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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Local and General. Fire on Gundagai Road

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 November 1922 · page 2

Yesterday evening, as the Gundagai train was coming in, it fired the grass on Mr. Nash's property, and 150 acres were burnt. A number went out from…

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A City Fire. Man's Suspicious Beeavior Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1922 · page 2

The three top floors of a five-storied building known as Dalwood Chambers, in stewart-lane, City, were gutted by a fire late last night. The two…

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Careless Use of Fire Substantial Fine Young

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 November 1922 · page 1

At the Young Court this morning, a man was fined £20 for lighting a fire near a [?] crop, resulting in 1[?]0 acres of an [?] bag crop being…

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An Unfortunate Fire. Soldier Settler's Property Burnt Out

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 3

A spark from a neighbor's chimney brought about the destruction, of all Mr. Deveril's property, on Farm 1192 Merungle Hill, soon after noon on…

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Soldier Settler's Loss. a Gundagai Native Burnt Out

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

THE soldier settlers in this district who were with Mr. Fred. Cornett in the recent war will learn with regret that his fine homestead…

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Fire Station Estimates

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal council has received from the Board'of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales a statement of the estimated expenditure in…

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Wagga Fire Estimates

The Daily Express · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

In the [?] of Fire Commissioners of New South-Wales has made provision in the [?] for the following expenditure in the district of…

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Fire at Ardlethan

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

Only for the fact that there were a good number of willing workers available a large number of crops would have been burn yesterday (Thursday) at…

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Big Copra Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

Reuter's [?]iles-correspondent states a fire in a shed on the Mole, near Cape [?] destroyed 4000 bags of copra and considerably damaged the…

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A Suspicious Fire. a Man Detained. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1922 · page 2

The [?] who were placed on the inquiry relating to the suspicious side of the [?] at [?] Chambers. Bathurst-Street on Tuesday night have detained a man…

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Malebo Fire Break-away

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1922 · page 4

After the bushfire, which destroyed large areas of standing and stooked crops and grass, as well as two haystacks and much fencing, at Malebo on…

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Bush Fires Outbreak at Henty Effective Fighting

The Daily Express · Monday 4 December 1922 · page 2

A[?]ou[?]d mid-day yesterday a fire broke out the road between Henty and Coolamon near the dam in the racecourse paddock. The first [?]…

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Bush Fires. Raging Near Merriwa. Merriwa

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 December 1922 · page 2

Bush fires are raging to the west of Merriwa. Bands of men are out fighting the flames…

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Local and General. Bush Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 December 1922 · page 2

On Saturday night a meeting was held at "Roma," Dunduman, and a brigade formed there, with Mr. Chas. Tether as chairman; Messrs. H…

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Local and General. Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 2

At midday yesterday a fire got going on Mr. Hubert Davidson's, "Flagstaff," and burnt 100 acres of grass, crossing to Mr. G. Thompson's,…

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Fire at Big Springs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1922 · page 2

On Friday afternoon a fir toke out in a paddock on the Big Springe road and burnt about 400 acres of grass on Mr Blackburn's property and spread…

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A Bush Fire

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 December 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out on the property of [?]udin Chund on Sunday last, the or[?]gin of which is nor known. The equipment of Pillito[?] and C[?]ton Bush…

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Fire at Orange. Orange

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1922 · page 4

The [?]orpe-Jam Company's premises were totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The manager, W. Hoad, was injured while helping to prevent the…

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Fire at [?]Range Orange

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 December 1922 · page 2

The [?] Jam Company’s [?]mis[?] were totally [?]oyed by fire [?] ood was [?]…

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Fire at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1922 · page 2

At about 2 a.m. on Tuesday a fire was discovered in a house at the southern end of Coolamon, occupied by Mr W. Allen and family. With a terrific wind…

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