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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

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Damage by Fire. Case in Full Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 3

The Full Court to-day delivered [?]ment in the case in which the Indian Assurance Company sought [?] aside the recent decision of the…

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Fires and Bombs

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 2

Several fires broke out at Belfast early this morning, the largest, at a jam factory, soon assuming large proportions. When a small crowd…

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Suspicious Fire Country Produce Buildings Two Outbreaks on One Floor SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1922 · page 1

There are suspicious circumstances connected with a fire in the record room, on the top floor of the stores of the Country Produce…

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Report on Fires Deliberately Caused Valuable Contents

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 1

A report to the Coroner in connection with suspicious fires at the Country Producers' Selling. Co., Pyrment, states they were deliberately…

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Suspicious Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 3

What is regarded as a auspicious are broke out in the Country Producers’ Selling Company building at Pyrmont yesterday. About 5 o’clock an…

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General Items Fire at Brawlin

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

On Tuesday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, some thistles were being burnt on McLeod's property, adjoining Mr. Percy R. Scott's. The fire…

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Mysterious Outbreaks of Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

There are suspicious circumstances connected with the fire in the record room on the top floor of the stores of the Country Produce Selling Coy.,…

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Fire a Big Blaze

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

A fire broke out at the I.O.O.F. Hall in the early hours of yesterday morning, and completely destroyed the building. The first warning that…

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Bush Fire. Holdings Destroyed at Trangie. Trangie

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

A bush fire broke out on a property in the Trangie district, and by night fall adjoining holdings had been practically all burned out. A large body…

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Narrandera Blaze

The Daily Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 2

In the early hours of yesterday morning a fire occurred in the Old Hall, Narrandera, resulting in the building being completely demolished…

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Suspicious Fires. Incendiarism Alleged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

A report to the Coroner is connection with the suspicious fires at the Country producers' Selling Company, Pyrmont, states they were deliberately…

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Mystery Fires. Coroner's Inquiry Commenced. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 4

The City Coroner to-day inquired into the second series of mystery fires which occurred in a house of Old South Head Road, Darling Point, on…

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Mystery House. Darling Point Fires. Coroner’s Inquiry. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 1

The Acting City Coroner to-day deeply probed the second series of fires which occurred at what is termed the Mystery House at Darling…

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Fire Problem Caused by Burglars SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 1

The police are inclined to the belief that a fire at the shop of Cornelius Meagher, at Penshurst, on the 21st inst., was caused by burglars…

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Incendiary Fires

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 1

Rebel incendiaries have caused enormous damage at Belfast, destroying large premises in Great George Street and North Street…

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Suspicious Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 3

The police are inclined to believe that the fire in the shop of Cornelius Meagher, at Penshurst early in the morning of March 21 was caused by…

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Penshurst Fire. Was It Caused by Burglars? Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 6

The police are inclined to the belief that the fire at the shop of Cornelius Meagher, at Penshurst, on the 21st ultimo, was caused by burglars after…

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Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 2

The fire which started near the Albury road last Tuesday and went as for as the Bod-in a Box ranges is now reported to be burning in green…

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Sensational Fire. Waikato Hotel Gutted. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 2

The Hamilton Hotel, the largest in Waikato, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The blaze, which was one of the…

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Hotel Fire Two Persons Burnt. Auckland, April 3

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 April 1922 · page 2

The Hamilton Hotel, the largest in Waikato. was destroyed by fire at an early hour to-day, and the destruction of the building was attended by loss…

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