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Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Fire at Barellan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

A fire on Wednesday destroyed the Union Bank Buillings, the old post office and Wade's boarding house at Burellan…

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Fire Station Sites

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

Last night the Wagga Municipal Council received a letter from the Board of Fire Commissioners intimating that Mr. M'Nrven, an officer of…

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The New Fire Station

The Daily Express · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

Included in the correspondence [?] with at the Wagga Municipal [?] last night was a notification that Mr.McNevi[?] an- officer of the…

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Coal Mine Disasters Fire in Wonthaggi Mine Two Men Missing Melbourne Firemen to the Rescue

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 August 1924 · page 2

Reports were received of two coal mine disasters—one at Wonthaggi (Victoria) and the other in Japan. In the Victorian disaster two lives are in danger. In the Japanese disaster it is feared that the death roll is much…

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Fire at Breadman's Electrical Shop

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 2

At 6 o'clock last night a fire broke out in Mr. F. W. Breadman's electric supplies shop in Wade Avenue, Leeton, through on oil stove bursting…

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Railway Truck on Fire Katoomiba, Monday 5

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

A railway truck and-£300 worth ot foods [?] Orange were totally dastard by l at Blackheath yesterday…

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Mine Disaster Fire at Wonthaggi Gallant Attempts to Rescue Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

As was briefly reported yesterday a fire is raging in the Victorian State coalmine at Wonthaggi, and two men are entombed, namely:—…

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Fire on Steamer Cargo of Wood Pulp Considerable Damage LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 August 1924 · page 1

A Copenhagen message states that the Danish steamer Siam, caught fire while in dock. Considerable damage was done to the cargo of 10,000 tons of…

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Ship on Fire. COPENHAGEN

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 August 1924 · page 2

The Danish steamer, Siam, is on fire in dock. Considerable damage has been done to the cargo which includes tons of wood pulp consigned to Australia…

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Tennis Court for Fire Station

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 August 1924 · page 3

This adage might even be further localised, at least, as far as Junee is concerned. The Fire Brigade are making a tennis court at the rear of the station…

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£20,000 Fire. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 August 1924 · page 4

The joinery works of John Storie, Ltd., were destroyed by fire early this morning. It is estimated that the total damage is £20,000. The firemen…

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Two Fatal Fires Post Office Destroyed. Aged Woman's Death. Camden

The Daily Express · Monday 18 August 1924 · page 1

Mrs. Mary Flynn, postmistress at Upper Burragorang, was burned to death last night in o fire which completely destroyed the post office…

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Costly Fires. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 2

J. B. Davis, owner of a timber yard at Prahran, where a fire destroyed a portion of the establishment last night, alleges that the place was deliberately…

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Fire at Trangie. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 2

A message from Trangle states that Heffernan's Public Hall and sample rooms were totally destroyed by fire to-day. A picture show company last…

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Shops Destroyed by Fire Brewarrina

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 4

A fire last night destroyed the building of Hale and Co., Ltd., storekeepers, Bourke, and also a row of shops and offices. The damage is…

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Fire on Vessel Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 1

A Wellington (N.Z.) message says that overheated coal in the port bunker of an oversea steamer, Rio Claro, brought the fire brigade to the vessel…

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Mrs. Martins Boarding House Destroyed by Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

On Saturday night last the weatherboard cottage on the corner of Syeamor and Second Streets, Leeton, known as Mrs. Martin's boarding…

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A Disgrace to Our Citizenship. Leeton Without a Fire Brigade

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 August 1924 · page 2

It was brought forcibly home to all those who witnessed the destruction of Mrs. Martin's boarding house on Saturday night, that Leeton was…

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A Neglected Fire

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 August 1924 · page 3

When the schoolmistress-at Bongon-goiong left school recently, there a log on the fire, which she douched with water, and thought…

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Fire in Horse–box

The Daily Express · Wednesday 27 August 1924 · page 8

Whilst travelling from Melbourne to Wagga by train yesterday’s reserve champion stallion, Fleet, Admiral, had a narrow escape from being burned…

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