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Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 104

Fire Engine Smash Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 11

Answering a fire call yesterday evening, the Christchurch fire engine collided with a motor car, both machines being wrecked,…

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Big Fire. in Theatre Building. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 9

A fire in a storeroom occupied by Australasian Films, Ltd., on the third floor of the Majestic Theatre buildings, in Flindders-street, occurred early this morning…

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Fatal Crash Fire Engine and Car One Killed; 6 Hurt Wullin[?]ton (N.z.)

Evening News · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

ONE man was killed and six others [?]ed as the [?] of a collis[?] between a fine [?] and a motor [?] chr[?] last night…

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Fire Engine Hits Car One Killed, Six Injured Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 9

At Christchurch, while a motor fire engine was going to deal with a burning motor-car, it collided with another, motor-car, and overturned…

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Burnt to Death Man and Three Horses Perish Big ADELAlDE Blaze Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 5

A middle aged man Walter Mail, and three horses were burnt to death in a fire 'which destroyed the premises of J. H. Penne and…

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Fire Station

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 3

At Tuesday night's meeting of Prospect and Sherwood Council, a letter was received from the Fire Board stating that it had recommended that the provisions…

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City Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 June 1925 · page 16

A thin line of smoke issuing from 16a Pittstreet, an old building near Circular Quay, was noticed by a woman last night, and she hurried to the Circular Quay Fire Brigade…

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When Time and Fists Flew a Loaned Clock Leads to a Knock Outside a Paddington House Fire-fighter Who "Dominoed" Damsels

Truth · Sunday 21 June 1925 · page 17

"DO you think that an exceptionally passionate kiss could have caused the injury?" was the question Mr. Maddocks Cohen asked Dr. Bowman at the Paddington Police Court during the hearing of an assault case…

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Wollongong Blaze Wollongong

Evening News · Monday 22 June 1925 · page 8

A tobacconist shop in Crown-street, together with its contents, was destroyed by fire last night. Owing to the high wind, difficulty was…

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New Fire Station

Evening News · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

The Fire Commissioners informed Hunter's Hill Council last night that they had entered into a contract for the purchase of a site for an…

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Playing with Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

More people than those directly engaged in the pastoral industry will be interested in the scheme that Sir John Higgins is to submit to the graziers' representatives in Melbourne today for the stabilisation of the wool market…

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Fire at Wollongong. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 10

A tobacconist's shop, owned by Mr. C. Walsh, was destroyed by fire last night. Billiard tables in an adjacent room were saved. The Fire Brigade effected a good save in…

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Kent St, Fire Early Morning Blaze Building Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 9

A three-story building in Kent Street, near Gas Lane, city, was badly damaged by fire shortly after 2 o'clock this morning…

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A Good Save Kent Street Blaze

Evening News · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 1

Firemen made a splendid save at a blare in Keet-street. City, early to-day. The [?]…

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City Fire. Building Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 13

A three-storied building at 168 Kent-street, city, was gutted by lire early this morning The premises were occupied by Lockwood, McGrath, and Co., manufacturing chemists and…

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New Fire Station Bowral

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 3

The Board of Fire Commissioners recently purchased a site in Merrigang Street, adjoining the present fire station. and tenders have now been…

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Fire at Workhouse London, June 22

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 1

A fire at West Ham Workhouse and Infirmary, at midnight, imperilled 100 aged, bedridden patients, who were sleeping in adjacent wards while the…

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Big London Fires Dash for Safety Homes Abandoned London, June 23

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 1

The biggest fire in London since the destruction of Madame Tussaud's waxworks, broke out early this morning in a timber-yard which was surrounded…

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Fire in City Outbreak in Early Morning

The Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1925 · page 10

A two-storey building in Kent-street city, formerly occupied by the Australian Gaslight Co., but now by Lockwood and McGrath, Ltd.,…

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Big Blaze in the City Goulburn St. Outbreak Spectacular Scene

The Labor Daily · Thursday 25 June 1925 · page 5

A fire, which occurred in premises situated at [?]9 Goulburn Street, last night, provided an exciting spectacle to a large crowd…

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