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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

111 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 6 of 6

Fire Commissioners

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 24 October 1927 · page 2

Mr. T. G. Smith; M.L.C., President, and six other members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, will visit Moree on Wednesday next…

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Board of Fire Commissioners

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 2

There was a convivial gathering at the Moree Fire Station on Wednesday night, when the Mayor of Moree and other prominent citizens welcomed…

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Fire From Slaked Lime

North West Champion · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 7

Wood can catch fire from the slaking of even poorer grades of lime. Very poor lines may produce a temperature of 300deg. Cent., which is sufficient to…

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Board of Fire Commissioners Presentation to Captain Cooksley

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 2

There was a convivial gathering at the moree fire Station on Wednesday night, when the Mayor of Moree and other prominent citizens welcomed…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

Manilla Express · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 6

An old four-roomed cottage, one of the first, four residents erected in Belgravia situated at the corner of Bennett and Wood…

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Fire at Lithgow. Three Cottages Destroyed. LITHGOW

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 November 1927 · page 2

Three cottages were destroyed by fire at Lithgow early yesterday morning. For a time all the houses along the street were menaced, but the brigade…

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Fire Alarm Device

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 November 1927 · page 7

A demonstration of a fire alarm device that litterally "sees' and responds to the faintest trace of smoke was a part of the display exhibited…

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Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 December 1927 · page 2

In the early hours of Sunday morning that well-known residence in Market Street, owned by Mr A. C. Veness, and tenanted by…

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Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 2

We regret to have to announce that Mrs Oliver's home at West Manilla was completely destroyed by fire last night. We have…

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Another Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 2

Manilla has had its share of fire during the past few weeks. There was the destruction of the cottage in Rowan Street occupied…

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An Insurance Against Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 2

The frequency of outbreaks of Fire in Manilla is becoming alarming. As fast as the town is being built up huge blackened…

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