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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 70 of 104

Tram on Fire

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 3

A Coogee-bound tram burst Into flames near Moore Park late last night through the fusing of wires in the fuse box. The fire was quickly…

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Motor 'Bus on Fire

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 1

A sensational bus Incident occurred at Hankstown late last night. when a 40-horse power 'bus dashed over an embankment and burst into…

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A Girl's Death Clothes Caught Fire

Evening News · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 10

A verdict of death by burna [?] received on August 26.was returned by the Coroner after having inquired into the death of…

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Fire at Bacon Factory. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 15

A disastrous fire swept through the bacon factory of Foggitt, Jones, Ltd., at Oxley this morning, doing damage which it is estimated will run into some thousands of pounds. The…

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Boiler Fires, Withdrawn Mt. Morgan Roundup Demands of the Miners Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 1

There were some exciting Scenes at Mount Morgan yesterday. Several official, who were working, were rounded up by a large body…

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A Fire Fiend Wool-sheds Burnt Down "To Provide Work"

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 September 1925 · page 4

A man named Henry Clarke, aged sixty years, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson at the Rockhampton (Q.) Sessions during the week, and…

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Child Burnt to Death Blaze at Dumbleton Father Injured

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 5

HAMPDEN ST., Dumbleton, was the scene of a shocking tragedy last night when a weatherboard cottage was burnt out. Roy…

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Son's Death in Fire Parents in Hospital

Evening News · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 6

SAMUEL HOULTON, who was severely burned in making a galant attempt to rescue his son from their blazing home in Hampden-road…

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Fire in Church. Arson Suspected. Memorial Chapel Damaged. Adelaide, Friday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 15

On Wednesday the Women's Memorial Chapel at All Souls' Church of England, St. Peters, was damaged by fire. Sacrilege and arson are suspected by the rector (Canon…

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Spike, Petrol, and Fire Novel Allegation Claim for Damages Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 10

A novel method of Kindling a fire was mentioned in Goulburn District Court on Thursday, when it was alleged that the driver of a motor lorry…

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Were They Smokers? Overcome by Fumes Fire in Tobacco Factory, Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 8

A number of firemen who burst into the British Australasian Tobacco Co.'s building in Stewart-street, last night, to extinguish a fire in the leaf-drying…

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Mount Morgan Shaft on Fire Strikers Rush to Save the Mine Rockhampton

Evening News · Saturday 12 September 1925 · page 5

A TELEPHONE MESSAGE from Mount Morgan states that the latest development of the trouble occurred this morning…

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Caught in Bush Fire BRISBANE

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 September 1925 · page 1

Twenty-one hours wore strenuously occupied by a party in conveying' a badly-burnt aged woman named Mrs. Butler from the Upper Murray, near…

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Rushing Fires Capetown

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 September 1925 · page 12

A dramatic strike incident occurred at Durban, when Captain Churchill, of the Essex Envoy, intimated that he was going to take the ship to sea…

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Rushing Fires Captain Points Revolver CAPETOWN

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 September 1925 · page 4

A dramatic strike incident occurred at Durban, when Captain Churchill, of the Essex Envoy, intimated that he was going to take the ship to sea…

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Tobacco on Fire £100,000 Worth of Leaf Damaged MELBOURNE

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 September 1925 · page 1

Although an estimate of the damage has not yet been made, it is certain that the fire which took place last night at the British and…

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On Fire. Mount Morgan Mine Shaft Strikers to Rescue Rockhampton

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 September 1925 · page 1

A telephone message from Mount Morgan states that the latest development of the trouble occurred this morning…

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Mine on Fire Outbreak at Mount Morgan Miners to the Rescue Rockhampton

The Sun · Sunday 13 September 1925 · page 5

A fire broke out in the gear at the Mount Morgan mine head this morning and the striking miners, commandeering motor buses and other vehicles, rushed to the mine. THE situation of the outbreak alone…

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Mt. Morgan Blaze Strikers Help Fighting Common Enemy Manager's Tribute Rockhampton

Evening News · Monday 14 September 1925 · page 7

THE FIRE in the Mount Morgan Mine started in the 750 feet level, and it is believed that the main ore shaft has been seriously…

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Tram Car Ablaze Outside Fire Station

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 September 1925 · page 5

Consideration for the safely of the public was shown by a tram in catching alight just outside George Street West fire station yesterday…

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