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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

9 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

Colo Shire Council Last Year's Rate Unaltered Governments Relief Attitude Castigated Kurrajong Bust Fire Report

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 6

CHIEF item of interest at the monthly meeting of Colo Shire Council on Monday last was the submission of tentative estimates for 1937 based on a…

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Open Verdict Fire at Grose Vale Coroner's Inquiry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 12

AT the Richmond Court House on Monday, 25th ult., an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a fire which destroyed a dwelling at Grose Vale, occupied…

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Fire Inquiry Conducted by District Coroner Burnt Motor Car

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 30 April 1937 · page 10

THE destruction by fire of a Ford motor car on the Windsor-road at Rouse Hill on the morning of January 8 last was the subject of an inquiry held by the…

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Glossodia Fire Home Completely Destroyed Resident's Misfortune

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 September 1937 · page 4

AS the result of a fire which broke out during his temporary absence on Saturday evening a Glossodia resident, Mr. John Link, who had only recently acquired…

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Fire Inquiry Open Verdict Returned Oakville Building

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 5

THE circumstances attaching to a fire which destroyed the major portion of a wood and iron structure at oakville on July 12 were the subject of inquiry by the…

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Windsor Fire Stored Furniture Destroyed Garages Demolished

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 22 October 1937 · page 12

AN unfortunate outbreak of fire in premises at the Tear of the new Hotel "Wind-sor-now in the course of construction-on Saturday evening last resulted in the total…

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Royal Theatre, Windsor "Love Under Fire"

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 14

Gay Loretta Young, more captivating than ever, with handsome, dashing Don Ameche, who thrills millions as the hit star of radio's biggest Sunday night air-show, go…

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"Great Carelessness" Weatherboard Cottage Destroyed Glossodia Fire Inquest

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 November 1937 · page 5

To say the least this is a case of great carelessness on the part of Mr. Link, to go and leave a fire in an open fire place in a wooden building…

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Bush Fires Their Prevention and Control

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 7

As you will no doubt be aware, as the result of a Conference recently called together by the Chief Secretary with a view to effective co-ordinated measures being…

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