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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

2,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 134

Fires. City Outbreaks. Extensive Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 10

Damage estimated to exceed several, thousand pounds was caused by a series of fires in the city during the week-end. Shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday Constable…

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Mysterious Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 5

The Burwood politic are making inquiries regarding a mysterious fire which was discovered on Friday night in a grocer's shop in Liverpool Road…

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Mystery Fires Gilgandra Puzzled GILGANDRA

The Sun · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 8

The local police are making every effort to solve what is regarded as the mystery of Gilgandra's many recent fire outbreaks…

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Yerong Blaze £1000 DAMAGE Water Supply Lacking ALBURY

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 8

The business centre of Yerong Creek township was menaced by a the which destroyed two business shops, and the Bank of New…

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Disastrous Fire Coonabarabran

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred about 4.30 this morning. It started in the Central Shearing Co.'s buildings, and spread to Mr. George…

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Gutted by Fire an American Schooner Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 4

Passengers by Burns, Philp, and Co.'s steamer Mataram, which called at Pinkenba on Saturday night, en route from Rabaul and the Solomon…

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Exciting Football. Grandstand on Fire. London, March 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 9

The Liverpool-Bolton Wanderers' match, at which there were 15,000 spectators, was played under the most remarkable conditions. During the second half a stand, on wihch about a…

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Rival Attraction Fire at Soccer Match LONDON, March 4

The Sun · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 1

An additional thrill was provided for 15,000 spectators at the Liverpool Bolton Wanderers Soccer match. In the second half a fire broke out in a…

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Fire at a Match Footballers Play on London, March 4

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 5

The Bolton-Wanderers' match, at which there were 15,000 spectators, was played under most remarkable conditions. During the second half a stand on…

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"I'm Shot!" Theatre on Fire a Queer Affair Brisbane Shooting Brisbane

Evening News · Monday 5 March 1923 · page 6

"Help! Help I'm shot. The theatre is on fire." These cries and the sound of revolver shots brought most of the…

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Fireman in Peril. a Factory Blaze. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 9

On Saturday morning a fire occurred at MacRobertson's chocolate factory, Fitzroy. T[?] outbreak wns confined to the ground floor and the first floor. The damage to the…

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Shops Burnt. Fires in the Country. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 10

Yerong Creek experienced its second serious fire within the year, the offices of the Bank of New South Wales, J. Driscoll's hairdressing saloon, and J. Sepping's boot-repairing shop…

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"Just a Minute" Fire Away!

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 5

"B-A-N-G!" went the rifles at the man[?]res. "Oooooo!" screamed the pretty girl, a nice, decorous, surprised little scream…

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Bush Fires. Upper Murray. Immense Damage. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 13

Reports received to-day of the forest Area at the head of the Murray and in the mountains in the north-eastern district of Victoria statr that tremendous damage has been done…

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Lenient Judges. "The Fires That Burn."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 1

The President of the Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (Mr. W. G. Acocks), commenting on the leniency shown by certain judges in dealing with…

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Australian Mutual Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 5

Accounts of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for the year 1922 show a credit at profit and loss (including £29,550 brought forward) of…

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Australian Mutual Fire

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 5

Net premiums aggregating £89,806 were received by the Australian Mutual Life Insurance Co., Ltd , during 1922. The total was £2664 in…

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Fire at Leeton. Griffith

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 13

A serious fire occurred at Leoton early yesterday morning, whon Dixon's-buildings, Kurrajong-avenue, were destroyed. The fire started in Tulk's bicycle shop, and spread to…

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Union Official. "Ordered Off." Fire Brigades Test

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 13

It was reported that yesterday morning preparations were to be made at Brigade Fire Headquarters to carry out a test of the ladders, as recently directed by the City…

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Fire Ladder Test Union Secretary Ordered Off

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 10

The secretary of the Fire Brigades Employees' Union (Mr. M'Numaru) stated that yesterday morning he had gone to the brigade headquarters to…

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