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Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Fifty-five Fires. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

During yesterday afternoon no fewer than fifty-five fires were reported at the fire headquarters, and in nearly every case they entailed serious…

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Fire at Cosford Cosford

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

[?] at 1 o’clock [?] in a two [?] lad building [?] by David [?] and [?]…

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Fire at a Hospital Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out at The Cedars private hospital at Ashfield yesterday afternoon. A number of patients several of whom were bedridden. were…

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Fire at Melbourne Show Ground. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 3

A serious fire occurred at the show-ground this morning, when several hundred horse boxes were destroyed. the damage being estimated at from eight…

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No Water Fire at Gasworks Brigades Efforts Impeded

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 1

Spontaneous combustion was the cause of a fire that, broke out yesterday evening In a heap of rubbish reposted by the municipal garoage…

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Caused by Heat Fire at a Hospital Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 2

During the great best yesterday a Private Hospital, at Ashfield, caught fire. The outbreak spread to the…

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Fire Protection for North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

Alderman W. S. Hardy has lodged with the deputy town clerk notice of motion to be discussed at the next meeting of the Wagga Municipal…

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Buried in Sand. Breatked Through a Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

While working in a trench fifteen feet deep in which a water in was being said at Kensington, Reuben Howard was burled by a fall to sand. other men…

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Fire Commissioners. the Vacancy on the Board. Necessity for True Representation

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

When Mr. E. E. Collins was defeated as an alderman of wagga in December last he automatically forfeited his seat an the representation Country shire…

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Disastrous Fire Gundagai Man Sustains Big Loss. Narrowly Escapes Being Burnt to Death

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1923 · page 2

Mr Karl Bounader, proprietor of the World's Best Pictures. & lessee of Gundabidgee Theatre. Gundagai, sustained a big loss…

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The Carrathool Fire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 6

After the disastrous fire at Carrathool on the 6th inst., a subsciption list was opened for the Hasler family, who suffered such loss. On…

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A Mysterious Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 1

The police are inquiring into the fire which damaged a shop at North Sydney at an early hour to-day. So far the cause is a mystery. How the fire could…

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Fire Near Ladysmith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

A fire started about a mile from Ladysmith at 11 o'clock yesterday morning and destroyed about 400 acres of grass on the Tode's Creek soldiers'…

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Big Fires Sydney and Melbourne Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 1

Just before midnight last night a fire occurred in a three-storied building in Sussex Street owned by the City Council, and leased to S…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out in Bourke-street early on Friday morning. A bulk store containing Manchester goods of the Bon Marche was burnt down, the…

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Fire at Kogarah. Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

Four people were compelled to make their escape through a window when a fire occurred at a weatherboard cottage occupied by John…

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Fire at Albury. Three Business Places Burnt. ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 1

Three business premises were destroyed by fire at Albury yesterday. The damage is estimated at £3,000…

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Bush Fires. in the Hornsby District. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

Destructive hush fires occurred in the Hornsby district during the week-end and hundreds of acres were destroyed. On several occasions the…

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Fire Appliances for North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

At the meeting of Wagga Council on Thursday night Ald. Hardy will move—"That the Board of Fire Commissioners be asked to provide a…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Suspicious Fires. Attributed to School Boys. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 1

The police expressed the opinion that the fires Which broke out in two churches and public schools at Gordon yesterday were the work of…

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