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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

442 stories in New England's papers · page 9 of 23

Drove Blazing Car to Armidale Fire Station. Petrol Fume Danger

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 12

Robert W. Johnson, manager of Geo. Mason's Armidale garage, caused a mild sensation in Dangar and Rusden streets on Tuesday…

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Streams of Liquid Fire. Trucks Collide With Molten Metal at Lithgow

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1928 · page 11

Streams of liquid fire presented a remarkable spectacle at the Lithgow steel Works on Monday Night, when a set of trucks…

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Drove Blazing Car To Fire Station

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 9 June 1928 · page 6

Robert W. Johnson, manager of Geo. Mason's Armidale garage caused a mild sensation in Dangar and Rusden Street on Tuesday night…

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Cigarettes and Forest Fires

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

Burned or burning cigarettes are discarded at the rate of 170,000 a minute-- 90,000,000,000 a year-- in the United States, according to best…

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Boarding House Fire £3000 Damage at Austinimeer SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 16 June 1928 · page 1

Damage estimated at £3000 was caused by a fire at Austinmeer this morning when a large boarding house "Kinvean," was completely gutted…

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Sawmill Damaged by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 19 June 1928 · page 4

In the early hours of yesterday morning an outbreak of fire occurred in Pidcock Bros.' sawmill, situated on the Tenterfield road, near…

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Violent Politics. Deputy Fires at Opposition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 1

Belgrade.—Two member were killed and four seriously wounded in the House of deputies when following a violent. debate members came to…

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Country Fire. Entire Block Burned. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 1

A disastrous fire at Cunnamulla (Queensland) has destroyed a block of buildings consisting of a number of shops, a theatre, and a residence…

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Gutted by Fire. Large Biscuit Factory. MELBOURNE

The Inverell Times · Friday 22 June 1928 · page 8

Brockhoff's large biscuit factory at North Melbourne was completely gutted by fire just before midnight…

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Hay Stack Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 1

Shortly before 1 o'clock [?] fire broke out in a [?] Grafion St. the stack [?] property of Mr. H. Perking [?]…

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Queensland Fire. Block of Bcildings Destroyed. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 6

A fire at Cunnamulla (Qaeensland) destroyed a block of buildings, incloding a theatre…

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Wembley House Fire Checked By Firemen SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 1

The timely discovery of a fire in a room on the fourth floor of Wembley House, Railway Square, late last night, prevented serious…

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Sight of Fire Caused Man's Death £800 for Widow

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 23 June 1928 · page 4

One of the most remarkable claims for compensation came before the Commission on Wednesday, when the wide of a…

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Mystery Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 7

"Seveaty-five per cent of the fires which occur in Sydney are never traced to their origin," declared Mr. J. Minchin, of the Fire Underwriters'…

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Cigarettes and Forest Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1928 · page 3

Burned or burning cigarettes are discarded at the rate of 170,000 a minute —90,000,000 a year—in the United Stales, according to best figures…

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Threat to Fire Ship. Marines Board Vessel. Colo[?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 June 1928 · page 4

Passengers, telling of experiences aboard the "Jervis Bay." Statel that never at any time was there a mutiny, Eight stowaways at night time…

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Fire at Gorage. Two Cars Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 6

Damage: estimated at £200 was caus[?]ed by fire which occurred in a shed at the rear of W. A. Nott's garage, in "Beardy-street on Thursday night…

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Child's Clothes Catch Fire. Mother's Promptitude

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 3

Emmett Donovan, aged two years and nine months, the son of Mr. and Mrs, Douovan, of Gurley, met with a Very painful accident through being…

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Big City Blaze. Three Floors Gutted. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 1

Two upper floors of a three-storied building in Randle Street, City, were glutted by fire last night. The damage is estimated at several…

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Township Threatened. Fire on South Coast. SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 1

A disastrous fire at Gerringong, on the South Coast, last night resulted in the destruction of Williams' boarding house and Reid and Davidson's…

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