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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 104

Destructive Fire Mudgee

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 8

Fire destroyed the residence of Mr. W. T. Brown, a Lue storekeeper. The furniture and contents, valued at between £200 and £300, were burnt…

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Fire at Taree. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 14

A fire, which broke out about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, destroyed W. Single's tinsmith shop in Pultney-street. The fire brigade made a splendid sa[?] of Green's…

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General News Disastrous Fire Outbreak at Taree

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 2

TAREE.--At an early hour on Sunday morning a two-storied weatherboard tinsmithing and plumbing works, together with valuable working plant…

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Naked Light Bellbird Fire's Origin Mine Expert's View Cessnock

The Sun · Wednesday 20 May 1925 · page 9

At the Cessnock Court House this morning, the Bellbird Colliery disaster was recalled by the inquest on John Brown and Fred. Moodle, two…

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Fire on a Steamer. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 10

A fire occurred' in a bunker of the steamer Port Augusta, while lying at a wharf at Port Pirle on Tuesday. After a quantity of coal and bailast had…

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The Dimboola Fire. General Average Declared

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 11

A general average has been declared on the Sydney carge of the Melbourne Steamship Company, Ltd.'s, steamer D[?] as a result of the fire which occurred in the bankers of the vessel on Saturday after the vessel…

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House Destroved by Fire. Coff's Harbour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 10

A dwelling-house owned by Mr. August Nelson, of Bosmbe., was totally [?]stroyed by fire on Tuesday. It was Insured in the Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company for £400…

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Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire

Evening News · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 10

The Straying stock nuisance having abated in West Ryde, the local Progress Association is now concerned about the abnormal…

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Fire on Steamer Passengers Didn't Know Dimboola in Port

The Sun · Thursday 21 May 1925 · page 13

Passengers aboard the Melbourne S.S. Co.'s steamer Dimboola, which arrived here this morning, were not aware of a fire which had broken out…

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Destructive Fires. Tares Outbreak

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 4

W. Slusls's [?] and plumting [?] valuable of (N.S.W.) were destroyed by [?]Sunday Morning. The fiames [?] to [?]…

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Dimboola Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 3

The damage occasioned to the cargo and hunkers of the Melbourne Company's steamer [?]mboo[?]a by the recent fire proved, on examination to be slight. The vessel arrived in Sydney…

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General News Spark From Pick Fires Gas Main

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 May 1925 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND.--Workmen employed by the Maitland Gas Company were endeavoring to locate a leak in a gas main over a culvert in High…

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Night Prowler. Watchman Fires Shots

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 12

Surprising a night prowler in the grounds of the residence of Ernest Mandelberg. Birriga-road, Bellevue Hill, on Saturday night, Nightwatchman Thomas called upon him to…

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Watchman Fires Six Shots Suspect Gets Away

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 8

A suspicious-looking individual, who was found sneaking about near the home of Ernest Mandelberg, in Birriga Road, Bellevue Hill, on Saturday night, was…

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A Max Burnt Fire at Punchbowl

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 7

Charles Williams, 27, had [?] and arms burnt to-day, while trying to extinguish [?] hourse [?]…

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A Fearful Death Tortured by Fire Bush Tragedy

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 1

A leaping flame-- a few moments of awful agony-- and a merciful death. Such was the fate of a lonely old…

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A Cry That Failed Nationalists Fire "Dud" Shells

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 May 1925 · page 8

"Consternation reigns in the Nationalist Coalition camp," stated Mr. "W. Carey, general secretary of the A.L.P., yesterday…

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£16,000 DAMAGE Big Mill Burnt Out MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 12

The whole of Robertson's chaff and grain mill and contents at Werribee Were totally destroyed by Are at 12.30 a.m. to-day. The damage is…

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Fire at School

The Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 16

A fire broke out in the Neutral Bay Public School yesterday afternoon, and damaged a number of desks and forms, at the rear of the school…

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Injured in Extinguishing Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1925 · page 6

Charles Williams, aged 39, of Farnhamavenue, Punchbowl, received burns to the face and the arms yesterday when he attempted to extinguish a fire at his residence. A…

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