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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

326 stories in New England's papers · page 14 of 17

Ringed by Fire Victorian Township in Jeopardy Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 23 October 1933 · page 1

The little town of Erica is ringed with bush fires which are raging in Gippsland. Many sawmills have ceased work in order to allow the…

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Bush Fires Formation of Brigades Recommended SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 1

The Director of Agriculture urges the immediate organisation of brigades throughout the State to deal with bush fires…

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Man Who Ended the War The "Cease Fire" Telegram

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 8

The man who actually ended the Great War is in the news. He is a Brighton man, Mr. Frank Hilder Pennington, and it was he who…

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Reichstag Fire Expert's Theory Self-lighting Fluid Used Berlin

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1933 · page 1

At the continuation of the Reichstag fire trial to-day, Doctors Schatz, expert chemist, expressed the opinion that a…

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Gippsland Bush Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 7

Bush fires, which covered a large area surrounding the [?]ttlement of Erica; on the main road from Moe to Wal[?] on Monday were quelled…

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Fire Brigade Euchre

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 4

Winners of the euchre tournament at the fire station last night were Miss E. Smith and Mr, Merry. A further series will be continued at the station…

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Severe Fire Port Hacking

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 1

Three cottages and two boatsheds were gutted by fire last night at Port Hacking. The cause of the outbreak is…

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Reichstag Fire False Evidence BERLIN

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 1

The Reichstag porter, Hornemann, created a diversion at the Reichstag fire trial to-day. After declaring that he had never…

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Fire at Port Hacking Five Buildings Destroyed Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 1

Three cottages and two boatsheds were gutted by fire last night at Port Hacking. The cause of the outbreak is…

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Electric Storm House on Fire Inmates' Anxious Time SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 1

A severe electric storm, accompanied by heavy rain, passed over the metropolis last night. At Eastwood a pottage was struck…

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Reichstag Fire Porter Creates Sensation Bulgarian's Alibi Assailed President Stops CrossExamination Berlin

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 1

A Reichstag porter, Hornemann, created a diversion at the Reichstag fire trial to-day. After declaring he had never…

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Under Fire in 1863 Peeps at' the Past Days of the Bushrangers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 October 1933 · page 8

Cootamundra's old and esteemed identity, William Faunt, who will be 80 years of age on January 14 next, recalls many outstanding happenings,…

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Burned to Death Fire in Shed MELBOURNE

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 28 October 1933 · page 1

Pinned to the ground by a heavy oil tank Francis Esmond (45) was burned to death, in a small fire in a shed at the rear…

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Jerusalem Riots Military Fire on Mob JERUSALEM

The Inverell Times · Monday 30 October 1933 · page 1

Baton charges were made by the police to disperse a fresh attempt to penetrate the police cordon by rioters here to-day…

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Oxford Street Fire Man's Narrow Escape SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

When a fire broke out in a fruitshop in Oxford Street, Paddington, this morning an elderly man named Caterina Pitricas. was dragged from…

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Fire at Coolangatta Damage Estimated at £3,000 Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 31 October 1933 · page 1

The well-known boarding house "Kiora." was destroyed by fire at Coolangatta early this morning…

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Fire on Launch Man Believed to be Dead. Brisbane

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 November 1933 · page 1

Walter Keevers (281, single, of Balliua (N.S.W.), is believed to have been drowned following a fire on a launch in Hervey Buy…

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Fire Brigade Social

The Inverell Times · Friday 3 November 1933 · page 4

Attention is drawn to the advertisement appearing in to-day's issue in connection with the Firemen's dance and euchre tournament to be held at…

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Gosford Fire Many Buildings Destroyed Tongues of Flame Hamper Firemen Gosford

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 4 November 1933 · page 1

One or the most sensational fires in the history of the district broke out in the centre of the town early this morning,…

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Preventing Bush Fires

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 7 November 1933 · page 2

Now that the hot weather is with us, the N.R.M.A. considers that a warning to campers against the careless use of fire is justified. "My…

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