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Fires & bushfires, 1925

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The Leeton Fire. Judge Disagrees with Jury

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 4

Charged with arson at the Narrandera Court of Quarter Sessions, George McDonald Jones and Thomas Jones jur., of Leeton, were acquitted…

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Tram on Fire a City Sensation. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 27 July 1925 · page 1

During the height of the tra[?] traffic in the city last night, a tram car caught fire in George street The people jumped off quickly and…

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Theatre Fire 2000 People Present Orderly Withdrawal Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out on the stage of the Capitol Picture Theatre in Swanston street at 2 o'clock this afternoon, during the performance, in the presence…

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Fire in Melbourne Risk to Valuable Records MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 1

A fire was discovered early this morning to a building in East Melbourne occupied by the Commonwealth Institute of Science and…

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Theatre Fire 2,000 People Present Orderly Withdrawal Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out on the stage of the Capitol Picture Theatre, in Swanston street, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, during the performance, in the…

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Coombar Fire Man Charged SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1925 · page 1

At the Central Police Court to-day Edward Coleman, 36, a wharf laborer, was charged with having maliciously set fire, on July 21, to the…

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Ship Fire. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 1

[?] a [?] the Central [?] Court to-day charged with h[?] [?] to the [?] Coomb[?], on…

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Disastrous Fire at Cuba

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

A Havana message states that eight persons were Injured in a fire which destroyed six warehouses on the waterfront at Regla, across the buy, on…

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Fire at N[?]andera

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 2

At about 10.30 on Tuesday night a fire was discovered to have broken out in the hairdr[?] saloon and tobacconist's shop Mr. J. Mathers…

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Disastrous Fire. Havana, [?]ly 2[?]

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 July 1925 · page 1

Eight were [?] destroyed six [?] waterfront at Regi[?] on Monday [?]…

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Fire!

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

About 10.40 o'clock on Tuesday evening a fire broke out in Mr. Jack Mathers' tobacconist's shop. The fire was first seen by a passerby, who…

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Fire at Narandera

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 2

At about 10.30 on Tuesday night a fire was discovered to have broken out in the hairdressing saloon and tobacconist's shop of Mr. J. Mathers,…

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Fire at Bega

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 1

As the result of a fire which broke out in the main street at Bega at an early hour on Thursday three shops were destroyed. The fire is thought to…

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Fire on Coombar Charged Man Remanded SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 July 1925 · page 1

Justice James, in chambers today, granted ball in 200 to James Edward Coleman, who had been remanded to the Coroner's Court on a charge of…

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Nanking Riot Police Fire on Mob Report of Britishers Killed Denied in Later Message SHANGHAI

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 August 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Peking correspondent reports that messages from Nanking state that a dispute arose at 6 p.m. yesterday at the works of the…

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THE s.s,. Canberra Fire. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 4 August 1925 · page 1

The [?] fro Mrs. [?] widow of the late Re[?] who [?] in the [?] off [?] the [?]…

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People's Place Fire Drunken Man Suspected Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 August 1925 · page 2

Early this morning a man who, it is alleged was under the influence drink called at the People's Place in Pith-street Sydney, and demanded a…

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Fire Station Transaction

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 2

In the Wagga Municipal Council's dealings with the Board of Fire Commissioner with, regard to the purchase of the present fire station so that…

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Fire on Coombar Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 1

An inquiry was opened by the Coroner to-day concerning the recent fire which occurred on the steamer Coombar…

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Fire at a School Headmaster's Coolness Rylstone

The Daily Express · Friday 7 August 1925 · page 2

The public school was gutted by fire. at 9.50 am, to-day, but the coolness of the Headmaster prevented a pains among the children who…

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