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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1931

68 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 4 of 4

Crop Destroyed 500 Bags of Wheat Burnt Fire At Edgeroi

The North Western Courier · Monday 23 November 1931 · page 1

On Saturday afternoon, a fire which appeared to start on the Narrabri-Moree railway line at a point some little distance north of Bobbiwa…

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Bush Fires Control on Large Holdings

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 1

As pointed out recently by the Director of Agriculture, the prolific growth of grass lias made the bush-fire risk particularly serious this…

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Grass Fire Blaze at Edgeroi Burns 6000 Acres BELLATA

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 November 1931 · page 1

Over 6000 acres of grazing lands on Edgeroi Station were swept by a bush fire on Tuesday afternoon, and after eight hours of strenuous…

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Wheat Destroyed by Fire

Manilla Express · Friday 27 November 1931 · page 2

Fire broke out at "Lyndhurst" Wongo Creek on Tuesday evening destroying 50 acres of standing wheat belonging to Messrs…

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Dangerous Thief Fires at Householder SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 November 1931 · page 1

When a thief fired two shots at point blank range early this morning at a resident of Ashfield, Clive Wood had a fortunate escape from injury…

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Fire Alarm

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 14 December 1931 · page 2

The ringing of the are warm as about 11.30 o'clock this Monday morning quickly brought a large number of people into the streets. The…

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Wheat Destroyed Fire Caused By Tractor

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 1

The backfiring by a harvesting tractor at Barellan, resulted in the loss of a machine the severe burning of the tractor attendant,…

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Countryside Ablaze Fire at Cobar COBAR

The North Western Courier · Thursday 17 December 1931 · page 1

A message from Cobar this morning states that at Bulla Station, a property, of 50,000 acres of grazing country, was blazing fiercely…

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