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Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Careless Use of Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 1

Arthur Alfred Turner was charged with having on December 3 caused a grass fire at Borambola in which 250 acres of grass lands were destroyed,…

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Dress Caught Fire SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 1

Emma Hooper, 35, domestic servant, was cleaning an from bedstead with methylated spirits at Surry Hills, to-day, when her dress caught fire…

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Arson Alleged Fire at Greek's Shop Inquiry by Coroner Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1925 · page 5

The coroner opened an inquiry to-day into the fire at the shop at No. 29A Broadway, Glebe, on July 29 last. Phillip Tahmindjis was present in…

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Fire at North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

Shortly after the mail train for Sydney left Wagga last night a grass fire occurred in North Wagga in Messrs Pulver Bros' paddock. Fortunately only about…

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Fire Royal Hotel Stables

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 2

The bell rung during the night, between ,1 and 2 o'clock The scene of the fire was the stables at the rear. of the Royal Hotel, of which…

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Picture Theatre Fire MELBOURNE, To-day

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 4

A fire occurred in the operating box of a picture theatre at Queenscliffe last night. A chemical extinguisher was used, and panic obviated…

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Wires Fire Near Walgett Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 February 1925 · page 1

The Barwon Inn Hotel, three miles from Walgett, was totally destroyed by fire. The cause of the outbreak is a…

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Redfern Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

The damage by fire at Hazeldine's factory. Redfern was estimated at £15,000…

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Fire at Parramatta Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 1

A confectionery shop at Parramatta was found to be on fire at an early hour this morning. Constable Winchester, who happened to be passing…

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Brave Rescuer. Thrilling Scene at a Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

A thrilling story of the heroism of a laborer named M'Geevy is reported from Belfast where a mother, father, and five children were trapped on the…

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Another Fire! the Old Timber Yard a Second Visitation

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

Two fires in two nights is extraordinary. And each at about the same early hour of the morning. The Royal Hotel stables went up in…

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Fire at Darlington. Destruction of Leather Goods Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 2

A spectacular blaze broke out in a two-storied building at the corner of Grafton and Morgato-streets, Darlington, about 9.30 to-night. When the…

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Items of News. Engineshed Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 4

A fire occurred at Jerilderie yesterday, when the engineshed was completely destroyed in balf an hour. It is supposed that the fire was caused…

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Destructive Bush Fire Residence Burned Down

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

Shortly after lunch time on Saturday the house the late Paddy' Crick, M.L.A., used to put up at at Kangaroo Mount, was…

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Fire at Matong

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage at Matong, occupied by Mr. Hugh Doherty, was. with all its contents, completely destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. It…

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Board of Fire Commissioners

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

The following ia contained in the report presented by Alderman Cullen to the Wagga Municipal Council on Thursday night in connection with the work…

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New Zealand Fire at Wairoa Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

Ten shops at Wairoa were destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at £25,000. As the town was without a water…

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Destructive Bush Fire Residence Burnt Down

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Shortly after lunch time on Saturday the house where the late "Paddy' Crick, M.L.A., used to put up at Kangaroo Mount, was destroyed by…

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Ten Shops Burnt Out. Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Ten shops at Wairon were destroyed by fire yesterday. The damage is estimated at £25,000. As the town was without a water…

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"Beware of the Fire Bugsi"

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

This is what the townspeople are saying to one another to-day. Lost week Cootamundra bad two tires in two night last there were…

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