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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Racecourse Fire. Rosehill Stand Gutted. Firemen's Narrow Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 2

The public stand in the saddling paddock reserve of the Rosehill racecourse was totally destroyed by fire last night. It was a most spectacular…

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Fire in Crown Street Thrilling Experience. Flee In Their Night Attire. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 March 1923 · page 1

A fire which started in a boot shop on the ground floor of a house in Crown street early this morning provided a thrilling experience for…

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A British Fire Fighter

The Daily Express · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 7

A very interesting type of vessel, was recently [?] in Great Britain fo[?] ebrcad as a fire and salvage boat and [?] on [?] as a tug [?]…

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Fire in Crown-street. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1923 · page 2

A fire which started in a boot shop on the ground flow of a house in Crown-street early this morning, provided a thrilling experience for the…

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Coal Dump on Fire Colliery in Danger Women and Children Help Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 2 April 1923 · page 1

More than 100 men, women and children Helped miners and fire, men to fight a fire which broke out at the Glebe Colliery dump to-day…

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Mysterious Fires. a Man Charged. Forbes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 2

Shortly after two stacks of lucerne hay belonging to John Debenham were seen to be alight a man was seen nearby, a neighbor of Debenham's. He is…

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Fire at Farmer's. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1923 · page 2

Sprinklers prevented a fire from gaining much headway on the fifth floor of Farmer and Co., Ltd., this morning. Some materials used by cleaners blazed…

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Stables on Fire Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 1

Stables belonging to Councillor Green, Mayor o[?] Fitzroy were [?]troyed by [?] last night. Two horses were [?]ned alive and a motor car…

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A Mysterious Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 2

Early this morning a fire occurred in a shop at Crow's Nest. The brigade managed to quell the flames after considerable damage was done. The fire…

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Another Mystery Fire. Queanbeyan

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 2

An inquiry is being held into the fire which destroyed the public school and school residence at Sutton on Saturday. The teacher was away…

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Fire at Ba[?]urst Bathurst

The Daily Express · Wednesday 4 April 1923 · page 1

A fire occurred early [?] morning in a [?] studio occupied [?] W.H. [?] and much [?] material was [?]…

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Fire at Wool Works. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

Damage believed to amount to £20,000 was caused by a fire which reduced the Miamosia wool scouring works at West Kensington to ashes to-day. A large…

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Non Suited. Fire Insurance Claim. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 2

In the Jury Court to-day. William George Nicol, of Bowral, sought to recover £1463 in respect of a fire policy from the Queensland Insurance…

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£20,000 Fire Wool Scour Qutted Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 1

A fire gutted the Miamosa Wool Scouring Works at West Kensington to-day and a large quantity of wool and valuable plant were…

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A Bowral Fire Claim for Insurance Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 5 April 1923 · page 1

A claim was made before Mr. Justice James to-day by William George Nlcol a watchmaker, to recover £1463 from the Queensland Insurance Co.,…

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“Shooting” a Fire

The Daily Express · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 2

The newest method of putting out a fire is to shoot it out. A fire-extinguishing compound is packed into [?]tridges in the shape of dry powder…

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Fire at Flour Mills. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

Flour mills and shed at Dunolly, Victoria, owned by Bryant and Coy., were completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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Flour Mills Destroyed a Disastrous Fire Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 1

The flour mills and sheds At Dunolly, owned by C. J., Bryant and, Co., were completely destroyed by fire yesterday, and the damage is…

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Fire at a Penitentiary. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 2

One of the wooden cottages adjoining the penal establishment on French Island, Victoria, where 38 indeterminate sentence prisoners are quartered,…

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Disastrous Fire Royal Show Ground Industrial Hall Ablaze Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 9 April 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out about 9 o’clock to-night night at the Industrial Hall on the Royal Show Gr[?] Before the [?gade could get a…

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