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Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Serious Fire ABOARD N.Z. Steamer Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 2

A serious fire broke out in No. 4 hold of the liner Turakina, alongside inga wharf, at 8 a.m. to-day. Had the hatches not been opened…

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Serious Ship Fire Inflammable Cargo. a Timely Discovery. Wellington, N.Z., Oct 15

The Daily Express · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 2

A serious fire broke out to No [?] hold of the liner Turakina, along side King’s wharf, at [?] o’clock this morning and it was not until 2.30…

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Wagga Fire Station the Change of [?] Legal Complications

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 October 1925 · page 5

Alderman E. E. Collins who [?] preventative of Country Municipal Council‘s on the Board of Fire Commissioners at a meeting of the W[?]…

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Bush Fire Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 October 1925 · page 3

A big bush fire has broken out on Upper Warrego river. A thousand square miles have been destroyed. The flames are still raging…

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Fires of Fate

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 October 1925 · page 2

At great expense one of the finest programmes that has over come to Tumut will be screened in the People's Pictures on Wednesday night…

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Suspicious School Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 2

An open verdict was relumed by the Coroner at the inquiry concerning the fire which occurred at the North Auburn Public School. He said that the…

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Fire at Bendigo Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 3

Several business premises in Bendigo wore gutted by fire last night, including Linnington's drapery store, Jeffery's wine and stores, Hall's…

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Boarding House Destroyed by Fire SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 3

Nepean boarding house, at Mulgoa, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Rev. C. Willis, moderator of the…

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Fire at Southampton London, October 21

The Daily Express · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 1

A disastrous fire in a seven storied bonded warehouse at Southampton docks destroyed tobacco, spirits and wine, valued at £25,000…

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Charge Of Arson Setting Fire to Hotel "The Master Class Shall Rue the Day" Murwillumbah

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1925 · page 2

Albert Innes and Patrick Cunningham were committed for trial on a charge of having maliciously set fire to the Grand Pacific Hotel, at Cudgeon, on…

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Disastrous Fire Eleven Houses Destroyed MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred in Williamstown North, near Newport workshops, early this morning, when eleven weatherboard houses, owned…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 2

Grosvenors Hotel, at Gladstone, Queensland, was completely destroyed by fire, this morning. Within half an hour of the outbreak the premises…

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Extensive Fire Eleven Houses Destroyed. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 1

A fire which broke out at 3 a.m. to-day burned eleven weatherbour[?] houses in Florence street, Williams town North, near the Newport work…

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Bush Fire Covers Huge Territory MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 1

Further details of the bush fire near Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, show that the flames now extend from the Dandenong to the Healesville ranges. Fire…

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Terrible Ordeal War In Damascus Fire and Bloodshed Spread Ruin and Desolation LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 5

Reuter's Cairo correspondent states that varying reports from Damascus indicate that Damascus passed through a terrible ordeal from October…

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Victorian Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

Further details of bush fires near Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, show that the flames now extend from the Dandenong ranges, to the Healesville ranges…

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Bush Fires Racing Before Wind Properties Threatened Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 3

Hundreds of volunteers are out on the hills beating back a long line of bush fires before the wind. Rich farm properties and…

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Bush Fires Victoria Suffering Large Area Endangered Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

Hundreds of volunteers are out on the hills beating back a long line of bush tires which are racing before the wind…

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"Who Set Fire to the Place."

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 3

At an inquiry, to-day, concerning a fire that happened at Railway-parade, Granville, Sergeant Parameter said he had interviewed a tenant, named Kerr,…

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Railways Cause Fires

The Daily Express · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 2

A case [?]sting several days at the Cootamundra Court in which William Meadows claimed £650 as damages from the Railway Commissioners…

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