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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

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

Outbreak of Fire

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 2

All outbreak of fire occurred in a small store room of the Ways and Works Office at the local railway station last night. The blaze was noticed at…

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Fire in Railway Yard

North West Champion · Monday 15 November 1937 · page 3

Last night the Moree Fire Brigade was called to a fire which damaged an office and contents belonging to the Ways and Works department and…

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Railway Fire

North West Champion · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 4
Also in Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser

The District Coroner[?]returned an open ve[?]after holding an inqui[?] fire [?]a [?] the…

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Bush Fires Their Prevention and Control Move By Chief Secretary

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 2

As the result of the Conference recently called by the Chief Secretary, to take effective co-ordinated measures to prevent bush fires, a Bush Fire…

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INCENDIARISM Woolen Mills Fire MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 1

Firemen who were climbing over the burning debris during a lire at Spatt's Woollen Mills, Dawson street, Brunswick, found four tins partly…

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Princess Elizabeth, Patrol Leader. Learning to Make Beds and Light Fires

North West Champion · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 6

The world's most exclusive company of Girl Guides and Brownies, the First Buckingham Palace Company, with Princess Elizabeth as patrol leader,…

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Fire at "Kurrajong Park"

Manilla Express · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 2

During a violent storm accompanied by lightning and rain on Saturday night the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Veness of…

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Fire Alarm

North West Champion · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 4

The fire bell ringing this morning brought crowds into the streets anxious to find out where the outbreak was, Luckily, the fire was only a small one…

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Bush Fires a Devastating Menace Campaign to Prevent Destruction

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 December 1937 · page 4

Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master! A lighted match or lighted…

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Manilla & District News North Manilla Fire

Manilla Express · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 1

At Manilla Court House on Tuesday, Mr. G. J. Johnstone, P.M., conducted a coroner's inquiry into the recent destruction…

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Bush Fires

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1937 · page 1

Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what p. terrible master! A lighted match or lighted cigarette dropped by a though less smoker; a picnic fire left…

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Bush Fires

Manilla Express · Friday 24 December 1937 · page 4

Fire is one of Man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master! A lighted match or lighted cigarette dropped by a…

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