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Fires & bushfires, 1925

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Malabar Hill Case Who Was First to Fire? Bombay

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 2

On the resumption of the Bawla case to-day counsel for the defence suggested, in the course of the cross-examination of members, Mumtaz…

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Fires Near Lockhart

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 2

Two homesteads have been destroyed by fire in the Lockhart district this week. On Wednesday morning the large homestead on Burrangong…

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Melbourne Fire Buildings Still Burning MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 May 1925 · page 1

A fire was discovered this morning in the evaporation branch of the Ringwood coolstores, 15 miles from the city. The stores cover half an acre…

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Fire at Cairns Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 1

Two men, two women, and three children were [?] from the top of a burning building in a fire at cairns last night, when the business…

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Fire on Board Ship Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning on board the steamer City of Bristol lying at the company's wharf, Woolwich. When the fire lighters arrived…

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Seven People Rescued Big Blaze at Cairns. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

Two men, two women and three children were rescued from the top of a burning building at Cairns last night. The building was the business premises…

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Fire in Telephone Exchange MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

A fire broke out at the Melbourne telephone exchange on Tuesday, which for a time menaced the service of the whole city. A wire fused behind a…

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Greek's Camp Burnt Out SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 2

A number of Greeks employed in the eucalyptus industry near Braidwood, upon returning to their temporary structure at the end of the day,…

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London on Fire. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 2

There were 112,000 visitors at Wembley yesterday, nearly double last year's opening day. The new Wembley's first day concluded with a…

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Laundry Destroyed by Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 3

The laundry carried on by Mr. H. Henshaw in the lane at the rear of Banna Avenue, Griffith, was completely destroyed by fire on Sunday…

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Early Morning Fire. Refreshment Room Destroyed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

The small Sbro and iron shop at the bottom of Pine Avenue. Leeton, known as Keegan's refreshment room but which is at present leased by Mrs…

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Chinese in a Panic Fire in English Houseboat Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

Two Englishmen, Mr Lawson Hall and Mr F. A. Walker, and their wives and the Walker's sons and daughter, were returning form a pleasure trip on…

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Clothing on Fire Girl Seriously Burnt Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 2

Elsie Dasterton (18) was standing in front of an open fire at her home at Brown's Creek when her clothing caught fire. She rushed outside where…

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Big Fire in Japan 2000 Buildings Destroyed. Tokyo

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 2

A fire destroyed two thousand buildings at Kumagae this morning including the railway station, the Commercial College, a silk factory, the Town…

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Tokio Fire Two-thousand Dwellings Gutted Many Deaths Reported Tokio

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 2

A fire destroyed two-thousand buildings at kumagae this morning The buildings gutted included the…

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Melbourne Fire MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1925 · page 4

A fire broke out at Freeman's buildings, Russell street, in the early morning. Considerable damage was done to the building and the stock…

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Junee Municipal Matters Work in Marshalling Yards to Proceed Trouble Over Fire Hydrants Burrinjuck Hydro-electricity Scheme

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 5

Junee residents will be pleased to learn that the long deferred work of transformation at the Junee marshalling yards is now to proceed, an amount of money for which the Government intends to include in the next…

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Earthquake in Japan Toyooka on Fire Osaka

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 4

A severe earthquake was felt at 11.10 last night, and lasted for three minutes. People were terrified for quite a while, as such a big…

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Chaff Mills Destroyed Fire Causes £16,000 Damage MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 1

Robertson's Chaff Mills, at Werribee, the largest in Victoria, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £16,000…

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Big Fires £16,000 Chaff Mills Blaze Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 May 1925 · page 3

Robertson's chaff mills at Werribee, the largest in Victoria, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at £16,000…

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