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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Hotel Fire Man Succumbs to Burns SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

When an hotel at Bellgrove (New Zealand) was destroyed by fire yesterday, nine occupants escaped in their night-clothes. One boarder (John…

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Hotel Fire. Man Dies From Burns. Bellgrove (N.Z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 1

When a hotel at Bellgrove (New Zealand) was destroyed by fire, nine occupants escaped in their night clothes. One, John Galvan, was…

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What to Do in Case of Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 9

Fire is one of those potential dangers to which the average household is always exposed. The numerous lights and fires used in the home throughout…

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Glue Factory. Dfstroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

Long's glue factory at Alexandria was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds. When the…

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£700 Fire. Caused by Cigarette End. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 14 April 1930 · page 1

A fire, which is believed to have been caused by a lighted [?] damaged the grandstand at St. Luke's Oval to the extent of about £700 early…

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Audience Stampedes When Film Catches Fire LICATA (Sicily)

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 1

Seventeen were killed and eleven injured as the result of a cinema panic when a film caught fire and the audience stampeded,…

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Tragic Fire. Two Men Burned to Death. Four Premises Destroyed. Rockhampton

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 1

A serious fire occurred at Jericho early this morning, resulting in James McDonald (53) being burnt to…

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Pitt Street Blaze SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

A fire gutted two floors in Stanley buildings, Pitt Street last night. Considerable damage was done to stock and other parts of the building…

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Hotel Fire Second Victim BRISBANE

The Inverell Times · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

Walter Mustow (46), who, with his clothes ablaze, jumped over the verandah at the Queen's Hotel, Jericho (Q.), which was destroyed by fire…

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City Fire. Big Building Damaged. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

A fire gutted two floors of Stanley Buildings, Pitt-street, last night. Considerable damage was done to stock and other parts of the building…

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Fire in Sydney Damage Done SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

A fire gutted one floor of Stanley House in College Street last night. Other parts of the building were also considerably by fire and…

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Jericho Fire Tragedy. Another Man Dead. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

Walter Mustow (46) who, with his clothes ablaze, jumped over the verandah of the Queen's Hotel, Jericho (Queensland), which was destroyed…

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'Planes Collide One Cut in Two House Set on Fire Pilots Killed; Woman Burnt to Death PARIS

The Inverell Times · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 1

When two military aeroplanes collided above Chateau Roux one piloted by Lieut. Baret, was cut in two. The debris crashed into the street,…

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Prison Fire Death Roll, 309 Many More Deaths Expected

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 1

COLUMBUS (Ohio), Tuesday. A fire believed to have been started by a number of prisoners in the Ohio Penitentiary, in an attempt…

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Church Fire 110 VICTIMS Priest Dies at the Altar BUCHAREST

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 23 April 1930 · page 1

The 110 victims of Good Friday's disaster at the Kosti Church were buried in 40 separate trenches, the members of various families lying together…

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Disastrous Fire Blaze at Tintenbar Butcher's Narrow Escape SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 1

A fire destroyed a two-storied building, formerly an hotel, a general store and a butcher's shop at Tintenbar, near Ballina, yesterday…

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Baluna Fire. Butcher's Narrow Escape. Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1930 · page 1

Fire destroyed a two-storied building formerly a hotel, general store, and batcher shop at Tintenbar, near Ballina, yesterday. Mr. J. Pyers, part…

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L.C.C. Purchasing Argentine Meat. In Open Mutiny American Convicts Martial Law Proclaimed Echo of Prison Fire COLUMBUS (Ohio)

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 30 April 1930 · page 1

The state penitentiary, where 322 convicts were burned to death recently, was the scene of new violence to-day, when the guards,…

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Arrawatta Fire Cottage Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 1

A weatherboard cottage on the Arrawatta road, [?] property of Mr. L. A. [?]angar and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ra[?]ph S[?], was…

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Trapped by Fire Narrow Escapes SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 5 May 1930 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Champion and their daughter Carrie, 18, had a narrow escape from death this morning when they were trapped by a fire in the…

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