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Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Fire at Hendon. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

The workshops at Hendon, covering two acres, were burned down and the stock, mostly motor bodies, destroyed. A number of cattle and a sheep dog…

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Fire at a Stable Livestock Burned Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 1

A fire at 4 o’clock this morning destroyed Tumeth’s stables [?] camper-down, and two horses [?]ad [?] prize bull were burnt to death, another horse…

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Explosion and Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 4

Patrick Joseph Kennedy lost his life in an explosion at the acetylene gasworks at Annandale to-night. The works consisted of a wood and iron…

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Working Hours Fire Brigade Claims Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 2

Judge Beeby to-day delivered his award for Fire Brigade employes. He said they did not submit evidence to justify a change in their terms and…

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Famous Theatre a Disastrous Fire Helsingfors, May 31

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 1

The Petrograd Opera House was burned down during a performance last night. The origin of the fire is not clear;…

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Stack Fires. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 1

The Government Gazelle notifies a reward of £50 will be paid for information that shall lead to the apprehension and convention of the person or persons…

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Fire Brigades. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 1

Judge Beeby gave judgment yesterday in the application of the Fire Brigade Employees' Union for an award. He said the case for the union was that…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by Any Other Paper Till To-morrow. Fire Inquiry at Forbes. McGirr Denounces Insurance Methods. Open Verdict. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 June 1923 · page 1

At a fire inquiry at Forties, in which P. M. McGirr, M.L.A., the owner of the property, denounced the methods of insurance companies, resulted in an…

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Fire at Balmain. Sleeping Man Trapped. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 June 1923 · page 2

Fire broke out in a shop at Balmain early this morning. Herman Conradi, a middle aged man, was sleeping in a room on the first floor when the alarm was…

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Fires at a School Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 2

A Fire at Gordon Public School last night severely damaged the [?]meal room, but fortunately the [?] was [?] in time…

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Fire Safeguards

The Daily Express · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 2

The monthly inspection of the fire alarms and hydrants in the municipality was carried out by the members of the Wagga Fire Brigade…

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Fire at Dairy. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 2

Eighty-two dairy cows and three horses were roasted alive in a fire at Derwent dairy farm, Hobart. The animals were in cowsheds and stables,…

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Fire at Parramatta. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 1

Norman Caddie, who conducts a green grocery store at Parramatta, was awakened at 5 o'clock this morning by the house catching fire. He…

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Animals Roasted Alive Fire at a Dairy Farm Hobart

The Daily Express · Monday 11 June 1923 · page 2

C. J. Hay’s cowsheds and stables were totally destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning. The building contained 182 cows…

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A Suspicious Fire. Allegations at Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 2

The fire on the premises of the United Shoe and Machinery Company, at Redfern, which occurred on May 10, was inquired into by the City Coroner…

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Fire in George Street. £15,000 Damages. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

A fierce fire was discovered at 2.30 this morning which gutted a three-storied building occupied by a number of firms in George street,…

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Fire at Pennsylvania. Train, Shed. Goes. A Million Dollar Loss. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

A Philadelphia message states that a fire destroyed the train shed at the Pennsylvania railway. The loss is estimated at a million dollars…

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French Patrol Fires on Germans

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 1

A Paris correspondent from Dusseldorf states that a French patrol was threatened in the streets on Monday night. After giving due…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 3

A fierce fire was discovered at 2.30 this morning and gutted a three-storied building occupied by a number of firms George-street, city. Before the…

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A Timely Save. Shop on Fire. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 1

Three men were passing Brown's tobacconist shop and dwelling at Leichardt late last night, when they noticed smoke escaping through the…

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