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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

581 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 30

Mount Morgan Fire. Looters’ Harvest Rockhampton

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 1

Looters re[?]ed a rich harvest during the progress of the fire at Mount Morgan. Hundreds of pounds worth of beer…

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Mt. Morgan Fire. Big Blow to the Town. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

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

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Another Prison Fire. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 2

Another fire occurred at Pentridge prison on Thursday night. Portion of the wire netting factory, which was rebuilt after its destruction by fire was…

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Fatal Fire New York, April 27

The Daily Express · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 2

Eleven persons were burned to death and a score injured in a [?]ment fire…

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Fire at Dubbo Suspicious Circumstances Dubbo

The Daily Express · Monday 30 April 1923 · page 2

A large grocery store belonging to Gum Lee and Co., was destroyed by are at 6 o’cock this morning. The damage is calimated at £4,000, and…

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Items of News. Fire at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 2

A small fire which might have had serious results broke out in Mr. A. J. Condon's butchery, The Rock, yesterday, at noon. Smoke was seen…

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Recent Bush Fires Helping the Sufferers Melbourne Tuesdy

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 May 1923 · page 2

The Acting-Premier, Mr. M’Pher[?] said to-day the Cabinet had undertaken to meet necessitous cases arising out of the recent bush fires in…

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Wagga Fire Statoin

The Daily Express · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 2

Apparently Wagga Is not going to have a new fire station. On April 5, the Town Clerk informed the Board of Fire Commissioners that in view…

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Fire Station Vetoed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 4

Proposals were made some time ago to build a new fire station in Wagga and early last month the town clerk informed the Board of Fire…

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A Fire Tra[?] an Immigrant Wellington [?]

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 1

Miss Gourley (25) an [?] arrived from Sydney her life in a fire in the [?]…

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Fire at Temora. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred at Temora early this morning. Four business premises narrowly escaped a similar fate. The amount of damage has…

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Fire at Katoomba. Inmates' Hurried Exit. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 1

Benassai's hairdressing shop at Katoomba was completely gutted by fire early this morning. The damage was estimated at £3000…

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Ireland. Earl's House Attacked. Dublin Fire Brigade Strikes. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 2

Hollybrook House, South Sligo, one of the residences of Earl Ypres (Lord French) was fusiladed by Irregulars. A garrison of National troops repulsed…

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Fire at Temora Much Damage Done the Water Problem Temora

The Daily Express · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred in the business centre of Temora at 1 o’clock this morning. Beginning, at Rosen’s drapery store…

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Fires at Katoomba. Katoomba

The Daily Express · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 2

The Premises occupied by A. Bellesst, hairdresser. opposite the railway entrance at Katoomba, were completely gutted by fire early to-day, the…

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Fire at Temora

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 2

One of the biggest fires in the history of Temora occurred early on Saturday morning, when the following premises were totally…

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Fire at Katoomba. Katoomba

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 3

Benassais hairdresser's shop at Katoomba was completely gutted by [?] early morning, The damage is estimated at £3000. The contents…

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Who Did It ? Suspicious Blaze

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 2

It has been reported to the Tumut Coroner by Constable Mc Marens, of Batlow, that a fire occurred at the Gilmore Hotel on…

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Fires at Temora Several Buildings Burnt

Ariah Park News · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

A sensational fire occurred in Hoskins-street early on Saturday morning when damage estimated at £5000 was caused…

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Teriora's Fires. Two in One Day. Several Thousands Damage

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 2

We gave some particulars of the fire at Temora early on Saturday morning. The papers from that town, are now to hand, and show that the…

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