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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

139 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 7

Fire on Japanese Steamer. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 5

A fire broke out this morning in the bottom of No. 2 hold of the Japanese steamer Yae Maru in Walsh Bay. Six wharf labourers were…

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Destructive Country Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 November 1938 · page 4

Twelve buildings in the business section of Collarenebri, including the local "Gazette" newspaper, were destroyed by fire last night. Efforts…

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Disastrous Fire at Collarenebri Sydney

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 4

Twelve buildings in the business section of Collarenebri, including the local "Gazette" newspaper, were destroyed by fire last night. Efforts made by a…

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Fire at Collarenebri. Twelve Buildings Destroyed. Flames Geen 60 Miles Away. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 November 1938 · page 10

Twelve buildings in the business section of Collarenebri, including the local "Gazette" newspaper, were destroyed by fire last night…

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News By Telegram. Sydney, Tuesday: Destructive Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 2

Melbourne: A fire which swept through the premises of Austin Shoes Pty., Ltd., at Abbotsford, caused damage estimated at £15,000. More than 150…

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Latest Telegrams. Disastrous Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 15 November 1938 · page 5

The fire which swept through the premises of Austin Shoes Pty. Ltd. at Abbotsford caused damage estimated at £15,000. More than 150…

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South African Fire. Capetown

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 4

Three died and three were taken to hospital as a result of fire gutting a harbour warehouse. The damage is estimated at £50,000…

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Bushfire Prevention. Organised Campaign

Macleay Argus · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 9

The Bushfires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of State and interested public bodies, has…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 4

A fire at the factory of Glycerine Distilling, Ltd., at Alexandria, early this morning was responsible for damage estimated at £15,000. The…

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Serious Fire Averted. Remarkable Save by Fire Retardant Building Material

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 November 1938 · page 6
Also in The Gloucester Advocate

The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently…

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Bush Fire Prevention Organised Campaign

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 November 1938 · page 1

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Govt. Departments of this State, and interested public bodies, has again…

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Blaze at Newtown. Historic Home Damaged

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 November 1938 · page 3

A fire which broke out at 10 30 on Monday morning, in the timber-turning factory of Stanley R. Corben, Station Street, Newtown, reached such serious…

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Bush Fire Prevention. Organised Campaign

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 1

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested public…

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A Man Whose Touch Was Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 8

Can a man set a building on fire by merely touching it? Can he send up the temperature of a million listeners by merely breathing into the…

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Bush Fire Prevention. Organised Campaign

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 November 1938 · page 2

The Bush Fires Advisory Committee, comprising representatives of a number of Government Departments of this State and interested public…

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Serious Fire Averted. Remarkable Save by Fire Retardant Building Material

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 26 November 1938 · page 3

The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of homes and residential buildings was further demonstrated recently when a…

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A Man Whose Touch Was Fire

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 November 1938 · page 7

Can a man set a building on fire by merely touching it? Can ho send up the temperature of a million listeners by merely breathing into the "mike"?…

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Fire Averted Remarkable Save by Fire Retardant Building Material

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 4

The advisability of using fire retardant materials in the construction of [?]mes and residential buildings was further…

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Bushfire Prevention

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 9

"Fires in November? With all this green stuff about after the recent rains ? Rubbish." How often have you heard that said? But he who…

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