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Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 104

General News Fires at Griffith Post Office Burned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 2

GRIFFITH.--A weather-board structure of five rooms, at Yoogali, occupied by Messrs. Jones and Franks, and used as a store and post office, was totally…

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Great Jersey City Fire Filmed From Air

The World's News · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 10

This photograph shows an aerial view of a section of Jersey City, N.J., covered by a pall of smoke from a fire which swept two square blocks, causing property loss of at least £300,000. Smoke from the fire swept over the river to New York City, obscuring a view of the sun to many in the downtown section of the metropolis…

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Fire on Ship Wellington (N.z.)

Evening News · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 6

While the steamer Pakeha was loading in Tokomaru Bay a fire broke out in No. 1 hold. The anchor was weighed and the vessel left for Wellington…

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Fire at Hornsby Three Shops Alight £2000 DAMAGE

The Sun · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 7

One shop was destroyed and two others damaged owing to a fire in Coronation-street, Hornsby, to-day. The chief sufferer was Horace Bray,…

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Fire at Bingara. Preceded by Explosion. Bingara

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 January 1925 · page 20

A serious fire occurred in Bingara at daylight to-day, when Mr. Sydney Jones' garage was completely gutted. The loss includes three cars, and stock of accessories. The…

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Fire at Hornsby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 12

A row of shops in Coronation-street, Hornsby, was menced by fire on Saturday morning, and four premises were damnged as the result of the outbreak. The following suffered…

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Country News. Grass Fire Endangers Sheep. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 12

Another grass fire broke out on the Bogan Gate-road this week, and owing to the fact that a strong wind was blowing at the time, the spreading fire occasioned considerable…

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Steamer Pakeha. Outbreak of Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 12

While the steamer Pakoha was loading at Tokomaru Bay a fire was discovered in No. 1 hold, which contained about 4000 carcases of mutton and a quantity of butter…

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Freezing Works Fire N.Z. Plant Damaged AUCKLAND

The Sun · Monday 19 January 1925 · page 8

A fire at Westfield Freezing Company's works, near Auckland, destroyed the bag room machinery and large stocks…

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Deliberate ? Early Morning Blaze

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 3

"I am very strongly of the opinion that the cottage was deliberately set on fire"—Coroner H. Richardson Clark. Mystery surrounds the destruction by…

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Fire!

Country Life Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 5

Hon. secretaries please note. The attention of the executive has been called by our hon. solicitor to the danger of loss by fire at our rest rooms…

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Fire at Freezing Works. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 10

A fire at the Westfield Freezing Company's works, near Auckland, destroyed the bag room and plant and stock, the damage being estimated at £25,000. Large stocks of hessian…

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Pakeha Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 10

As a result of the fire on the steamer Pakeha, the vessel has not suffered stuctural damage, but about two haundred carcases of mutton are believed to have been damaged…

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Fire at Store Probably Caused by Rats

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 1

A fire that occurred at the store of Stanley James Greenaway, Blocktown, on January 5, was tile subject of an inquiry by the district coroner (Mr. H…

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Woman Fatally Burned Fire in Boarding House Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 January 1925 · page 11

Mrs. Mary Collins, 76, a widow, was fatally burned in a fire in a boarding-house at Cairns on Saturday night…

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Stribling Finished Young American Boxer "Burnt Out"

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 2

When the fuse of a motor-car battery is burnt out, it is quite an easy matter to have a new one installed and the "old boat" resumes its…

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Balmain Blaze Draper Committed

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 9

Early in the morning of January 5 a draper's shop in Darling-street, Balmain was damaged by fire. To-day at the City Coroner's Court…

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Fire Floats Lesson of P.F.A. Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 8

Alderman H. J. McDicken, of the Drummoyne Council, a candidate for the Board of Fire Commissioners, addressed the Petersham Council last…

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Fire's Toll Hotels Destroyed Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 1

The Royal Hotel, Oakey was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The building is the property of the Schultz Estate, and the lessee was…

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Fire at Paddington Outbreak in Boot Shop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1925 · page 16

A fire occurred last night in a boot shop conducted by Lee Bros., at 330 Oxford-street, Paddington. The premisos, which are near the local…

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