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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

94 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 3 of 5

Manilla Fire Station £900 for Building Available

Manilla Express · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 2

Capt. F. A. Chaffey, Chief Secretary, has received the following letter from Mr. E. S. Spooner, Minister for Local Government:…

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Tullamore Fire. Cottage Resists Flames

Manilla Express · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 4

The necessity of using fire retardant materials in modern building construction was clearly demonstrated by the disastrous…

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£10,000 Damage in Tullamore Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 25 June 1935 · page 4

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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Tullamore Fire. Cottage Resists Flames

North West Champion · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 2

The necessity of using fire retardant materials in modern building construction was clearly demonstrated by the [?]castrous fire that recently…

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Tullamore Fire Cottage Resists Flames

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 7

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

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£10,000 Damage in Tullamore Fire

North West Champion · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 2
Also in The North Western Courier

Ruing of main business portion of Tullamore destroyed by fire. Note "Fibrolite" Asbestos Cement [?] in background which resisted fire and was undamaged…

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Shed Destroyed by Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 2 July 1935 · page 2

A shed, 18ft. by 14ft. which was erected some years ago on the school farm, down near the Railday Pump House, was totally…

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Fire Alarm

North West Champion · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 2
Also in Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser

The Firer [?]igade was calle chimney fire at the home of Moore, David Street, this aft[?] The fire was extinguished wh[?]…

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Fire Brigade Dispute Report to Council

The North Western Courier · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 1

The almost forgotten dispute between members of the Old Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Board of Fire Commissioners, which resulted in the…

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Pet Cat Suicides Jumps Into Fire

The North Western Courier · Monday 8 July 1935 · page 5

An astonishing happening occurred at the house of Mr. Arthur Sinclair, Plesley street, Orange, recently. The house cat, a pet, sprang from…

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New Fire Engine Powerful Pump

The North Western Courier · Thursday 18 July 1935 · page 1

After a week's trial and special training by Inspector B. Barber, the Narrabri Fire Brigade has been handed over a new fire-fighting unit…

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Fireman R. P. Baker Chief of Fire Brigade

Manilla Express · Friday 26 July 1935 · page 2

Inspector Barber visited Manilla on Wednesday and Thursday to inspect the local fire brigade. Fireman R. P. Baker was…

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Fire Causes £20,000 Loss

Manilla Express · Tuesday 6 August 1935 · page 1

Valuable records, plans, maps, and documents, some of them irreplaceable, of a total value of £20,000, were destroyed by fire in…

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Fire During Snowstorm

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 August 1935 · page 8

A snowstorm did not dampen the curiosity of Bathurst residents when a fire broke out in an unoccupied shop and dwelling at the corner of…

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Fire Station

Manilla Express · Friday 9 August 1935 · page 2

At the Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday night a letter was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners acknowledging…

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Fire Inquiry. Origin Unknown

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1935 · page 2

At the Court House on Friday afternoon an inquiry was held Into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of a cottage and the whole of…

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Iris Street Fire. Coroner's Inquiry. Open Verdict

North West Champion · Thursday 15 August 1935 · page 1

At the Court House on Friday afternoon Mr. W. A. Cole held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the…

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Fire Station

Manilla Express · Tuesday 27 August 1935 · page 2

The contractor, Mr. W. C. Grantham, has made a start with the building of Manilla Fire Station and by the new year the…

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