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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Mystery Fires Another Outbreak Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 2

After a lull the mystery fires at Daring Point broke cut again yesterday. in the old mansion occupied by Mr. -,W. G. Randall. There were two…

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Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 2

An alarm of fire sounded at 15.40 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The locality was in Waratah-street, Junee. in a weather-board four roomed cottage,…

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Items of News. Disastrous Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at the Strathfield residence of Mr. H. A. Emanuel, the late licensee of the Enterprise Hotel, Old Junee. The house,…

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Mysterious Fires. Further Outbreaks. Two Persons Arrested Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 2

Interest, in the mysterious which recently occurred in the residence of Mr. W. G. Rendail, at Darling Point, has been revived by a…

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Local and General Cootamundra Fires

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 2

A few bush fires broke out in the Cootamundra district during last week end, and resulted in many hundreds of acres of grass being…

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Big Fire in Chicago Three Million Pounds [?] LONDON, Thursday. VANCOUVER

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 March 1922 · page 1

A Chicago message states that damage amounting to £3,000,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed a whole block Of buildings. It is…

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Fire at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred at Griffith on Sunday morning last totally destroying the new curing barns and bulk room of the recently formed…

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Chicago Fires [?]N Million Dollars Damage. Chicago, March 16

The Daily Express · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 3

A fire has destroyed an entire block buildings in the central business strict of the city. The damage is [?]timated at 10,000,000 dollars…

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Insane Act Suicide by Fire. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 1

A Coroner’s inquiry into the cause of a fire in a house at Annandale and the death of William Jiffkins was held to-day. After hearing the evidence,…

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Fires Oil Works Destroyed Heavy Loss. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 2

There was a great fire at the British imperial Oil Company’s store and works at sporswood on Saturday. the flames spread to large stacks of casks…

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Oil Afire. Huge Blaze at Melbourne Damage Estimated at £50,000. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 2

The British Imperial Oil Coy, store and works at Spotswood, Melbourne, was partly destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The flames spread to…

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Church Ablaze. Fire at St. Kilda. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 2

A fire occurred at the Sacred Heart, Church, Grey-street, St. Kilda, to-night. The church is very old and is being reconstructed, and there is a temporary…

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Disastrous Fires. Sweep Thousands of Acres. in Saturday's High Gale. Thrilling Race for Life

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 2

As has been the case in the central and far western parts of the Stage this summer, bush and grass fires in the Riverina have been more numerous and…

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Serious Grass Fires. Devastation at Harefield and Henty Many Farms Swept; Extensive Damage Well-known Farmer Narrowly Escapes Death

The Daily Express · Monday 20 March 1922 · page 1

Serious grass fires occurred in the Harefield and Henty districts on Saturday. The outbreak in the vicinity of…

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Fire at Urangeline

The Daily Express · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out on Mrs. A Pietsch’s property about 10 o’clock on Saturday night, and. f[?]ed by the high wind that was blowing, the flames quickly…

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Fire at Baker Bros

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

About 8 o'clock yesterday morning a boy named O'Grady, living near by, raised an alarm of fire, and in a few moments dense columns of smoke…

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Fires Near Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out on Saturday night last in a paddock about six miles from Coolamon, with the result that two stacks of hay, owned by Mr. C…

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Fire at [?]

The Daily Express · Wednesday 22 March 1922 · page 3

A fire occurred on Saturday evening on Mr. J. Burse’s Kirndeen property, and aided by the strong wind which was blowing, soon spread…

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Fire at Picture Show. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1922 · page 3

A sudden outbreak of fire in the operating box of the Majestic Hall Picture Theatre at Bankstown, just as the show was finishing last night…

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Fire at Fremantle Heavy Damage. Perth

The Daily Express · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 1

There was a great fire at Fremantle late last night, which destroyed the premises of Wood, Son and Company, general warehousemen, a three-storey…

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