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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

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Fire at Coraki

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

A cottage our the Casino road. Coraki, owned by Mr. Alex. Livingstone was destroyed by fire at 10 o'clock on Saturday night. The Coraki Fire…

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Cinema Blaze Many Incinerated Shocking Italian Disaster Terrible Scenes

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 3

LONDON, Monday.-- A Rome message states that many persons were incinerated in a fire in a cinema theatre at Morriago…

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Big Timber Yard Blaze Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 5

Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by fire which practically gutted the timber yard of Walters, Middleton…

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Heavy Damage Timber Yards On Fire

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which practically gutted the timber yard of Walters,…

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Shop Fire Ar Maroubra Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 4

A wooden structure at Maroubra Junction in which a ham and beef business was carried on was totally destroyed by fire late last night. A…

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Blaze at Narromine Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

Damage estimated at £12,000 was caused by fire which destroyed Lee's general store and Coulson's motor garage at Narromine. The efforts of…

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Tick Regulations. Minister Under Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

That an emphatic protest be made through the member for the district and the P.P.U. to the Minister for Agriculture…

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0£20,000 Damage Concord Timber Yard Fire Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

Further details of the fire which destroyed Tanner and Middleton's timber yard at Concord show that valuable. stocks of dressed timber…

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Public Fire Bells to Go

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 2

The day of fife excitement at Armidale has passed with the passing of the once famous syren blast(says the Armidale "Express''). Soon a fire…

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Fire at Drill Hall Melbourne

Northern Star · Saturday 3 March 1928 · page 6

Fire broke out last night in the officers' quarters at Bendigo military drill hall. The flames extended rapidly and the whole buidding was soon…

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A Fire

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 4

Whilst Mr. C. Babdurn and family were attending a social evening their home was burnt down. The building and contents were covered by…

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Mind Snaps War Veteran Desperate Gun and Explosives Fires at Official Chief

Northern Star · Monday 5 March 1928 · page 5

Driven to desperation by official apathy a German army veteran, who lost his property in Africa during the war, caused…

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Fire Havoc 2000 Houses Destroyed Calcutta

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

A disastrous fire at Ellore in the Kistna district of Madras destroyed 2000 houses and rendered 10,000 people homeless…

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Family Perish Disastrous House Fire Quebec

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1928 · page 5

Ten lives were lost when a fire swept the home of Thomas Cliche at Valley Junction. His wife and eight children and father-in-law…

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Bakery Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

The London Bakery at Annandale was destroyed by fire early yesterday. A number of weatherboard cottages adjoining the bakery were…

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Sydney Blaze Big Timber Yards at Glebe Extensive Damage Over 100 Fireman Engaged Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

An outbreak of fire in the timber Yards of George Hudson, Ltd., at Glebe early this morning caused heavy damage. The loss will run…

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Timber Ablaze. Big Fire at Glebe. Heavy Losses Incurred

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—An outbreak of fire in the timber yards of George Hudson, Ltd., at Glebe, early this morning, caused heavy damage. The loss will…

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Latest Telegrams. a Big Fire. Hudson's Timber Yards. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 5

Hudson's timber yards at Glebe were destroyed by fire, which broke out shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. Brigades from every metropolitan and…

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Big Glebe Fire Timber Yards Ablaze Great Work by Brigades Two Firemen Injured

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An outbreak of fire in the timber yards of George Hudson, Ltd., at Glebe, early this morning, caused heavy damage. The…

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Big Blaze in Sydney. Hudson's Timber Mills

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1928 · page 2

An outbreak of fire in the timber yards of George Hudson, Ltd., at Glebe early Thursday morning caused heavy damage. The loss will run into many…

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