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Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 119

Something Like Neighbors Watched Bush Fire While Squatter Danced at Bathurst

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 7

BATHURST, Saturday.—A splendid, neighborly spirit was shown by the people of Brewongle yesterday when a bush fire broke out on the property of…

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Merrylands Blaze Firemen's Good Work

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 2

Fine work was done by the Granville and Parramatta fire brigades in preventing the spread of a blaze which broke out last night in a shop in…

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Brisbane Fires Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 2

Damage to the extant of over £1000 was done to-day, when two houses and a saddler's shop at Morningside were destroyed by a fire which started…

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A Big Blaze Valuable Forest Threatened Near Dubbo

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 7

DUBBO, Saturday.—The rough hill country lying between Mendooran. Boomley, and Elong—generally known as Roy Governor's country—is in the…

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Rabaul Fire No Evidence of Arson MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 20 January 1924 · page 2

A copy of the evidence taken at the official inquiry into the recent fire at Rabaul has been received by the Minister for Home and Territories…

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Series of Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 9

GILGANDRA.--Mr. E. E. Beveridge, of "Tuglands," Gilgandra, lost by fire this week a shed containing 100 tons of hay. It was insured…

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Fires. Paint Store Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 11

A fire occurred last night at the premiscs of J. Grsham and Son, oil and colour merchants, [?] Oxford-street, Woollsbrs, The building was a two-storied structure, containing seven…

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Fire at Woollahra

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 9

At 10.40 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred in a two-storeyed building at 407 Oxford Street, Woollahra, owned by…

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Rabaul Fire Coroner's Finding MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 6

The Minister for Home and Territories has received the finding of the coroner that the fire at Rabaul originated in Sing kee's, building and that the cause was…

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Factory Fire. Adelaide Brush Works. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 12

The factory of the South Australian Brush Company, in Flinders-street, Adelaide, was demolished by fire to-day, and an adjoining tinsmith's workshop was also destroyed. A…

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Woman's Worries Charge of Arson Woollahra Fire

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 7

"I'm hard up against it. Last fire to the building to get the £300 insurance so that I pay my debts."…

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£90,000 DAMAGES Knitting Mills Fire MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 9

The total damage done by the fire at the Australian Knitting Mills factory will probably be in the vicinity of £90,000. It is not yet known whether…

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£10,000 Fire in Victorian Town Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1924 · page 9

A fire in Moe, resulting in the destruction of the premises of T. Treloar and Co., general merchants, and two adjoining shops--a newsagency,…

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Bush Fires Quelled Cootamundra

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 14

The week-end rain put the finishing touches on the bush fire outbreaks. Most of the land affected by the Are was Crown property, of a rough and…

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Fires. Clarence-st. Blaze Empire House Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 9

About 1.15 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the top floor of a four-story building situated at 259 Claronce-street, and known as Empire House. The alarm was given by…

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That's the Spirit, Boys! How the Bush Help Bush Fire Episode

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

Dozens of punters deserted the Ardsley Picnic Races on Saturday to fight a bush fire on the property of Mr. Suttor, secretary of the Race Club…

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Fire at School

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 3

WELLINGTON.--A fire which broke out in a classroom at the infants' school was confined to pictures packed on the floor. It appears that the sun…

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Five Shops Gutted During Rainstorm Blaze at Dubbo Dubbo

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 8

At the height of a terrific rainstorm late yesterday evening a fire gutted live shops in Talbrager Street. The total damage is [?]mated at £12,000…

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Our Fire-fighting Service

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 6

When he induced the Water Board last week to call for a report from Chief-officer Jackson, of the Metropolitan. Fire Brigade, on the…

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One Fire After Another

The Sun · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 9

At 1.20 the call was to Empire House, Clarence-street, and at 1.56 they had to rush off to Beard, Watson's factory in Redfern; but they no sooner had this under control than at…

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