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Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Mt. Morgan Fire a Sensational Outbreak Strikers Rush to Rescue No Evidence of Incendiarism BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1925 · page 2

A sensational outbreak of fire occurred at the Mount Morgan mine, where trouble with the men occurred during the week. The situation is alarming…

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Fire Fighters' Struggles. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 2

A message wag received in Sydney this afternoon, stating that the miners are still working in an endeavour to extinguish the flames. Many are…

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Fire Brigade. Griffith Progress Association Makes a Move

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 2

Although previous efforts to form a Fire Brigade at Griffith have fallen through, another attempt is to be made by the Progress Association to…

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Mount Morgan “Reds” Fight the Fire Suspicion of Incendiarism. Rockhampton

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 1

The strikers are continuing to fight the fire at Mount Morgan and are taking great risks. Many already have returned from the mine…

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Mt. Morgan Fire Heat and Sulphur Fumes. Water Thrown Up Like Geyser Rockhampton

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 September 1925 · page 2

So serious is the damage caused by the fire at the Mount Morgan mine, that some months must elapse before the shaft in which the outbreak…

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Fire at Granville Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 September 1925 · page 1

A fire broke out in a three-storied building at Granville erly this morning. The ground floor on which the…

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Fire and Storm a Hideous Night a Gale and Bush Fires Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 1

A Wauchope message states that blazing fires and a howling gale made last night hideous for many residents end a wild westerly wind…

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Keep the Home Fires Burning

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 September 1925 · page 8

Two Jews[?]were in a business partnership that embraced a mat[?]er of half a dozen shops, when the Gr[?]at War broke out one of them was final…

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Mount Morgan Fire Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 1

The fire at Mount Morgan mine is still raging; and it has been decided to draw water from the company's big dam in order to endeavor to…

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Mt. Morgan Fire Still Rages

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

The fire at Mount Morgan (Queensland) mine is stilt raging fiercely. It was found necessary to withdraw all men from the mine and concentrate…

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Big City Fire Wool Store Aflame SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out in Flood and Company's wharf store on the west side of Circular Quay, shortly after…

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Benzine Ablaze Fire Caused by Friction Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 1

An exposed nail causing a friction spark, after coming in contact with a bolt -head, is said to have caused a fire which broke out last night…

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Disasters in Japan Fires and Typhoon Parliament Houses (Reuter Service) TOKIO September 18

The Daily Express · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

Fire Which broke out in the Upper House at 3.35 p.m. to-day completely destroyed both Houses ofthe Diet. The outbreak is belleved to have…

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Big City Fire Wool Store Aflame NEARLY £20,000 Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 September 1925 · page 2

Considerable damage was caused by a fire which broke out in Flood & Company's wharf store on tho west side of Circular Quay, shortly after…

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Corowa Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. C. G. Digby, divisional inspector for the New South Wales Fire Brigades, paid his half-yearly visit to Corowa last week and inspected the local fire…

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Mt. Morgan Fire Still Rages

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 September 1925 · page 5

The fire at Mount Morgan mine is still raging. It has been decided to draw water from the company's big dam in order to endeavor to extinguish…

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Vickers Works on Fire Ektensive Damage. (Reuter Service) LONDON, September 26

The Daily Express · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 2

A destructive fire caused many thousands of pounds worth of damage at the Dartford works of Vickers Limited, the well-known firm of…

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Fire at Royal Hotel, Yass

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1925 · page 2

Mr. C. J. Beaton, of the Royal Hotel, Yass, narrowly missed haying, a big conflagration early on Friday last. About 2 a.m. a fire broke out in…

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Three Fires Followed by an Arrest Wellington, U. Z.

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 September 1925 · page 3

Three fires broke out at Hokitika last night. The first being at the Bed Lion Hotel, the second at Keller's Hotel and the third in the Methodist…

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Blaze at Cessnock. Cessnock, To-day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1925 · page 4

Gould Bros.' sawmill was destroyed to-day by fire, and huge stacks of timber burned. The damage is estimated at £3000…

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