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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

14 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Mysterious Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 January 1924 · page 2

Mr. N. Hutchinson, district coroner, held an inquiry into the cause of a fire at Moore's Flats, Exeter, on December 6th last, which destroyed…

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Fire at Farm Homes

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

About 8 o'clock on Saturday night the Mittagong Fire Brigade received a call from Mrs Doon, of No 4 Farm Homes, notifying the outbreak of a fire in the machinery and…

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Six Hours: Youthful Defendants Relieved. Lighting a Fire at Marulan

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 2 February 1924 · page 4

Swagmen and other, travellers by road have to remember that if they leave a fire alight after boiling their billy they run a grave risk of falling…

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Three Fires [?]At Farm Homes. Boy Inmate Confesses

Robertson Mail · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

On Anniversary night there was a conflagration at No. 4 Farm Home in the machinery shed, as reported later in The Mail…

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Fire at Wollongong Block Endangered

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 1 July 1924 · page 3
Also in Robertson Mail

Damage estimated at about £12,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in Messrs. B. Marks and Maynard's premises, in the main…

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Fire at Robertson

The Southern Mail · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

A fire occurred early on the morning of 15th July at the bake bouse of Mr. Hadaway, in Hoddle Street. It was first noticed shortly after 2 a.m…

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Fire at Robertson

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

A fire occurred early on the morning of 15th July at the bake-house of Mr. Hedaway, in Hoddle-street. It was first noticed shortly…

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Annual Social Evening. Mittagong Fire Brigade

Robertson Mail · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

The annual celebration of the members of the Mittagong Fire Brigade took place at the fire station on Monday evening. Captain W. Terry was…

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Annual Social Evening. Mittagong Fire Brigade

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 6 September 1924 · page 2

The annual celebration of the members of the Mittagong Fire Brigade eventuated at the fire station on Monday evening. Cap…

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Daring Robbery. Japanese Warehouse Thieves Scale Fire Escape

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 September 1924 · page 2

Thieves on Saturday night displayed considerable daring in scaling a fire escape and breaking into the rear of Leach House, 127 York-street, and…

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