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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

1,908 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 96

Soldiers' Fire Bankstown Settlement Store

The Sun · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

The general store at the Soldiers' Settlement. Bullecourt avenue, Banks town, was destroyed by fire last night. It was first noticed at 10.15 p.m., and…

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Fire at Bulli. Bulli

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 6

A destructive fire broke out early this morning along the main road at Woonoomain, in a building occupied by Henry Worsley, a dentist. When the fire was first discovered the flames…

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Warfare in Belfast Incendiary Fires. Fighting in Dublin. London, April 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 9

Hostilities were resumed in East Belfast to-night. Two women and a man were killed and four people wounded. The trouble began as a reprisal for the murder of a boy…

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Disastrous Fire Two Shops Gutted Hotel Narrowly Escapes Wellington

The Sun · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 2

One of the most disastrous fires that has ever taken place in Wellington occurred about 6 a.m. today, when Pepper and Thomas's general store and…

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Vast Damage In Harbor Front Fire Foul Play Suspected [?] Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 21 April 1922 · page 1

A fire which broke out in the harbor stores at Aalborg. [?]. has spread fiercely and rapidly. It has already [?] an area of 70…

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Fire!

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 2

At 2.45 on Sunday morning last an alarm of fire in Onslow-street was given by Mr. Runge, who lives opposite to Mr. Joseph Hurley's two-storied…

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Blaze at Wellington Business Houses Gutted Wellington

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 12

A fire broke out at 5.30 this morning in Messrs. Pepper and Thomas's general store in Percy Street. The store was soon a mass of flames, and…

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FIRES Raranga in Trouble Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 2

A fire occurred on the copra cargo Shaw, Savill steamer Raranga, when lying at the wharf. The brigade extinguished the fire promptly. The heat…

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Pitt-street Fire a Danger Removed

Evening News · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 6

The last dangerous piece of stone-work at the top of the National Building, Pitt-street, which was gutted by fire a few days ago, was removed this…

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Fire in a Bed Man's Side Burned

Evening News · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 5

Constable Kelly of the Clarence street Station, who was on duty in Castlereagh-street at 11 O'clock last night, was started it [?]…

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Disastrous Fire. Enormous Damage. London, April 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 13

A report from Copenhagen states that a fire which occurted in the Aalborg Harbour stores has spread fiercely and rapidly. It has alrendy colored 70 acres and destroyed…

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Dual Positions Water and Fire Boards Two Ministers' Seats

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 April 1922 · page 10

The fact that the Minister for Railways and Works (Sir Thomas Henley), and the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. E. H. Farrar, M.L.C.), both occupy important positions on…

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Fire Destroys Convent Mice Suspected TEMORA

The Sun · Sunday 23 April 1922 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred at Barmedman last night, resulting in the total destruction of a convent and an adjoining school. The convent was a…

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Crash in Pitt Street Incident at Fire-Cutted Building

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 April 1922 · page 2

While demolishers were working upon the recently fire-cutted National Buildings, in Pitt-street, yesterday, several stones forming portion of the…

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Fire on Steamer Shaw, Savill Boat Damaged Auckland (N.z.)

The Sun · Sunday 23 April 1922 · page 1

A fire occurred on the copra cargo Shaw, Savill steamer Raranga, when lying at the wharf. The brigade extinguished the fire, promptly. The heat…

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Strange "Swank". The Vagaries of Vera. Extraordinary Woman's Curious Conduct. Apprehended for Imposition, She Sets Fire to Herself

Truth · Sunday 23 April 1922 · page 9

Vera Bruce, alias La Bruce, alias Osman, alias Jackson, alias Osborne, 26, a slimly built woman of superior hearing, dressed in white, appeared…

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Fire in Hospital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 10

A fire broke out in the laundry quarters of the Randwick Military Hospital early yesterday afternoon. The brigades soon extinguished the flames. The building, together with…

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Mysterious Fires. Outbreaks in Moree. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 9

Three outbreaks of fire at the Central Hotel, Moree, within the past couple of weeks lead the police to believe that deliberate attempts have been made to set the building on fire…

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Fire in Muswellbrook. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 10

White House, conducted by Mrs. Hassall, in Market-street, was destroyed ty fire on Friday night. Drapery contents, to the value of £800, were lost. The splendid work of the…

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Fire Destroys Convent. Barmedman

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1922 · page 7

The convent, a brick building, and an adjoining weatherboard school were destroyed by fire last night. The fire started while the esters were absent on Easter vacation…

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