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Fires & bushfires, 1925

451 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 23

Midnight Hotel Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 3

A disastrous fine at 1.30 a.m. on Saturday at Yarragon, about 70 miles from Melbourne, destroyed the Commercial Hotel; Belimaine's general…

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Big Washington Blaze Destruction on Automobile Row. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 3

Fire swept a whole block on "Automobile Row" tonight, doing damage estimated at two million dollars…

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Disastrous Fire Outbreak in a Hotel. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 2 November 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire at 1.30 a.m. to-day at Tarragon about 70 miles from Melbourne destroyed the Commercial Hotel Bellmaine’s General…

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Items of News Junee Fire Brigade Matters

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1925 · page 2

The president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., accompanied by other Fire Commissioners, will visit Junee on…

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Fire Commissioners at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 November 1925 · page 4

The Board of Fire Commissioners visited Junee yesterday and met Alderman R. M. Harris (the Mayor), and Aldermen W. J. Hiscock, and C. J…

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Gas Works Under Fire Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 9 November 1925 · page 2

Heidelberg gas works are [?] fire to-night. The fire brigade reports that it has the fire under control but that…

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Brisbane Fire Business Premises Destroyed BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 November 1925 · page 1

A fire completely destroyed the business premises at Stones' corner, Brisbane, this morning. Many occupants and a narrow escape…

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Fire at Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 4

As the express train came through Junee last night a fire was raging. It turned out to be only packing cases at the rear of Mr. Dyring's fruit shop…

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Fire a Brisbane. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 2

The worst fire experienced here for some time occurred at Stone’s [?] her early this morning when [?]aven on[?]-floor premises were gutted…

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Board of Fire Commissioners Visit to Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1925 · page 1

The Board of Fire Commissioners, consisting of the Hon. T. J. Smith, M.L.C. (President), M. T. S. Douglas (representative of Insurance…

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Fires at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 2

What might have resulted in a serious outbreak of fire had it not been for the promptitude of Mr. P. Croke and others in the early stages with…

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Fire! Stables Burnt At the Rear of Mr. Rand's Office Racing Mare Perishes Two Others Rescued. Trainer's Heavy Loss

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 November 1925 · page 2

"The Albion's afire!" was the startling cry which went up this morning at 10.45, as a heavy black cloud of smoke rose above that building, as…

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Risk at a Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 2

Tire broke out in the shop of Leslie . Alexander Piper, at North Sydney, to daw causing serious damage, Several firemen had narrow- escapes when they…

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Limelight's Death Fire at Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 3

Yesterday saw the untimely death of the well-known Riverina sire Limelight. A fire occurred in the stables of the Albion Hotel,…

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The Fire Demon. Farmer's Home Gone

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1925 · page 5

"We can't go to Gundagai—we have no clothes to travel in!" So spoke Mr. Geoffree Connell, of Jellingroe, Tumblong, to the…

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Fire at Tumblong

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 1
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post

An unfortunate and disastrous fire occurred at "Noondah," Tumblong, the property of Messrs. Connell Bros., at midday on Tuesday last…

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The Cootamundra Fire Racing Mare Perishes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 November 1925 · page 6

Through a regrettable mutilation in a telegraphic message from Sydney late on Wednesday night, it was mode to appear that Limelight had…

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Benzine Fire Woman Fearfully Burnt. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 November 1925 · page 5

A shocking affair occurred at Pen[?], when Mrs. Dorothy Williams, wife of a stoneworker, used motorspirit to coax the fire in the…

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Fire at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 November 1925 · page 2

At Ferrier Town, Narandera, on Sunday night the roof and ceiling of s weatherboard cottage were destroyed ty fire. The prompt work of the fire…

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