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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Unparalleled Disaster Fires and Tidal Wave Follow Earthquakes Many Cities and Towns Devastated. Indescribable Scenes of Death, Destruction, and Destitution. Perin, September 2. (Australian press Services)

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 1

The Japanese ligation at Peking has received the first available details of the terrible earthquake and tidal wave and fire…

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Flood and Fire Japan Is Half Ruined

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1923 · page 3

The "Osaka Mainichi" says that Japan loses her position as the fourth world power. She has no financial reserves…

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Fire Protection

The Daily Express · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 2

Some [?] pal Council on the [?] S. Hardy, asked the Board of [?] Commissioners to make provision on…

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Bellbird Mine the Official Report Cause of the Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 September 1923 · page 1

The Bellbird relief fund is growing steadily and includes many large contributions. The report by Mr. Hindmarsh…

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Fire Calls in August

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 4

During the month of August the Wagga Fire Brigade responded to two calls, one to a fire and the other to a false alarm…

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Rain Quenches Fire Relief Work More Orderly New York, September 6

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 1

The United Press correspondent at Tokio reports rain descended upon Tokio unmercifully, enveloping the wreckage in clouds of steam, but…

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A Holocaust Further Horrifying Reports From Japan No News Yet of Australian Tourists Rain pure Out Tokio Fire; Graphic Word Picture From Yokohama

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 September 1923 · page 1

The New York “Times” Iwaki corresponded says that today’s advices from the devastated area in Japan place the dead at 500,000…

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Local and General Fire Brigade Inspection

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 2

To-day Inspector G. Grimwood, of the New South Wales fire Brigade, was visit Wagga. In the evening [?] visit Wagga in the evening…

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Aerodrome and Bush Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 1

The aerodrome at Matraville, owned by Mr. Lebbeus H[?]rdern, was seriously menaced by [?] fire last night. It covered five, [?]. The…

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Fires in Melbourne Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 1

An extensive fire occurred to-night at Lyall and Sons, chaff, and produce establishment at North Melbourne…

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Wires and Cables This Afternoon Exclusively News Not Available Here by an Other Paper Till To-morrow False Alarms of Fire. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 1

Several false alarms of fire were given last night at Bankstown and Redfern. In each case the brigaades hurried to the supposed scene, only…

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Fire Inspection

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 2

On Wednesday, inspector G. Grimmond, of the Fire Brigade Board, paid his periodic visit to the Wagga Fire Station. He made a thorough inspection…

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Fire Brigade Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 2

On February 23, 1924, the fire brigade carnival will be held in Sydney, with the object of raising funds for the Sydney hospitals. The Government…

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Fire at Hardys, Ltd

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 2

What might have proved a very serious fire was averted in the early hours of this morning by the promptitude of Mr. William Richards, the night…

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Two Fires Last Night’s Alarms Hardy’s in Danger

The Daily Express · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 2

With an interval of only one hour the Wagga Fire Brigade, under Cap[?] White, was twice last night called out to fires…

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Fire in Castlereagh Street Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 1

A fire broke out on the upstairs portion of shops in Castlereagh street occupied by several firms, at 10 o'clock this morning. Brigades were…

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Yesterday's Fires

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 2

All day yesterday firemen sprayed water over the remains of the haystack in Tarcutta-street, which caught fire in the early hours of yesterday…

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A City Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 1

While crowds were assembling this [?] funeral a fire [?] near [?]…

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Disastrous Fire California Visitation University Endangered San Francisco, Sept, 17

The Daily Express · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 1

At Berkeley two students of the University of California were killed, 100 houses destroyed and property lose of several million dollars was…

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Great Fire in U.S.A. Students Lose Their Lives. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 2

Two students or the University of California, were killed an, hundreds of houses destroys by fire last night. the property loss is estimated at several…

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