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Fires & bushfires, 1923

581 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 30

Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out at 1 o'clock on Saturday morning in the general store of J. S. Taylor, Ltd., The fire started at the rear of the main…

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The Fire a Bayview. Outside the Fire Area. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 1

The two-storied residence of Thomas Newey, postmaster, of Bayview was totally destroyed by fire late last night…

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Fire on a Steamer. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 3

While the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kaikoura was bound from Wellington to Opna to complete loading, a fire broke out in…

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Fire on Vessel. Wool and Tallow Aboard. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 1

The steamer Kaikoura, which wirelessed yesterday to the effect that there was a serious fire in the hold, reached Auckland this…

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A Big Fire. at Royal Showgrounds. Industrial Hall Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

The big industrial hall facing Moore Park at the Showground, which was the mecca of hundreds of thousands during the recent carnival,…

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Ship Fire Auckland, April 10

The Daily Express · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 1

[?], which [?] has arrived, at [?]‘ith her wool and [?] Smoke is…

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Blaze in Fitzroy-st. Chinese Hide and Skin Store Gutted

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 2

The Hide and skin depot, with attached residence of Charlie Doon, a Chinese skin-buyer, situated in Fitzroy-st., Tumut, between the…

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Local and General. Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 6

Mr James Nilon, senr., reported to the police yesterday that when he arrived home on Saturday night, at 11 o'clock, his chaffcutter was on fire…

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Big Blaze in London. £1,000,000 Damage Done. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 2

Millions of pounds of tobacco were destroyed by a fire in a bonded warehouse at Victoria Dock, London. The blaze was visible for miles and…

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False Alarm of Fire

The Daily Express · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

On the night of Monday, March 26, a false alarm of fire was given from the alarm box at the corner of K[?]cald and Simmons Streets. Police…

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Fire on Leeton Showground

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 2

The high jump on the Lectern Showground was completely destroyed by fire, just a little before midnight on Sunday. How the fire originated is…

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Fire in Castlereagh Street. £1000 Damage. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 1

A fife broke out at 5 o'clock this morning in a two-storey building in Castlereagh street, occupied on the top floor by a Greek cafe, and the…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out at five o'clock this morning in a two-storey building in Castlereagh-street, occupied on the top floor by a Greek cafe and the…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

While the steamer Mesopotamia, which arrived at Sydney to-day, was between Capetown and South America, a fire broke out among the…

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Busy Fire Brigade. Two Calls in Eighteen Hours Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 4

The Greek Club, Castlereagh St. on the first floor of a two storied building was gutted by fire early this morning. The ground floor…

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Local and General. New Fire [?]

The Daily Express · Friday 20 April 1923 · page 2

The Municipal Council received a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales last night, who [?]ted that an officer of…

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Fatal Fire New York, April 19

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 April 1923 · page 4

Five are dead and 10 missing as the result of an apartments house fire at Lyns, Maesachutebte. The King is the first business…

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Fire Inquest

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

The P.M., as coroner, conducted an inquiry to-day into the recent fire at Kilrush. Mr James Montgomery, of Sydney,…

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Fatal Fire. Grenfell

The Daily Express · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

A tragedy is reported from Quandialla Station where a store and residence belonging to A. O. Olshn was [?] down While the are fire was…

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Fire at Annandale. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

Damage estimated at over £4000 was caused by a fire which practically destroyed the Phoenix Fibrous Plaster Company's factory at…

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