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Fires & bushfires, 1922

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To-day's Wires and Cables Fires in Sydney Grace Bros.' Furniture Factory Roughly, £100,000 Worth SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 1

Grace Bros. bulk furniture store, in Parramatta road, was practically gutted by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The fire brigades were quickly on the…

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Fire Brigade Captain

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 2

Ald. E. E. Collina, at a 'meeting of the Municipal Council last night, referred to the death of the late Captain Tuck, of the Wagga branch of the…

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Captain of Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 4

Ad. E. E. Collins, who is a country representative of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, reported last night at the meeting of…

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Two Big Fires Early Morning Blazes in Sydney Grace Brothers and Lassetters Suffer Good Fire Service Keeps Damage WlTHIN £115,000. SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 1

There were two big fires in Sydney early this morning—one at Grace Brothers and the other at Lassetters. The damage is considerable…

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City Fires. Almost Simultaneous Outbreaks. Grace Bros. and Lassetters Suffer. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 4

Grace Bros. bulk furniture store in Parramatta Road, Forest Lodge, was partly gutted by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The brigades were quickly…

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Disastrous Fire. Store and Post Office Destroyed Early Morning Blaze at Ladysmith

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

Shortly after half past four o'clock on Saturday morning, an outbreak of fire occurred at Ladysmith., which resulted in the store belonging to Mr…

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Fire Commissioners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

At the meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council on Friday night, a letter was received from the Lithgow Municipal Council stating that they had…

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Fire Brigades. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 1

Messrs. E. B. Sculls Wagga and A. Waugh (Albury) have been now [?] for [?] as Municipal representatives on the Fire Brigades Board…

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Fire at Ladysmith Store Destroyed

The Daily Express · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

A fire involving the total destruction of the post office and business promises occupied by Mr. J. H. Doolan, storekeeper, Ladysmith, occurred at…

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Serious Riots. Trouble at Calcutta Mills Police Fire on Mob. Bombay

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 2

Reuter's Calcutta correspondent states that a serious riot, involving 4000 mill bands, took, place yesterday at the Standard jute mills, Titargh,…

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Big Blaze at Leeton. Tulk's Cycle Works Destroyed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 2

Mr. Tulk's M.I.A. Cycle Works, in Kurrajong Avenue, Leeton, were completely destroyed by fire on Saturday night last. It appears the fire…

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Those Fires Police Still investigating Only a Coincidence SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1922 · page 1

The police are still inquiring into the causes of fires at Grace Bros.' furniture store and Lassetters' bulk store. The Inspector-General of Police…

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Bush Fires at Durne Dubbo

The Daily Express · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

An extensive bush are is [?] at New Myton and Old Myton station. A [?] of new cattle from [?] land had a narrow escape from [?]…

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Bush Fires. Again Raging Near Dubbo. Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

After a few weeks spell, bush fires have again broken out and have been raging for the past couple of days at Bunglegumbic…

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More Sydney Fires

The Daily Express · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

Damage amounting to £700 was caused at the shop of R. James, a wroker worker, in Harris Streot, Pyrment, by fire; and another fire…

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Sydney Fires Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 1

Damage amounting to £1500 was caused by a fire which occurred among 60 motor bodies awaiting repairs at Roberts’ motor engineering works,…

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City Fires. No Suspicious Circumstances. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

The police are still inquiring into the causes of fires at Grace Bros. furniture store, and Lassetter's bulk store. The Inspector General of…

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Fire-escape for Horses

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 6

A large packing concern in California has installed an automatic means for opening the doors of its horse stable, which allows the horses…

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Garage Destroyed Result of a “Back-fire.” Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 February 1922 · page 3

A fire at Rushcutters Bay garace last night caused damage to the extent of £8,000. Five motor busses were destroyed and a horse was incinerated…

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FIRE v. ICE! Works Burnt at Parramatta £4000 Damage ? SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 1

Woods' Ice Works, Parramatta, were partly destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £4000…

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