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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Incendiarism Two Fires Started Last Night at Mr. LEGGE's and at the Arcadia. Both Douched at the Outset

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

In Cootamundra at about 3 o'clock this morning deliberate attempts were made to tiro two different buildings. Fortunately, each was…

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Wires Fire at Blayney Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 1

Messrs. Muir. and Weal's garage, at garage, at Blayney, was gutted by fire last night, Four motor cars awaiting repairs were destroyed, as well as the…

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Fire at Casino

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

As Casino yesterday morning considerable damage was done as the remit of a fire which destroyed Bryce's buildings. The chief sufferer was T…

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German Mine Disaster. Explosion of Fire Damp. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Dortmund correspondent re­ports that as the result of an explosion of fire damp in the Setin mine 100 men are missing up to the present…

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Fire at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 4

Some excitement was caused at The Rock yesterday morning when a fire broke out at 4 o'clock, at the residence of Mr. R. Wilson. Mr. J. Davies,…

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Fire at Currawarna

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out at Curriwana in the early hours of Friday morning in Mr. E. H. Gledhill's post office store. Very little was saved beyond a box…

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Adelong. Fire

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

A house occupied and owned by Mr. Will Perkins (jun.) was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of Wedesday morning. The outbreak…

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Big Grass Fire. 20,000 Acres Burnt. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

Twenty thousand acres of grass country have been burnt us the result of bush fires on Mt. Walter Gu[?]u's property at Goondiwindi. The fire is…

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Many Fires

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

A Sydney message states that during the week-end 36 fires were reported in the metropolitan fire brigades area. Only one, however, was…

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Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 2

On Saturday morning the alarm was raised, and the fire, brigade promptly turned out. The scene of the fire was at the rear of the…

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Disastrous Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Westport this morning, when the Grand Hotel, King's Theater and several other buildings were destroyed. The…

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Fire Brigades Alderman Collins Re-elected to Board. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 2

Alderman E. E. Collins, of Wagga, was elected representative of the country municipalities and shires on the Fire Brigades Board. He…

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Fire

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 4

Another fire occurred in Grahamstown on Thursday about 1 p.m., when a six-roomed house occupied and owned by Mr. Alfred E. Young, gardener…

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Western Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 6

The Katanning (W.A.) bush fire, which did more than £100,000 damage, at times travelled 13 to 14 miles an hour. The scene at night was most…

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Fire at Annandale Box Factory SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

The Balmain box factory at Annandale was destroyed by fire early this morning. Large quantities of timber attacked in the yard were also…

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Fire in Ship's Hold. Damaged Cargo Dumped. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

A message from Perim states that the fire on the steamer Opawa has been extinguished in No. 3 hold, between decks, and the vessel is now…

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Disastrous Fire Unlucky Japan TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

As the Japanese Diet was discussing the measure for the general abolition of quarters of ill-fame in the city, three hundred houses were totally…

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The Need of a Fire Brigade

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

The fire in town in the early hours Wednesday, morning was another warning of the great need for a fire brigade in the town. When the alarm…

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Putting Bene[?]ine on a Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 4

A message from Auckland states that in order to revive a dying fire a Mrs. Collins of Pioplo poured what she thought was kerosene on to the embers…

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Suspicious Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

A timely discovery prevented what otherwise would undoubtedly have been a serious fire in the "Daily Express" office, Wagga on Saturday…

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