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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1925

2,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 85 of 104

Burnt Out of New Home Family's Ordeal Son Badly Injured Bathurst

Evening News · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 12

ON THEIR first night in their new home, a family had to dash out, in night attire, owing to the building catching firs. The houses and…

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Business Block, Destroyed Big Bendigo Blaze Melbourn, Ihursday

Evening News · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 12

BENDIGO'S full fire-fighting forces were concentrated on a fire which broke out shortly after 10 o'clock last night, at the rear of the ham and…

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Fire at Narrabri. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 12

A fire broke out in the two-storied galvanised iron bulk store at the rear of the premises of A. E. Collins, Ltd., general merchants, in Maitland-street, yesterday…

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Hay Shed Destroyed by Fire. Scone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 12

A large hay shed and two tobacco flues adjoining, owned by Mr. Albert Collison, of Omadale Brook, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. About 1000 bags of this season's…

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Fire Brigades. Effect of 44 Hours. Additional Expenditure

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 11

Mr. G. J. Baker (municipal councils' representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners) has circularised the various local governing bodies, explaining the effect that the 44-Hour…

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Fire at Mine Outbreak at Surface Cessnock

The Sun · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 11

The Cessnock fire brigade received a call just after 1 o'clock to-day to the Aberdare colliery. The decking of the fan drift, which is constructed…

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Homestead Fire Gutted at Midnight Young Man Burned Bathurst

The Sun · Thursday 22 October 1925 · page 11

Just before midnight a fire broke out at Macquarie View homestead, White Rock, occupied by Mr. James Pearce and family, and soon the…

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Sugarcane Fires

The Land · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 3

Owing to the number of fires which have broken out on the Tweed River sugarcane farms the Tweed District…

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Destructive Fires Maize Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 4

An outbreak of fire destroyed sheds containing 1000 bags of [?] owned by Albert Collison, of Moonan, near Scone (N.S.W.). last week…

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Fire ! 44 Hours

The St George Call · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 2

Alderman George Baker (Randwick Council) the Municipal representative on the Board, wrote to Hurstville Council stating, that the 44 Hour Bill as…

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Mulgoa Fire. Moderator's Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 11

A boarding-house at Mulgoa took fire shortly before 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning. No alarm was raised till the flames had obtained a firm hold, and the guests, who included the…

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Fire Fighters More Accommodation Wanted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 14

Following the representations made by Auburn Council the president and other members of the Fire Brigades Board visited the town on Monday, and made…

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City Shop Damaged by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 15

An outbreak of fire, which occurred yesterday morning in the shop of Joseph Charles Cutts, wholesale toilet merchant, at 484 Pittstreet, city, caused damage estimated at about…

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Fire at Bend[?] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 12

Damage of more than £20,00[?] was caused by a fire in Bendigo last night which destroyed two shops and stables in Harr[?]aves-street. Those who suffered were L. L[?] draper. and…

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Up in Smoke Fire at Liverpool

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 7

Shortly after 12 o'clock on Saturday morning last, a fire broke out in the business premises of Mr. Alex Grimson, George-street, Liverpool, and destroyed…

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44 Hours Bill Effect on Fire Brigades

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 7

During a discussion in Prospect and Sherwood Council, on Tuesday night, regarding a letter from Alderman G. J. Baker, the councils' representative on…

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Aberdare Mine. Fire in Fan Drift. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 11

An outbreak of fire occurred in the fan drift on the surface of Aberdare colliery this afternoon. The outbreak was observed by top hands,…

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Fire Brigade Maintenance. Effect of 44-Hour Week

The Propeller · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 1

At the last meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received from Aid. G. Baker (municipal representative on the Fire Brigades Board) drawing…

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L.x.l. Fire Fighter for Farm and Station Use

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 13

This illustration deplets an L.X.L. Fire Fighter mounted on a "Ford" one-ten truck. The L.X.L. Fire Fighter is manufacture distribution of poison [?] Sons, Ltd., of [?] Sydney, a firm that him a [?] association with the manufacture an distribution of poison carte, fumigators, [?] water carts,…

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After the Fire

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 October 1925 · page 5

Cecil Vivian Backhouse (30), an official receiver in the Factories Department of the State Government service, has been arrested…

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