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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

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Big Fire in Zew Zealand Damage £200,000 Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 October 1924 · page 1

The premises of Harold Brown and Co., wine and spirit merchants, at Lambton Quay, were destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is…

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A £20,000 Blaze. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 4

The premises of Harold Brown and Co., wine and spirit merchants, at Lambton Quay, were destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is…

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City Fire Electrical House Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 November 1924 · page 1

The big four story warehouse of the Edison Swan Electrical Company, Ltd., Clarence street, was burnt out early this morning. The fire was not…

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Big City Blaze. City Warehouse Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 2

The big four storey warehouse of the Edison Swan Electric Coy., Ltd., Clarence street, was burnt out early this morning. The fire was not…

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Fire in the City

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 5

A fire destroyed the 5-storied premises of Edison Swan Electrical Company in Clarence-st., Sydney, early this morning. The damage is…

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Adelong Splashes. Fire Inquiry

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 3

An inquiry was held at the Courthouse, Adelong, on Wednesday last, before Mr. W. W. Burkinshaw; Coroner, into the circumstances of the…

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Griffith Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon about 2 o'clock a fire broke out in the chaff house at the rear of Mr. Flynn's business premises, Yambll Street. After…

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Damages Caused by Fire

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 3

A case in which John Leetham, farmer and grazier, of Hill Plain, sought lo recover from the Victorian Railway Commissioners the sum of £940 19s…

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Local and General Fire Bridge Board

The Daily Express · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 2

Word h[?] received by the Town Clark (Mr. R. En[?]en) that members of the Board of Fire Brigade Commissioners will visit Wagga…

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Items of News. Fire Brigade Board

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 2

The Fire Brigade Board is to visit Wagga on November 14 for the customary inspection and for the purpose of conferring with the municipal…

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Shop on Fire

The Daily Express · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 1

[?] November 8. [?] that a [?] of he [?] extinguished…

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Mine on Fire. Number of Victims Unknown London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Mayence correspondent reports that numerous fire brigades are fighting the flames in the Mont Cenis mine at Solingen…

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Ships on Fire. Flames Fought for Two Days London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 2

A message from Hull reports that the fire in the bunkers, amidships, of the steamer Port Albany, was extinguished after two days of…

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Benzine Explosion. a Mine on Fire. (Reuter Service). MAYENCE, November 8

The Daily Express · Monday 10 November 1924 · page 1

Several Fire Brigades are fighting flames in the Mont Cenis mine at Solingen, following the explosion of a benzine tank…

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Adelaide Blaze Adelaide

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 1

Further particulars of the fire at Richards's building, in Currie street on Monday night, show that the damage amounted approximately to £80,…

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Items of News. Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 November 1924 · page 2

At 1.8 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the kitchen of a four-roomed weatherboard and iron house, owned and occupied by Mrs. A. Miles, in…

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Big Blaze. Fire in Adelaide. £80,000 Damage. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 4

Further particulars of the fire at Richards' Buildings, in Currie-street, on Monday night, show that the damage amounted to approximately £80,000…

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Big City Fire. Adelaide

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 1

A big fire at Richard’s Buildings, in Currie Street, Adelaide, caused damage estimated at £30,000. The building of four storeys was, gutted…

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Clothes on Fire. Petrol Ablaze. Singleton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 November 1924 · page 4

Stanley Howard entered a garage at Broke and struck a match. This set fire to some petrol and the flames spread to his clothing. He raced to…

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