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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Destrucitve Fires Incendiarism at Christchurch. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 5

There was another suspicious fire at Christchurch last night when 15,000 gallons of petrol and oil belonging to D. [?] Brown and Son were destroyed…

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Fell Into Fire

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 August 1929 · page 4

Mrs. C. McKenzie, of Atholton, Nullamnana near Inverell, who is over 80 years of age was found with her night clothes On fire when her granddaughter…

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Fire Engine New Model for Gafton

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

On board the s.s. Ulmarra, which arrived at the North Coast Wharf at Graton yesterday, was Grafton's new fire engine a Dennis. In every respect…

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After the Fire Two Men Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

Two young men were arrested in the boot shop of Harry Lawther, at Annandale, yesterday afternoon, just as they were preparing to depart…

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Fire-proofing Woodwork

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 August 1929 · page 6

With changing methods of construction and the erection of higher and higher buildings, states the "Timberman," it s becoming increasingly difficult in some of…

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Big Fire at Allora. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 7

Five shops in Herbert street, Allora, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning…

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Troops Fire Roumanian Strikers Shot Down. Bucharest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 5

Demanding higher wages 3800 coal miners struck at Lupend. They seized the power station which they occupied throughout the night placing the district…

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Southern Cross Fire Canberra's Crew to Receive £500 SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 5

The air liner. Canberra's crew will receive £500 of the Southern Cross relief fund and £3753 will be returned to the donors…

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Sulphur Fumes Repulse Fire Fighters

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

At an early hour on Monday morning a spacious sugar shed, near Bundaberg (Q.), the property of the Fairymead Sugar Company, was destroyed by fire…

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Forest Fires Damage and Destruction in Many American States. New York

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 5

Much damage and destruction to thousands of acres of valuable forests have occurred in five States, as the result of fires which are raging unchecked, due to…

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Basis of Self-help Fire Brigades' Art Union. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

The secretary of the Fire Brigades' Art Union, referring to criticism regarding the allocation of the money raised by the recent Art Union, which was…

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Visit of Fire Commissioners

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 4

Mr. T. J. Smith, president of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and party, will visit Grafton this morning. At 11 o'clock, at the Fire Station, they will officially…

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A Brave Nun Fire at Convent Mother Superior Incinerated. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 5

Early this morning a fire occurred at a convent on Hayling Island, near Portsmouth, in which were 58 of London's slum children…

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Coffs Fire Brigade. Visit of Fire Board

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 3

The Board of Fire Commissioners, on their inspectional tour of the Northern Tablelands and Coast, called at Coffs Harbour and inspected…

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Fire Fighters Commissioners Visit. Grafton and South Grafton Presentation of Medals

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 3

Considerable interest was attached to the visit to Grafton yesterday of the members of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, by reason…

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Boarding House Fire Narrow Escape of Inmates. Albury

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 August 1929 · page 5

A number of people had a narrow escape when a fire destroped a two-storied brick boarding house at Wodonga early this morning…

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Maclean Fire Commissioners' Visit Mayor Objects to Sunday Meetings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 August 1929 · page 8

When a letter was read at the Maclean Municipal Council on Monday night from the secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners. dated July 5, stating that…

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Explosion and Fire Workmen Have Narrow Escapes Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 1

An explosion occurred in a room where boot polish was being manufactured, at the Smart Tone Manufacturing Products, Ltd., in the city this afternoon and…

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Riot at Apia Police Fire on Coolies. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 3

Speaking in the New Zealand House of Representatives the Prime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, referring to the disturbance at Apia, said nearly 300…

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Fire at Anthony Horderns First Outbreak Since Great Fire of 1901. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred last night in the restaurant at Anthony Horderns and Sons, Limited, but was extinguished by sprinklers before the…

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