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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 77 of 104

N.s.w. Fire Brigades Benefit Club £12,000 Distribution

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 13

In an originating summons in the Equity Court yesterday Mr. Justice Harvey was asked by the trustees of the New South Wales Fire Brigades…

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Angry Miners Wage Cuts Resisted Baldwin Under Fire London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 26 September 1925 · page 1

The coal minors are incensed at the Prime Minister's reply to their delegation Mr. Baldwin' stated that he could not accept the delegates'…

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Chinese Soldiers Fire on Strikers SHANGHAI

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 September 1925 · page 1

The employees of a Japanese cotton mill at Pootung, struck work yesterday morning owing to the alleged dismissal of a number of their comrades,…

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Burnt Right Out Ironmongery Store Stock Much Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 1

The ironmongery business of George Achurch, 55 Parramatta Road. Annandale, was almost destroyed by fire last night. The alarm was received at…

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Fire in Parramatta-road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 12

A two-story shop building in Parramattaroad, Annandale, occupied by George Achurch, ironmonger, was destroyed by fire late last evening…

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Fire in Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 12

Following the disastrous fire, which totally destroyed Frederic Ash's bond in Darby-street on Tuesday last, a further outbreak in premises also belonging to the above firm…

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Disastrous Fire. Vickers' Works. London, Sept. 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 11

Fire broke out at 10 o'clock last night in the woodwork department at the works of Vickers Ltd., Dartford. Fanned by a strong wind,it gripped the whole of the timber sheds,…

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Fire on the Kosmos a Good Save

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 3

Particulars of the outbreak of fire in the bunkers of the tramp steamer Kosmos on the voyage from New York to Auckland show that the alarm was given when about 1500…

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Fire in City. Railway Refreshment Rooms. Records Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 12

One of the motors which operate the flues in the kitchen at the Railway Refreshment Rooms ran hot and caused a fire at about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Although the…

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Thrill at Central Fighting Fire Valuable Records Burnt

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 1

FIREMEN were everywhere at the Central Railway Station yesterday afternoon, and crowds on the platforms were in a ferment of…

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Fire at Vickers' Thrilling Moments Explosives in Danger London, September 26

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 September 1925 · page 7

A disastrous fire occurred at the Vickers' Works. Dartford, which cover many acres. The munitions and explosives stores were…

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Bush Fires. House Endangered at Manly

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 11

Following the warm weather experienced during the week-end bush fires were prevalent to the suburbs yesterday. Firemen had a trying task when 40 acres…

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Croydon Blaze

Evening News · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 9

A fire, the cause of which is unknown, destroyed an unoccupied eight-roomed weatherboard cottage at Balmoral-avenue, Croydon Park early this…

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Fire at Canterbury

The Sun · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 8

A fire broke out in an unoccupied house in Balmoral-avenue, Canterbury, owned by Norman Fryer, early this morning. The house was well alight…

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Factory Fire Floor Destroyed

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 1

Redfern and Alexandria fire brigades had a hard fight when premises in Easton Road, Alexandria, occupied by the Sydney Starch Company,…

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Outbreak of Fire. Gunnedah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 12

The store premises of P. Kennedy, and the Post and Telegraph Office at Kelvin were totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The stock and furniture were insured. Only a few…

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General News Fire at Kelvin Post Office Burnt

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 9

GUNNEDAH.--The store premises of P. Kennedy and the Postal and Telephone Office at Kelvin were totally destroyed by Are on Sunday…

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Bush Ablaze Big Fire at Manly Forty Acres Swept

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 4

For several hours yesterday a bush fire raged in thick scrub at North Harbor. Manly. There were several other outbreaks, which kept…

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Fire Afloat River Adventurers Hail and Snowstorms Gundagai

The Sun · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 8

A day packed with thrills was yesterday's experience of the "Murrumbidgee Adventurers," Peterson, Cusack, and McKinnon, who are making…

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Fire! Blazes Everywhere N.Z. Thrills Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 29 September 1925 · page 10

There was great excitement at Hokitika last night when the Red Lion Hotel was found to be on fire in three places at 8 p.m…

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