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Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 104

Granville Fire Open Verdict Returned

The Sun · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 10

A fire which caused several thousand pounds worth of damage to a block of shops belonging to Mrs. James, wife of Mr. Justice James,…

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Fire at Lane Cove Flour Mill Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

At 8.5 p.m. yesterday, a fire broke out in the flour mill of Clifford, Love, and Co., Ltd., at Mowbray Road, Lane Cove…

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Rostron Tennis Courts. Night. Tournament. 134 Forest Road, Arncliffe, next to Arncliffe Fire Station

The St George Call · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 4

The following is the draw for the Gent's Doubles Sealed Handicap :— Monday, 6th April, No. 1 Division.— J. Bell arid D. O'DriscolI,…

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Fires at Waterloo Police Inquiring

The Sun · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 5

Sergeant Philpott and Constable Sherringham are making inquiries concerning fires in a house occupied by Thomas Baker, St. Silas' Place,…

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Fire at Woy Woy. Woy Woy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 18

Last night a two-story building, used as refreshment rooms, adjoining the railway station, and belonging to F. Brown, and the premises of Dunbar and Dunbar, [?]tate agents,…

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Fire Extinguisher. Remarkable Tests. New British Invention

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 18

A remarkable demonstration of a new fire extinguisher was witnessed by a large number of people at [?]Vctoria Park yesterday. The demonstration was arranged by F. A. Nicholas…

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General News a Taree Fire Taree

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 2

Two motor garages, and the Farmers' Produce Mart, in Pultney Street, were totally destroyed by fire this morning…

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Fire at Taree. Three Premises Burned. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 18

A fire occurred here about 4 o'clock this morning, when three business premises in Pultney-street were destroyed, namely, C. Mourin's garage, Joseph Bidner's farmers'…

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Where Death Lurks Great Mine Disaster Fifty-one Miners Killed by Fire-damp Compensation Granted by State

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 9

The following account of a disaster in an American coal-mine is from the Chicago "Daily Worker." of February 23:--…

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Fire From the Sky

The Sun · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 3

Fire from heaven has literally fallen on Queensland. Rushing out of the infinite depths of what is wrongly called "empty space," a large meteorite…

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Fire at Wellington. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 12

A fire broke out on Friday morning in a bootshop in the centre of the business places, which was occupied by Mr. Mark Meckin, Luckily, the morning was a calm one, and…

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Big Taree Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 7

What was left of Pullen and Hardie's garage, the Farmers' and Graziers' Co-operative Society offices, and Mourin's garage after the recent fire at Taree. Two cars and a lorry also were destroyed…

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Tasmanian Centenarian Lived Under Fire Reigns HOBART

The Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 12

Centenarians are fairly common in Tasmania. One who just died is Miss Martha Eliz. Cook, of Hobart, aged 102 years, who was born at…

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Baby's Death Little Boy's Prank "Fire, Mummy" Rockhampton

The Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 9

A tragic burning accident occurred yesterday, when a little boy named Lee, aged 4, procured some matches, and set fire to the bedclothes on the…

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Fire at Seaforth

Evening News · Wednesday 8 April 1925 · page 10

A two-storey house in Battle Boulevard, Seaforth, was destroyed by fire last night. It was occupied by Robert Hellyer, who was sleeping in a…

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Fire at Mental Hospital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1925 · page 18

Considerable damage to the laundry at the Rydalmore Hospital for the Insane was caused by an outbreak of fire last night. The staff of the hosipital made an effort to subdue…

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House on Fire Occupant Slept On Neighbor to Rescue

The Sun · Wednesday 8 April 1925 · page 12

Robert Hellyer, Boulevarde, Seaforth, had a narrow escape in a fire at his residence shortly after 10 o'clock last night. He hastened from the…

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A Disastrous Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 7

A weatherboard cottage at Mark Lodge, near Fairfield, occupied by Mr. Albert E. Willetts, was, with the whole of the contents, completely destroyed by fire on…

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"Nothing Suspicious" Coroner Investigates Granville Fire Probably Caused by Fusing of Wires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 2

The origin of the fire that occurred at Granville in the early hours of February 22 has not been established. Who principal theory advanced at the…

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Bush Fires

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 April 1925 · page 16

Destructive fires throughout the States should remind those uninsured to insure at once their buildings, fencing and sheep against fire with…

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