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Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Mine on Fire. No Waste Available Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The Silver Peak mine, at Round Hill, four miles from Broken Hill, was destroyed by fire yesterday in mysterious circumstances. It ia believed that…

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Mine on Fire At Broken Hill Mysterious Outbreak Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

The Silver Peak Mine, at Round Hill, caught fire yesterday, under mysterious circumstances. Flames were seen rising from the…

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Wires Fire at School Boys Escape Injury MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 1

Between 70 and 80 boys escaped in their night clothes, when Cuthbertson House, one of the buildings at Geelong Grammar School, was…

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Suspicious Fire in "Daily Express" Office

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 7

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

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Rapid Fire. Mistake for Machine Gunnery London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

The Prince of Wales in a speech at a dinner of the National Rifle Association in the Mansion House in connection with a appeal for financial…

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Big Bush Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

A big bush fire broke out in the Mimosa district last Thursday afternoon which caused extensive but not serious damage. It burnt only about…

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Bush Fire Extinguished by Picnickers MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 1

A bush fire near Beaumaris yesterday threatened wide spread devastation, but the flames were beaten out by a large number of picknickers…

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A Gundagai Blaze

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

Gundagai had its first 1925 blaze on Thursday night last. It was a little after 10 p.m. when Mrs Rootes who lives near…

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Fire at Hospital

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 2

At midnight on Friday the town was alarmed by the tooting of the railway engines, followed by the ringing of the fire bell. The outbreak…

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Picnickers Put Out Bush Fire. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

A bush fire near Beaumaris yesterday threatened widespread devastation but the flames were beaten out by a large number of picnickers and others…

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Fire! Cottage and Contents Destroyed

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

At about 10 o'clock on Thursday night townspeople were apprised by bells and cries of "Fire" that a fire was raging, and on going to…

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No Water Supply. Disastrous Fire at Wellington (N.s.w.) Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Wellington last night, Rosenberg's buildings being completely gutted. They contained four shops occupied by a saddler,…

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Bush Fire

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

An extensive bush fire has been raging on Deltroit Station during the last few days. Large quantities of grass and fencing have already been…

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Great Fires. Tokio, March 18

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

Three great fires broke out in different parts of Tokio and were extinguished at nine o'clock at night. The casualties and damage are not fully…

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London Fire Madame Tassaud's Waxworks LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

Madame Tassaud's famous wax works have been destroyed by fire The flames rose to a great height. The building was demolished in an hour…

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Sizzling Celebrities Big London Blaze Madame Tussaud's Burnt Out London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

Madame Tussaud's famous waxworks exhibition, near the Baker-street Station, London, which included a wonderful collection of portrait models of…

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Tokio Fires Millions Damages TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

A Unofficial estimate of the damage as a result of the disastrous fires, is 53,000,000 yen…

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Tussaud Fire £250,000 Damage LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

The damage as a result of the fire at Tussaud's waxworks is estimated at £250,000. Thousands visited the ruins and…

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Fashionable Palm Beach. Disastrous Fire. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

At Palm Beach, Florida, two big tourist hotels, the Breakers and the Palm Beach, have been destroyed by fire. The property loss is set down at four…

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Tokyo Aflame 20,000 Homeless Big Fire Still Raging Tokyo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

Tokyo this afternoon was the scene of three conflagrations. One was in the neighborhood of Ueno Station, in the north of the city,…

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