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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

12 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Boarding House Fire Coroner's Inquiry

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

The adjourned inquiry into the cause of the outbreaks of fire at the Arcadia Boarding House, Bombala, was held on Friday morning last…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Delegate Argus · Thursday 16 January 1930 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the Bush Fire, Brigade was held at the School of Arts on Jan. 11th. It was unanimously decided tos…

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Bush Fire Fund

Delegate Argus · Thursday 20 February 1930 · page 2

The following is a list of those landholders who have already contributed towards above fund:—…

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Fire at Cooma Drapery Goods Consumed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 2

A fire occurred at tHe drapery store of Mr. Charles Mack early on Saturday morning. The premises are situate at the corner of Vale…

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Tragic Fire. Girl Killed in Fall. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 4 July 1930 · page 4

Trapped by a fire in Vauxhall House, Bathurst Street, late yesterday afternoon, Rosabella Miller, aged 18, dropped 80ft. to the ground and was…

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Bush Fire Prevention

The Bombala Times · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 3

The following particulars of the Bush Fires Act 1930 have been supplied to shire councils by the Shires. Association of N.S.W.:—…

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Cooma Fire Brigade Presentation to Fire Man

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1930 · page 2

Members of the Cooma Fire Brigade assembled at the Fire Station on Friday evening to make a presentation to one of their members…

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Fire at Motor Garage. Vauxhall Car Burnt

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 August 1930 · page 2

On Wednesday last two mechanics were at work attending to a Vauxhall motor car the property of a resident of Adaminaby…

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Fire at Bakery. Motor and Shed Destroyed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 3

A fire occurred early on Wednesday morning in a shed at the rear of Miss McGufficke's bakery, Sharp street, which resulted in the…

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Coroner's Inquest. Fire at Bakery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 2

The District Coroner, Mr. H. H. Solomon, held an inquest at the "cooma Court house on Saturday last touching the circumstances…

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The Bakery Fire Inquest

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 October 1930 · page 2

The adjourned enquiry into the circumstances connected with the destruction by fire of a shed and bread delivery motor van at the…

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Calamity Cabinet Fiddling with the Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 December 1930 · page 3

By weakly tarrying to argue with a set of reactionary extremists who wish to repeat the disastrous war-time experiments of…

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