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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 104

Martin-place Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 18

Hundreds of people watched squads of firemen from headquarters and the Circular Quay station fight a fire at 10[?] Martin-place, in the Mercantile Mutual Building…

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General News Rats and Fires "An Exploded Theory''

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 6

GOULBURN.--On Monday, the acting-coroner (Mr. Reed) concluded an inquiry concerning an outbreak of fire in a Greek fruit and confectionery shop…

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House Destroyed by Fire. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 16

The weatherboard house and contents, including a new piano, belonging to Mr. Felix Bobringer, orchardist, of Borenore, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The owner,…

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Country News. a Suspicious Fire. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 16

The inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire at Potiri's shop was concluded before the Acting City Coroner, Mr. D. W. Reed, who returned a verdict that the…

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Disastrous Fire At Racing Stables BERLIN, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 1

A the at some stables ad[?]oining the Altona racecourse spread so rapidly that the stable hands were unable to release all the an[?]s…

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Fire in Arcade

Evening News · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 8

There was excitement in the city shortly after the lunch-hour to-day, when a fire engine dashed along George-street to [?] entrance to the…

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Fire at Rozelle. Mother Rescues Baby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 13

Displaying great courage, Mrs. Robert McGilve, of 237 Evans-street, Rozelle, rescued her baby from the front bedroom of her home, when it caught fire yesterday morning…

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Tasmania. St. Finn Babe's Fire Fund

The Catholic Press · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 45

The following donations are gratefully acknowledged towards the building fund of St. Finn Barr'a Church, Invernay, Tasmania, which was recently destroyed by…

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Prince of Wales. an Exciting Incident. Helps to Fight Fire. Capetown, July 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 11

At Kafue, beyond the Zambesi, and the northernmost point of the Prince of Wales tour, an exciting incident occurred. While the Prince was seated at the lunch table, a…

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Great Dock Fire Ship Burnt Out LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 9

The Swedish ship Greta (of 304 tons gross), loaded with celluloid, was burnt out at the London docks. The flames leapt mast-high, and,…

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The Fire Station

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 7

At its meeting on Tuesday night, Prospect and Sherwood Council received a report from the overseer, recommending that an approach to the fire station be…

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Fire Danger Zone Outbreak Checked

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 13

Sydney has many quarters which are known to firemen as "danger [?]nos," and outbreaks in these parts are always dreaded. And if one locality…

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There'll Be a Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 6

"It's pretty cold sitting here, Mr. Mayor, with no fire and nothing to drink," said, Alderman Matthews, at Wednesday night's meeting of Eastwood Council…

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A Prompt Save Strand Arcade Fire

The Labor Daily · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 5

The probabilities of a serious outbreak of fire in the Strand Arcade have for long been seriously considered by the city's…

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Cotton-growers Warned. Danger of Fire In Glaneries

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 17 July 1925 · page 10

Cotton-growers have been officially warned in Queensland to avoid the inclusion in bales of seed-cotton of any foreign matter such as matches,…

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Dog Sounds Alarm Fire at a Farm Orange

The Labor Daily · Saturday 18 July 1925 · page 6

[?] Mr. [?] and his wife were attending a dance at Borenore, Mr. Behringer heard one of his dogs howling. On going out to see…

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When the "Yukoner" Was a Goner Was Launch Set on Fire? Two Men Committed for Trial on Charge of Arson

Truth · Sunday 19 July 1925 · page 9

WHILE the City Coroner was inquiring on Monday into the origin of a fire which destroyed the launch "Yukoher" at Neutral…

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Edgecliff Blaze Cottages in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 1

A row of weatherboard cottages was in danger when a fire broke out in a two-storied furniture store in Glebe Street, Edgecliff, late last night…

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Destructive Fire

The Labor Daily · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 3

At about 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in Undercliff Road, Harbord, and completely destroyed a three-roomed weatherboard cottage…

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Fire Crash Three Men Burled Under Mass of Concrete One Victim Dead Parapet Topples on Firemen at Melbourne Blaze MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 20 July 1925 · page 11

One fireman was killed and two others injured at a fire which broke out after 3 a.m. to-day in a three-storied brick boot factory, conducted by S. B. Harris Pty., Ltd., in Knox-piace, city. The firemen had not been long at work when the parapet of…

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