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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 104

Strange Fire Picture Show Blaze Coroner's Opinion

The Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 10

"There was kerosene in the band instruments, the stage was saturated with it; so was the organ." This statement was made by…

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Fire Brigades Have Busy Day Annandale's Blaze

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 5

A fancy goods sto[?] of [?] Parramatta Road, Annandale accepted by F. G. Tydeman, was badly damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. The stock…

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Loss by Fire Byron Bay

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 1

On Saturday night the Byron Bay "Record" office was totally destroyed by fire. The owner was away at the time…

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Set on Fire a Picture Show Coroner's Finding

Evening News · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 8

The coroner, Mr. Jamieson, said that no reasonable person could come to any other conclusion except that the premises had…

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Maitland Fire Shop and Dwelling Destroyed Maitland

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 5

The grocery shop and residence of Mr. T. Allen, High Street. West Maitland, were destroyed by fire. Only the four walls were left standing…

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Bush Fires Suburbs Suffer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

Extensive bush fires occurred yesterday at East Hills and Gordon, and 70 acres of scrub were alight. River Road, East Hills, was the scene…

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Bush Fires. In the Suburbs. Cottages Endangered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 14

The tense heat at lunch time yesterday caused two bush fires at Bankstown and Gordon. Three cottages at Turramurra, within 10 acres of bush, which was quickly burnt out,…

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Destructive Bush Fire. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 14

A bush fire broke out on Mr. C. Mc[?] Boomanoomana property, and destroyed [?] acres of grass and much fencing. BOMBALA.—The Deputy Grand Master of…

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Aerial Mail. Destroyed by Fire. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 13

Information was received in Melbonrn by the secretery to the Postal Department (Mr. H, P. Brown) to-day that the aerial mail acheduled to leave Onslow…

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Kerosene Was Used Picture Palace Fire a Malicious Act

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 5

AFTER having inquired yesterday into the circumstances of the fire which occured at the Redfern Picture Palace early on the…

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Fire Commissioners

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 10

The following nominations for election to the Board of Fire Commissioners, representing the country municipalities and shires and the volunteer fire brigades, respectively,…

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Fires. Many Outbreaks. in the Suburbs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 10

Numerous outbreaks of fires yesterday kept suburban fire brigades busy. The most serious outbreak occurred at the huge petroleum store of the T[?]xas Oil Company, in Mitchell-road,…

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Fire in Oil Bunkers

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

While the steamer Ling Nam, which arrived at Sydney to-day, was in Hongkong Harbor a fire broke out in the oil bunkers. it was smothered…

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Fire at Cooranbong. Wyong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 10

A general store at Cooranbong carried on by Mr. R. Jurd was burned donn [?] 11.30 last night, with the contents. The store was the property of the Repatriation [?]…

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Redfern Fire. Attempt to Destroy Theatre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 6

At the conclusion of an inquiry on Tuesday regarding a are at the Redfern Picture Palace, Rawson-square, at about 2 a.m. on January 4, the City Coroner (Mr. Jam[?]eson) found that…

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Air Mail Fire. Machine Destroyed. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 10

Details have been received by West Australian Airways, Limited, regarding the destruction of the aerial mails at Onslow on Tuesday, when, the aeroplane was about to…

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The Fire Brigades' Board Election of Commissioners

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 4

The nominations of the following persons for election to the Board of Fire Commissioners, representing the country municipalities and shires and…

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AFTER 200 YEARS Irish Hearth Fires Die Famine in Connemarra London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 1

Mr. T. Healy, Governor-General of the Free State, says that conditions in parts of Ireland re worse than during the famine of 1879. The…

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Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

Fumigation of a house owned by James McFayden, in Clyde-street, was responsible for an outbreak of fire there on Wednesday evening. Burning sulphur came…

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Destructive Fires Wheat Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

As a result of all con[?] of fire, about [?] of wheal was destroyed on Mr. A J. Vicary's fall as [?] (N.S.W.). Neighbors read[?] valuable assistance, and…

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