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Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire at Taree. Taree

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1924 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Taree in the early hours of Saturday morning. Connell's big business block was totally destroyed as well as a refreshment…

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Fire in Carey-st, Tumut Dwelling, Kitchen and Contents Demolished

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 2

Shortly before 8 o'clock on (Sunday night the clangour of the fire-bell at the Brigade Station, Tumut, disturbed devotions in the three churches where…

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Big Blaze! Weather Board Cottage Completely Destroyed Bucket Brigade Saves Adjoining Premises

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 1

The sound of the fire alarm brought a huge crowd out at 4 this afternoon. The scene of the conflagration was the cottage…

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Fire Fighting

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 2

There should be immediate and mature consideration as to what can be done to ensure, in case of future fires in Cootamundra, prompter…

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Fire at Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 2

At 5.30 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. Eva, in Thompson street, Cootamundra, and the building and…

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Motor Notes the Fire Bogey an Ever Present Risk. Prevention and Suppression of Fires on the Car

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 6

All motorists know that there is a risk of a car catching fire, but most of us being happy-go-lucky, do not worry about it until something does…

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Panic in Picture Theatre Several Badly Injured. Caused by Outbreak of Fire MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 1

Several persons were badly injured and others suffered from shock, as a result of a panic in a picture theatre at Port Melbourne, following an…

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Destroyed by Fire. Catholic Presbytery. New Zealand Blaze AUCKLAND

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 1

The Catholic presbytery at Riversdale, South Island, New Zealand, destroyed by fire this morning. Prtest's Fate…

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Great Japanese Fire. TOKYO

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 4

The principal streets of the town of Hackinche, in the Aomori Prefecture, were gutted by a three and a half hours' fire early this morning…

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Lover's Madness. Sets Fire to House and Commits Suicide. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 6

Failing to win the affections of a girl named Massot, a young carpenter, Bouchard, set fire to a house near Versailos where the girl and her widowed…

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Fire at Repatriation Office. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 4

When a watchman was making his rounds of the Repatriation Department, Sydney, last night he discovered a fire which he soon extinguished. Upon…

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Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 2

At about 10.30 on Monday night the residents of Junee were alarmed by the ringing of the fire bell, and people rushed in all directions to learn where…

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Fire in Colliery Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 1

A report reserved from Kurri Kurri this morning states that a fire had broken out in Stanford Merthyr Colliery…

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Fire on Steamer Four Dead As a Result Many Missing. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 1

A Manilla message says that two women and two children are dead and many missing, as a result of the fire on the inter Island steamer, Lalloc,…

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Fire at Sea. Four Deaths and Many Missing. Manila

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 6

Two women and two children are dead and many others are missing as the result of a fire on the inter-island steamer Lalloc while off the Mindanao…

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C[?] Fire. Protracted Coroner’s In. Qu[?]y. Open Verd[?]ct

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. A. W. Suinees, J.P. D[?]trtct Corener, held as i[?]sky at [?] on Monday last into the [?]tro[?] surro[?]ding the [?]rg which, on the…

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Fire at Kensington Man Injured. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 1

While he was absent from his home, the premises of Robert Sproule, M.L.A., at Kensington, suffered severely from fire…

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Griffith Fire Jim Wathen Burnt Out

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 1

At about 12.15 a.m. on Wednesday morning a fire broke out in the premises of Mr. J. Wathen, motor and cycle agent, at Griffith. The first…

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More Fire Alarms

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 2

To further safeguard the town against fire and incidentally to assist the Fire Brigade, the Board of Fire Commissioners has notified the town clerk, Mr…

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Items of News. Fire at Tarcutta

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 2

On Sunday night, at about 10.15 o'clock a fire broke out in a building owned by Mrs J. Hilton, and occupied by Messrs Kirk and Sons.,…

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