounts to…

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Another Racecourse Fire Outbreak at West Wyalong. West Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 November 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out in the racecourse buildings yesterday and the jockeys' rooms, secretary's office, horse stalls and outbuildings were completely…

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To Fight Fire. Some Important Precautions

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1922 · page 1

Every year during the summer the fire demon licks up stretches of crops and grass in this State aggregating in value a considerable fortune…

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Fireman’s Close Call Scene at a Sydney Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 November 1922 · page 3

A fire [?]late yesterday [?] Town Hall Coffee [?] city. The [?] known. A back…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Ireland. Armed Men Enter Post Office. Police Fire the Building. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 November 1922 · page 1

Forty armed men entered the Rotunda Rink post office, Dublin, and held up the caretaker. Two police men set the place on fire with petrol…

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Fire!

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

On Saturday evening last a fire occurred in the timber shed situated in the yard of Messrs. Haynes and Dixon's joinery works, East Street…

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Fire at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out at Haynes and Dixon's timber yard, Earl-street, on Saturday at 8 p.m. The fire seemed to start at the rear of the yard near a…

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Anti-foreign Move Troops Fire on the Mos Constantinople, Nov. 5

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 November 1922 · page 1

[?]ble scenes accompanied the assumption of Government by Rafat Pasha, Governor of Thrace. Anti-foreign demonstrators…

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Big Fire at Inverell. Inverell

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1922 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Inverell early this morning when the business promises of four firms were totally destroyed, comprising W. F. Rowlings'…

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