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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

16 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Bowral Fire Brigade. Plea for New Station

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2
Also in Robertson Mail

As customary, the Bowral Fire Brigade held their social re-union at the Fire Station on New Year's Eve. Besides the members of the brigade…

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Boy's Confession. Set Fire to Gagged Woman

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 2

Amazing disclosures were made by the prosecutor in the case in which a messenger boy named Oulagi is charged with arson…

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First Fire this Year

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 January 1925 · page 2

A fire occurred on Tuesday night at Mr. J. Tickner's property, when about four or five tons of hay, a bag of seed peas, two bags of fertiliser,…

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Suspicious Fire. Collaroy Boarding House. Saturated with Kerosene

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 February 1925 · page 4

The police regard with suspicion an outbreak of fire at a residential in Pittwater-road, Collaroy, on Friday night…

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Meteorite Causes Fire

Robertson Mail · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 4

About 11 o'clock on last Sunday night, Mr. Sewell and his family, of Cecil Plains, Queensland, were startled by a terrific noise…

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Students Fire on Professors

Robertson Mail · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 4
Also in The Southern Mail

An amazing tragedy was enacted in the examination room of a collage at Vilna, where a youth, who had failed in a previous examination…

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Mr. Triglone Burnt Out

The Southern Mail · Friday 28 August 1925 · page 4
Also in Robertson Mail

We regret to learn that bad luck has pursued Mr. E. G. Triglone, former proprietor of the K.V. Times. Early this year he went to Manildra…

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Mr. Trigione Burnt Out at Manildra

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 29 August 1925 · page 4

We regret to learn that bad luck has pursued Mr. E. Q. Triglone (formerly proprietor of the KV " Times.") Early this year he went…

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Annual Re-union. Mitttagong Fire Brigade. Strong Comments on Obsolete Equipment

Robertson Mail · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 5

Mittagong Fire Brigade held its annual re-union on Monday night, and members and guests spent a happy time…

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Sun Sett Fire Going

Robertson Mail · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 3

The sun's rays shining through a window ignited a sheet of newspaper used as a blind, and set fire to the time keeper's office at the Taree…

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Bowral Fire Station. Handing Over New Station to the Council. "The Prettiest Town He Had Ever Seen."

Robertson Mail · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners visited Bowral on Friday last, and officially handed over the new station to the Municipal Council. The…

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Bowral Fire Station. Handing Over New Station to the Council. the Prettiest Town He Had Ever Seen."

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 24 November 1925 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners visited Bowral on Friday last, and officially handed over the new station to the Municipal Council. The…

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A Big Fire. St. Saviour's Hall Poor-pressure Hampers Firemen. Damage Estimated at £2000

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 4

St. Saviour's Church Hall, Bourke-street, was badly damaged Thursday night by one of the most destructive fires in Goulburn for over ten ten years…

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