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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

89 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 2 of 5

Fire in Warialda

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 2

A serious fire was narrowly averted by the timely discovery of an outbreak in Hanson's Hotel, Warialda, on Monday. The damage is estimated at £70,…

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Fire at Brisbane

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 1

A fire at South Brisbane destroyed Peel's motor works The damage is estimated at £50,000…

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Vain Attempt to Fire

The North Western Courier · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 1

A quantity of bagging, saturated with petrol, was thrown through one of the side windows of the Marina picture theatre at Mascot on…

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Dig Brisbane Fire. Brisbane

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

A [?] the at the motor works of Past Ltd. South Brisbane caused damage estimated at £330,000 About eighty motor cars were destroyed…

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Fire Bugs at Works Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 2

There was an outbreak or tire yesterday in the timber yards of Mulhearb aud Co., Pyrmont. Fortunately the flames were quickly extinguished. The…

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The Fire Brigade

Manilla Express · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 4

Specially accurate detail is claimed for this picture which will appear at the Memorial Hall on Saturday evening. To…

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Sparrow as Fire Bug

Manilla Express · Friday 4 May 1928 · page 3

A smouldering cigarette picked up and carried by a sparrow to the belfrey of Main Hall, at the University of Valparaiso,…

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Fire at Temora Hospital. Temora

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 7

A fire broke out at the Temora district hospital yesterday morning, causing damage which is estimated between £400 and £500. About thirty…

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Big Fire at Ellore. Calcutta

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 17 May 1928 · page 2

Thirty thousand are homeless and three thousand houses were destroyed by a fire at Ellore, near Madras…

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Fire in Petersham SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 1

A music shop occupied by L. Davis of Petersham was severely. damaged by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Davis and his wife and…

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'Plane Catches Fire LONDON, May 23

The North Western Courier · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 1

A passenger plane flying from Paris to Berlin was forced down at Cologne, the tank exploded on alighting, the pilot and mechanic and a…

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Balls of Fire

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 4 June 1928 · page 2

During a fire a large stock of tins of patrol at the premises of H. Latherington, of Toowoomba, Queensland, caught fire. Several explos'ons…

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White Way's Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 12 June 1928 · page 2

About 8.45 last night, the fire bell clanged out the information that there was "yet another"; but fortunately there was not the…

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Outbreak of Fire

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1928 · page 2

A serious Ore was narrowly averted early on Tuesday morning, when an outbreak occurred in Mr. T. Pascall's refreshment rooms in Balo Stret, about…

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Fire Ball

Manilla Express · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

A fire ball burst over Hurst ville on Monday putting telephones and electric lights out of order. Mr Mares says such…

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Disastrous Fire

Manilla Express · Friday 29 June 1928 · page 2

Nambour (Queensland) was visited by a disastrous fire on Tuesday resulting in damage to the extent of £12,000…

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Astor Destroyed Early Morning Blaze

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 July 1928 · page 1

After seven months inactivity, the Narrabri Fire Brigade were called out at 4.20 a.m. on Friday morning, when the well-known boarding house…

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Tragic Fire at Bellata

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 1

Mrs. Marie Upton, wife of Mr. W. H. Upton was burned to death early on Tuesday morning, when her home at Bellata was destroyed by fire…

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News From All Sources. Fire at Coonamble

The North Western Courier · Thursday 2 August 1928 · page 7

Coonamble narrowly escaped a serious fire this week. Mr. Rigney, a butcher, when going to work at 5.50 o'clock, noticed a fire at…

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Bush Fire Case

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1928 · page 4

The fourth episode of what can almost be regarded as a serial story of landowners at law was commenced before his Honor Judge Edwards at the…

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