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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

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Serious Fire Outbreak in Main Street of Yerong Creek Several Business Premises and Bank Destroyed Residents and Others Effect a Splendid “Save”

The Daily Express · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 1

A disastrous Are occurred at Yerong Creek on Saturday afternoon, destroying three business premises and the building occurred as the…

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Dixon's Buildings, Leeton, Destroyed by Fire. An Unfortunate Terrace

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

The terrace of shops, which were partly destroyed by fire on January 28, 1922, was again visited by the fire fiend yesterday morning. At about…

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Disastrous Fire. Outbreak at Yerong Creek. Business Premises Gutted

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 4

A disastrous fire took place at Yerong Creek, ten miles from Henty, on Saturday, when the branch of the Bank of New South Wales and two…

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Items of News. Yerong Creek Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 2

During the height of the fire at Yerong Creek on Saturday last s constant stream of water was played on both the safes. On Monday one of…

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Fire in Pitt Street. Brigade's Timely Work. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 1

A fire broke out on the ground floor of the five storey building of the Holland-Australia Steamship Company in Pitt street, early this…

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Fire on a Train

The Daily Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

There was some excitement on the train from Tumbarumba to Wagga yesterday when a truck load of firewood caught fire and gave a practical…

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City Fire. Damage Not Extensive. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 2

A fire broke out on the ground [?] of the five storey building of Holland Australian Steamship Company, in Pitt-streetm earkt this morning. The…

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Items of News. Fire Appliance for North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

In reply to the communication from the Wagga Council asking that provision be made upon next year's estimates for the extinguishing…

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Wonderland- Fire Coroner’s Inquery. an Open Verdict

The Daily Express · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Yesterday, the. District Coroner (Mr. Geo, S. Shepherd returned as open verdict at the Conclusion of an inquest that he conducted in to the…

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Coronial Inquiry. Wonderland Gardens Fire. an Open Verdict Returned

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 1

The inquiry into the fire which started at the Wonderland Picture Theatre under suspicious circumstances on Sunday, February 25, was conducted…

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Another Fire at Yerong Creek

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 5

Yerong Creek is achieving some notoriety through fires, for yesterday morning a few minutes before 9 o'clock an alarm was raised that the…

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Items of News. Fire at Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 5

On Thursday night a fire destroyed a weatherboard house occupied by Mrs. W. M'Clure and family and owned by the Lockhart Shire…

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Country Fire Brigades. a Coroner’s Comment Queanbeyan

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 2

At the inquiry into the fire at Queanbeyan recently, the Coroner, Mr. John Cole, said the evidence did not enable him to say how the fire…

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Bride’s Trousseau Burnt. Fire at Lockhart, Lockhart

The Daily Express · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 4

A bride’s treasure £12 of the girls savings and all the furniture was destroyed in a fire this morning in a weatherboard house occupied by Mrs…

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A Grass Fire

The Daily Express · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 2

On Sunday afternoon a fire [?] out in the Rese[?]r paddock, and with a Westerly wind, it soon sp[?]ad over The Hill Several residents of the…

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Fire at Yanco Station

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 2

A Jerilderie message states that the woolshed at Yanco Station and 200 sheep were destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon last. Preparations were…

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The Erriba Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 4

A cable message has been received that the Commonwealth liner Err[?]ba which was on fire with wool on board, has been scuttled to save the…

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Fire at Campsie. Inmates' Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 1

The ground floor of a shop at Campsie was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The inmates, finding their escape cut off,…

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Sensational Harbor Fire. a Collier Destroyed. Steamer Severely Damaged. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 1

One of the most sensational fires for years occurred at Double Bay early to-day, when the 'collier Dur[?] was practically destroyed, and…

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Fire at Campsie. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 March 1923 · page 2

The ground floor of a shop at Campsie was destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The inmates, finding their es[?] cut off by a blazing…

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