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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

581 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 30

Fire at Central Station. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out in the store room of the refreshment room at the Central Railway Station shortly after midnight. The fire heated ammonia…

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Police Fire at Fugitives. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

Three shots were fired by Constables Golless and Kennedy during a chase after three men at Banksia on Saturday night…

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Refrigerator on Fire Refreshment Rooms Suffer Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 23 April 1923 · page 1

A fire broke out in the freezing chamber of the refreshment rooms at the Central Railway Station last night. Smoke was seen issuing upon Eddy…

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Big Blaze at Griffith. Theatre Cafe Completely Gutted. Damage About £6000. Excellent Save by Residents; Should We Have a Fire Brigade?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 4

At about 3.45 a.m. this (Friday) morning a fire broke out at Mr. F. Shultz's cafe adjoining the picture show and M'Lean's general store…

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Items of News. Fire at Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 2

Mrs. James Curler's house and its contents were destroyed by fire at Tumbarumba on Saturday night. The building was only partly insured, and…

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Fire at Wallendbeen. Cottage Destroyed. WALLENDBEEN

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 1

The cotage and contents of William Dacey were totally destroyed by fire last night. Nothing was saved…

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Benzine Causes Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 2

An experience of Mr. W. J. Thomas, of Pleasant Hills, Henty, shows the great danger attending the practice of handling benzine in the…

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Fire on Leeton Showground

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 2

Last week the high jump at [?] Leeton Showground was destroyed by fire. How the fire [?]ginated is [?] known. The fames were not…

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An Aerial Ladder Newest in Fire-fighting

The Daily Express · Wednesday 25 April 1923 · page 2

Very few people would have imagined that the construction of air[?] during the war would have any connection with the methods of fighting…

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Fire at Nyngan [?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 1

Seven shope and [?] were burnt this morning and limtied [?] supply made the fire fighting [?]…

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Fire at Nyngan. Nyngan

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 2

Owing to the limited water supply little could be done when a fire broke out in a fruiterer's shop nt Tottenham. The flames caught the adjoining…

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Local a N D General Fire in a Workshop

The Daily Express · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 2

A few munities before [?] o’clock yesterday [?]ing a fire broke out in a weatherboard shed, used as a workshop, at the rear of Mr…

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Fire at Coolamon Garage Burnt Out Considerable Damage

The Daily Express · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 1

At 10 minutes to 11 last night an outbreak of fire occurred at Sleader’s Garage. Coolamon and burnt [?]eteely un[?] the building was entirely…

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Biq Fires Rockhampton

The Daily Express · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

As the result of a big-fire at Mount Morgan last night, twelve buildings along a frontage of 155 yards were swept away the damage being…

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Fire at Tumbarumba

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

The produce store of W. and J. Thomson was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night at Tumbarumba. The contents were not insured…

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Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

At 1.30 a.m. yesterday the first express going out of Junee sounded an alarm. Three new shop buildings erected two years ago for W. E…

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District Fires. Homestead Destroyed. Store and Stack Burnt

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 2

A disastrous fire, occurred yesterday at Euberta, 14 miles, from Wagga, when Mr. J. R. Whitehead, who has a holding on the Gobbagumbalin…

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Fire at Mount Morgan. Looters' Harvest. BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 1

Looters reaped a rich harvest during the process of a fire at Mount Morgan. They were particularly busy with the contents of the…

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Fire at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 4

An alarm of fire shortly before mid-night, on Thursday night at Coolamon brought a large crowd of powerless spectators to witness the total…

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Local and General Fire While Chaf[?]cutting

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 2

While Mr. Les Howard was chaf[?]cutting [?] Powell Bros. property a[?] Forest Hill on Thursday, [?] broke out in the [?]ack at which he…

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