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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1923

2,663 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 134

Country News. Cottage Destroyed by Fire. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 10

A weatherboard cottage in James-street[?] Horseshoe Bend, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The building was burning fiercely when the outbreak was discovered, and…

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Car Damaged by Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 11

A motor car owned by J. C. Thompson, Windgavia Station, Rylstone, was being driven along Bunnerong-road, Matraville, at 4.15 p.m. yesterday…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 14

A weatherboard cottage, containing four rooms, and occupied by Mrs. E. Kennedy, in Kent-road, Alexandria, was destroyed by fire early last night. When the outbreak occurred…

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Mascot Fire Cottage Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 8

A four-roomed weatherboard cottage in Kent-road, blascot, owned by William Tasker, and occupied by Mrs. Kennedy, was totally destroyed by…

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City Fire. Evidence at Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 16

The City Coronor (Mr. Jamieson on Monday conducted an inquiry into the cause of the fire which occurred at Manning-chambers, Pitt-street, on the night of March 22, 1923…

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£4000 Damage Molong Fire Molong

Evening News · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 8

Damage estimated at £4000, resulted from a fire which broke out early this morning in the main street…

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Pillar of Fire Letter=box Ablaze

Evening News · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 8

A lighted cigarette or a match was thrown into a letter box at the King-street Post Office, next Sussex-street, shortly before noon…

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Fire in Coonamble Brigade Helpless COONAMBLE

Evening News · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 8

At four different outbreaks of fire in Coonamble the fire brigade is alleged to have been useless Owing to slow transport and defective apparatus. To-day,…

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Afraid of Fire Who is O'Connor

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 2

About a fortnight ago, "The Sun" received a letter from a correspondent who signed himself "P. O'Connor," and gave a certain address in the…

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Destructive Fire Early Morning Outbreak MOLONG

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 8

A fire broke out early this morning in a block of wooden business places in the main street. Four were burnt, and the contents of the…

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Street of Fire. Stream of Burning Turpentine

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 1

A lorry-load of 40 barrels of turpentine burst into flames at Reigate, Surrey, and blazed furiously for two hours. Although fire-engines poured streams of…

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Frequent Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 8

COONAMBLE.--The fire epidemic in western townships has apparently spread to Coonamble. There have been four serious outbreaks in the last few weeks…

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Fire at Molong £4000 Damage. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 9

A fire broke out in Bank-street at an early hour this morning, and a number of business places were destroyed. The buildings, whcih were of timber, were…

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Country Fire Wodonga Shops Destroyed ALBURY

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 10

In the early hours of this morning a fire broke out in the business quarter of Wodonga, resulting in the total destruction of two shops, and the…

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Waterloo Fire Draper's Premises Alight Occupants' Narrow Escape

The Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 9

Joseph Josephson, draper and mercer, Botany-road, Waterloo, had a narrow escape from being caught in flames at his shop and dwelling about…

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Destructive Fires Temora Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 4

A fire destroyed four buildings in T[?](N.S.W.) last week-end. The water [?]was no low that it was impossible for [?] to obeck the blass. The outbreak started in a shop on the corner of Prk and [?]…

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Big Fire Timber Yards Burnt Newcastle Blaze NEWCASTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 7

Armstrong and Royce's timber yards are doomed to destruction in the biggest fire that Newcastle has known for many years. Woodcock…

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Boiling Wax Causes Two Fires

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 9

Two tree yesterday were caused by wax beling over. The last occurred at the Rover Mat Company, in Elizabeth-street…

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Prevalence of Fires. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1923 · page 12

Mr. G. Brown, district coroner, held an inquiry at the courthouse this morning into the cause of the recent fire on premises in Cessnock, where S. A. Young, tailor, and H. E…

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