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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

547 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 28

Fires at Toowoomba. Eight in a Few Hours. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1924 · page 1

An extraordinary, series of outbreaks of fire occurred at Toowoomba between 7.30 o'clock last night and 1 o'clock this morning. There were eight fires,…

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£10,000 Damage by Fire MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 2

Garlick's timber mill, near Poweltown, was destroyed by fire last night. All the machinery was destroyed. The damage is estimated at £10,000…

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Narrow Escapes Hotel Destroyed Be Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 1

When the Farmers' Arms hotel at Crows' Nest caught fire yesterday morning, the licensee (Fogan) and his wife and children and a woman…

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Mystery Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 1

The Coroner recorded an open finding at the inquiry concerning the mysterious fire that destroyed the weatherboard cottage owned by…

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Fire on Steamer. Wool and Dried Fruit Damaged. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 2

The owners of the steamers Hobson's Bay have received a telegram, via the Aden radio station, from the commander stating that fire had broken…

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Destructive Fire. Shops at Katoomba. Katoomha

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1924 · page 4

A fire broke out in a second hand furniture store at Katoomba this morning. It extended to adjoining shops, and all were burnt. There was…

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Mysterious Fire. Open Finding by Coroner. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1924 · page 4

The coroner to-day recorded an open finding at the inquiry concerning the mysterious fire that destroyed a weather board cottage owned by Richard Kelly,…

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Fire in York Street Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 June 1924 · page 1

A big blaze at McCowan and McBeth's woollen and silk warehouse. York street was narrowly averted late last night. The flames broke out on…

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Nearly a Big Blaze

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 4

A big blaze at M'Gowan and M'Beth's woollen and silk warehouse, York street, Sydney, was narrowly averted late on Thursday night. Flames…

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Fire at Flahgoman

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 June 1924 · page 4

A fire entailing considerable loss took place at Mr. P. F. Aylett's orchard, at Plahgoman, some time during the early hours of yesterday morning when a…

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Vessel on Fire But Now Under Control London

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 June 1924 · page 1

Reuter: A message from Las Palmas stages that the steamer Otaki, from Wellington arrived with a fire in the cargo in the fourth hold in the vessel…

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Hotel Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

The Steam Packet Hotel, at Nellingen, wan completely destroyed by fire on Sunday. The occupants barely escaped with their lives, losing a considerable…

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Fire in Cargo. Las Palmas

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

The steamer Otaki, from Wellington arrived here yesterday with fire in the cargo in fourth hold. She sailed for London to-day with the fire under…

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£15,000 Damage. Disastrous Western Fire. Narromine

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 2

A fire destroyed Fish's printery, Ar[?]oubond's billiard saloon and Ak[?]nson and Company's premises early this morning. The stimated damage…

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Licked by Death. Menace of Fire. a Sydney Sensation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 July 1924 · page 2

Seven people were hemmed in by flames in a garage, which caught fire in Station street, Newtown, this morning. All managed to escape…

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Fire Brigade Euchre Party

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 July 1924 · page 2

In the Wonderland Theatre on Tuesday night another of the fine series of old time dance entertainments conducted by the Wagga Fire Brigade will be…

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Disastrous Queensland Fire. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 July 1924 · page 2

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Warwick occurred to-night. The flames destroyed French's boarding house and then gutted the…

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Mysterious Fire. Damage £6000. BRISBANE

The Daily Express · Monday 7 July 1924 · page 1

A disastrous fire originated under mysterious circumstances at Warwick Just after 10 o'clock on Saturday night, the damage being estimated at…

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Fire and Frost. an Incident at Young. Young

The Daily Express · Monday 7 July 1924 · page 1

A fire broke out in one of the most populated blocks of the town but the firemen prevented its spread after it had destroyed the millinery shop…

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Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 July 1924 · page 2

In the early hours of Friday morning a fire occurred at the berdsman's residence on the town common, occupied by…

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