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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

343 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 18

PUDDLEDOCK Grass Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 6

The fire fiend is mill with us An example should be made of these fire bugs, who have no thought for their neighbours' property. Far too much…

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Lorry on Fire Footballers Pinned Underneath COBAR

The Inverell Times · Monday 12 August 1935 · page 1

While a lorry was returning to Nyngan with a party of footballers, the steering-gear failed and the lorry overturned and caught fire…

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Hornsby Hospital Fire Provision For Patients' Comfort Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1935 · page 1

Portions of the Hornsby and District II spiral. which was destroyed by fire, will be recidently as speedily as posstible. There are 18 patients still in the…

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Forest Fire State Nursery Sydney

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 1

Considerable damage was done by fire at the State nursery at Gosford yesterday. The flames spread with alarming…

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Fire in Forest Gosford Under Pall of Smoke Stock Rushed to Safety Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 August 1935 · page 1

Considerable damage was done by fire at the State Forest Nursery at Gosford yesterday. Flames spread with alarming…

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Kentucky Fire

The Uralla Times · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 2

Further particulars of the fire at Kentucky on 2nd August, show that the fire was first noticed by Messrs. R. Murray, C. Murray and A…

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Tullamore Fire Cottage Resists Flames

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 8

The necessity of using fire retardant materials in modem building construction was clearly demonstrated by the disastrous fire that recently caused…

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£10,000 Damage in Tullamore Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 8

Ruins of main business portion of Tullamore destroyed by fire. Note "Fibrolite" Asbestos Cement Cottage in background which resisted fire and was undamaged…

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Homestead Destroyed Fire at Kentucky

The Walcha News · Friday 16 August 1935 · page 1

A fire on Friday night, 2nd August, completely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. J. Jobson at South Kentucky, together with the…

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Speed Boat Fire Owner's Narrow Escape SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 1

Paul Burton of Hunter's Hill was tuning up his speed boat on the harbor yesterday when the engine backfired and in an instant…

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Clothes on Fire Bathurst Man's Narrow Escape BATHURST

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1935 · page 1

Awakened to find the house on fire and his own clothing actually ablaze, John McQueen narrowly escaped being burnt to death…

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Church Fire Pipe Organ Destroyed Sydney

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 1

Damage estimated at over £1000 was caused by a fire which broke out at St. Luke's Church of England, Mosman, yesterday afternoon…

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Church on Fire £1000 Damage SYDNEY

The Inverell Times · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 1

Damage estimated at over £1000 was caused by a fire which broke out at St. Lukes' Church of England, Mosman yesterday afternoon…

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FIRE - Proof 'Plane for Britain Diesel Engines! Demonstration Shortly (By Air Mail). London, August 3

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1935 · page 1

The British Air Ministry has set-itself the definite object of perfecting a fire-proof aeroplane…

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District Mining Bush Fires Handicap Activities

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 4

In the local Warden's Court yesterday morning before the warden, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, Patrick Joseph Timbs, a grazier, of Glen Innes,…

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Fire Brigade's Demonstration Fund

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 4

The winning number of Fireman H. Howard's ribbon is 800. Capt. F. Hul-bert thanks the public for the pat-ronage extended to Mr. Howard in his…

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Fire-proof 'Plane Air Ministry's Objective

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 4

The British Air Ministry has set itself the definite object of perfecting a fire-proof aeroplane. The recent epidemic of crashes and…

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Two Women Dead Mysterious Fire in Dublin DUBLIN

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 4

A mysterious fire at Sinn Fein headquarters to-day caused the death of Mrs. O'Higgins and her daughter, Annie (35), a well-known pianist…

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Bottle of Beer Flame Extinguisher :: Goya Henry's Plane on Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 9

When it was accidentally set alight by rockets, Mr. Goya Henry nearly lost his plane recently, but "assisted by some genius with a…

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Radio Fire Berlin Outbreak Valuable Instruments Destroyed Guests Trapped by Flames Berlin

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1935 · page 1

A disastrous fire to-night broke out in one of the great wooden buildings housing the radio exhibition…

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