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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

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Monday Morning's Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 14

In our last issue we gave the insurances on Mr. A. J. Gunn's two cottages which were partially destroyed by fire at an early hour on Monday morning,…

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Film House Fire Damage Estimated at £12.000 (by wire) SYDNEY, Thursday Afternoon

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 1

A fire broke out this morning on the eighth floor of Film House Pitt Street, containing Sidney Riley's photographic studios…

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Serial Story The House of the Green Eyes CHAPTER 21. by the Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 15

As the shattered door, parting from lock and hinges, fell before the police, grey vapor rolled in like a cloud. The electric torches did not suffice to…

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Badly Burned Petrol Catches Fire (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 1

Donald Smith, aged 14 years, was burned about the face at his home in Waverley, whe nhe threw petrol on the fire under the impression that…

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German Ships Open Fire Reprisal for Bombing of Deutschland Spanish Town Shelled 39 Inhabitants Killed LONDON, May 31

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

The German battleship Admiral Scheer and four German destroyers bombarded the Spanish loyalist port of Almeria, as a reprisal for the…

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£8,000 Fire! Man's Lucky Escape. Brisbane

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 2

During a fire which destroyed the Argent Hotel at Mount Isa, Leslie Scanlon leapt from his bed just in time to see it disappear into flames…

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Plane Catches Fire in Mid-air. Totally Destroyed. Pilot Uninjured. Brisbane

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1937 · page 2

Catching fire in mid-air while on a trial fight over Trinity Bay Inlet, a Cairns seaplane owned by D. A. Collins and piloted by John Fraser. made…

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Leaped From Bed Man's Narrow Escape £7,000 Fire at Mt.lsa (By Wire) SYDNEY,Monday

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1937 · page 1

A message from Brisbane states that during a fire which destroyed the Argent Hotel, at mount Isa, Leslie Scanion leaped from this bed just in…

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Fire Insurance Reduction of Forbes Premium Rates Refused

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1937 · page 1

Although there have been comparatively few fires at Forbes during the past year, and nothing of note since the business premises of…

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By Telegraph This Morning Soviet Gunboats Fire On Japanese Forces TOKIO

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1937 · page 2

A communique states that three Soviet gunboats in the Amur River on the Siberan-Manchuko border opened fire on Japanese Manchukan…

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Gunboat Sunk Heavy Losses of Life Japs Fire on Russians Serious Situation (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 1

A cable from Tokio states:—A communique states that three Soviet gunboats on the Amur River, on the Siberia-Manchukuo…

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"Fire Over England"

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 4

Proof that history repeats itself is colorfully presented in "Fire Over England," which will be shown at the Strand Theatre, next Tuesday for three…

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South Forbes Fire Cottage Partly Destroyed Unoccupied at Time

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 9 July 1937 · page 1

A large stone and weatherboard building at South Forbes, the former home of Mr. Edgar Bush, was partly destroyed by fire at an early…

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This Morning's Fire

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 1

A fire this morning partially destroyed the premises of Messrs. J. Rogan, hairdresser, and W. Grimshaw, fruiterer, in Rankin Street. It is…

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Strand Theatre "Fire Over England"

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1937 · page 2

Sea-faring adventure, hairbreadth escapes from the Spanish Inquisition, Court plotting, youthful daring and romance: you will find them all in…

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Cottage Destroyed. Early Morning Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 15 July 1937 · page 2

The siren at the fire station woke up many of the townsfolk on Wednesday morning at about 3 a.m., and those who were game to tumble out…

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Mysterious Fire Building at South Forbes

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 6

After being unoccupied for several months, the home of Mr. Edgar Dowling Bush, at Bathurst Street, South Forbes, was partially…

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Tuesday's Fire Business Premises Destroyed. The Insurances

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 2

As briefly mentioned in our last issue, a fire broke out in the business section of the town about four o'clock on Tuesday morning and…

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FIRE Old Cottage Destroyed Unoccupied and Insured EUGOWRA, Mon

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1937 · page 8

An old cottage at the end of Oberon Street, Eugowra, near the showground gates, owned by Mrs. L. K. Douglas of Eugowra, was destroyed by fire in the…

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Bomb Explodes in Fire Grate Eight People's Escape (By Wire) Sydney

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1937 · page 1

Eight people had remarkable escapes from death at Rockdale, when a Mills bomb, a forgotten war souvenir, exploded in the…

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