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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 119

Church Destroyed by Fire at Kedron

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 36

The Church of the Little Flower (Roman Catholic) at…

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An Open Verdict. Fire at Merrylands

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 1

The circumstances surrounding a fire, which, on January 19, extensively damaged premises in Sherwood-road, Merrylanda formed the subject of an inquiry by…

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Goulburn Scare Fires and Burglary Strange Visitor Police Investigating GOULBURN

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 9

Landholders around Woodhouselee and Kingsdale have been terrorised during the past week by the operations of a mysterious stranger. A…

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Fire and Theft Settlers Terrorised GOULBURN

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 9

Settlers in the vicinity of Wood-houselec and Pejar, 15 miles from Goulburn, on the spur of the Great Dividing Range, have for some days…

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Another Hunt Goulburn Sensation Police on Trail Fires and Robberies GOULBURN

Evening News · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 8

To-day the whole of Goulburn district is in a state of nervous excitement. Since 2 a.m. yesterday a poses of mounted police, under…

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Incendiari[?] Fires in Goul[?]urn. Organised Man [?]unt. State of Terro[?]ism. Goulburn [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 13

A number of incendiary fire [?] curred in the Goulburn district [?] which has been thrown into a state of [?]. The police are hunting for a sus[?] Woodhouse…

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Windsor's Plight. Temporary Water Supply. Fire Brigade to the Rescue. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 13

The acute position created by the interruption of the water supply when the electric power-house was destroyed by fire has been alleviated. Third-Officer Cox, of the…

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Lascar Tells Story of Moldavia Fire Saw He saw Lumper Use Match in the Hold

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 5

BREMANTLE, Tuesday.--Giving [?] before Mr H.J. Craig, police m[?] and Captains Rates and Willington sitting as a…

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Goulburn Scared by Armed Incendiary Mysterious Marauder Terrorises Residents--Series of Fires and Robberies--Elusive Stranger Seen With Gun--Police and Blacktracker in Pursuit

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 1

GOULBURN, Tuesday.-- During the past week some unknown man has been terrorising residents in the district around Woodhouselce and…

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Bush Fires Pile Steamer on Rocks Port Elliot Wre[?] Wellington, (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 7

The Nautical Court exonerated the master and officers of the steamer Port Elliot. It was found that the stranding of the…

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Newcastle Fire Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 11

A shop and dwelling occupied by James Edward Isles, of Ocean-street, Dudley, were destroyed by fire at 4.30 to-day. Furniture valued at £30…

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Spectacular Fire at Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 5

BATHURST. Wednesday.--A Spectacular fire broke out at a tar shed Bear the Corporation Gas Works to-day resulting in the Complete destruction…

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Blazing a Trail Fires and Shots Goulburn Bushranger GOULBRUN

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 9

ARSON, robbery, and attempted murder, are the crimes alleged to have been committed by the unknown armed man for whom a…

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After a Fire Manager Arrested PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 7

Lust week a fire occurred at the Narrogin Co-operative Co.'s stores, and police investigations resulted this evening in tho arrest of Thomas…

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Mystery Fires. Goulburn District. a Man Shot. Suspect at Large. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 9

The search for the incendiary who has been responsible for the series of mysterious fires in the Woodhouselee and Kingsdale districts was continued to-day…

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A Trial by Fire. How Discipline Saved Many Lives

The Catholic Press · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 45

Not in a long time have we heard anything which has thrilled us more than the accounts of the recent fire at Rosemary School at Greenwich, Connecticut. Here…

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Goulburn Man Uses His Gun Man Shot Near Rosedale--mysteriojs Fire Fiend Believed Responsible.--not Yet Located. And Not Identified

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 1

COULBURN. Wednesday.--The man who has been tern being [?] burn by [?] fire to [?]…

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Destructive Fires Power-house Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 7

The electric power-house at Windsor (N.S.W.) from which the town was supplied with light and power for the pumps of the local water supply, was destroyed by fire…

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Fires and Burglary Goulburn Terrorised a Man Shot

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 4

The Goulburn (N.S.W.) district has been thrown into a state of terror by the depreciations of some mysterious person, who, apparently, has caused a…

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Motor 'Bus Damaged by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 10

A motor 'bus, owned by Samuel Miller and driven by Edmund Batetom, took fire at the top of Taverner's Hill on the Parramatta-road yesterday morning. A number of passengers…

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