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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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£10,500 FIRE. Freezing Plant Destroyed. Big Blaze at Crookwell. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 1

The Crookwell freezing works, machinery, and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of the Country Freezing Co., rained altogether at…

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£10,500 BLAZE Freezing Works Destroyed CROOKWELL

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 1

The freezing works, machinery, and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of the Country Freezing Co., and valued altogether at about £10,500,…

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£1000 BAIL Tingha Fire Charges Accused Remanded

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 1

Arthur T. L. Sanderson and Fazal Wahid, on remand from Bunda[?]a, were charged in the Tingha Police Court yesterday in…

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Fire at Manly. Much Damage Done. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 1

An outbreak of fire occurred last night in Noel's drapery shop at Manly. Brigades were soon on the scene and subdued the flames. The contents…

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Another Disastrous Fire Early Morning Blaze

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

About 3 o'clock on Sunday morning another disastrous fire occurred in the main street, as a result of which four buildings were completely gutted, and…

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£10,500 BLAZE Freezing Works Destroyed CROOKWELL

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

The freezing works, machinery, and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of the Country Freezing Co., and valued altogether at about £10,500,…

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£1000 BAIL Tingha Fire Charges Accused Remanded

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

Arthur T. L. Sanderson and Fazal Wahid, on remand from Bandana, were charged in the Tingha Police Court yesterday in…

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Fire at Coolah. Five Cars Destroyed. Coolah

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

A fire at Coolah destroyed five cars in Watson and Robert's motor garage. A valuable plant was also destroyed. The flames at one time threatened…

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Coromin on Fire in Colombo Harbor. Basic Wage "Must Remain Sacrosanct" [?]Industries Rained HOBART

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

Speaking in the Arbitration Court Mr. Chief Justice Dethridge criticised as wrong in principle the present method of fixing the basic…

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Fire on Coromin Passengers Ordered to Leave Mails Transhipped Wool and Frozen Meat Suffer COLOMBO

The Inverell Times · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

A serious fire broke out on the P. and O. liner Comorin last night. She was to have sailed at midnight but about H p.m. a hatch was…

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Fire Extinguished. Commoran to Sail [?]

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 1

The fire on the Commoran was extinguished late last night. The vessel had a list to starboard of 30 decrees, due to the large quantities of…

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Workers' Compensation Commission's Finding a Glen Innes Hotel Fire John Adams' Claim SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 1

Before the Workers' Compensation Commission John Henry Adams, " groom and useful." Glen Innes applied for an award against Reginald…

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Chemist's Discovery. Fire in Shop. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 1

As Thomas Patrick Kelly, chemist, of Carlton, was about to retire shortly after midnight, his suspicions were aroused by a smell of smoke…

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Legislation for the Country. Bush Fires' Bill

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 14

The Bush Fires Bill, which has been strongly advocated by the Country Party, has now reached the third reading stage, and especially in the…

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Sydney's Fires Record for 1929 SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 1

The report of the New South Wales Fire Commissioners for 1929 disclosed that there were 4145 calls in Sydney and district, and 1396 in other…

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Fire Alarms. Board's Records. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 1

The report of the N.S.W. Fire Commissioners for 1929 discloses that there were 4145 calls in the Sydney district and 1396 in other parts of the State…

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"DUNOON." Destroyed by Fire. Mr. Frank Pearson's Loss

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

"Dunoon," the homestead on the property owned by Mr. Frank Pearson, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this…

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Tingha Fire: "Offered £5 to Burn it and I did it!" Picture Show Fire Hundreds Perish a Terrible Disaster SHANGHAI

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 1

The worst Cinema disaster in China's history is reported from Chang Chun in Manchuria, where a fused electric wire ignited a flimsy…

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Tingha Fire Alleged Confession "OFFERED £5 to Burn It" "And I Did It."

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

"I, was asked by Fazal Wahid to burn the place down, and he would give me a job and £5 to do it; and I did it."…

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The Tingha Fire. Arson Charges Follow. Two Men Gommited for Trial

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 8

A corecoers inquiry was held at Tin[?], before Mr. James Symes, J.P., into the circumstances surrounding a [?] at Tingha on March 9, when a…

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