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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

1,223 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 62

Bush Fires Raging on Wide Front. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

Disastrous bush fires are reported in the Albury district. Many stations are menaced, and already thousands of acres have been…

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Fires in Stadium Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Two separate outbreaks of fire, one in the eastern end and the other in the western end, were discovered at Sydney Stadium shortly before…

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Set Himself on Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 2

An inquest was held at Port Pirie into the death of Kenneth Lewis (24), formerly of Glenelg, who, on Christmas Day, was found with his clothes…

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Woman Fire Bug? Goulburn

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Most of the fires which have been raging during the past week in the district are now under control. At Wowagin there have been three…

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£60,000 Damage Electrical Works Fire Melbourne

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 8

Damage estimated at £60,000 was caused, by a fire which broke out at Weymouth electrical works at Burnley on Saturday might…

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In Nick of Time Woman Rescued From Fire

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.--The Sunny To Rooms, at Fern Tree Gully, were destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The proprietress and a girl…

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Disastrous Fire. £60,000 Worth of Damage. Melbourne

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1929 · page 3

A fire at the works of Weymouth, Ltd., electrical engineers, Richmond, which broke out at midnight on Saturday, destroyed electrical goods, machinery and…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.--Disastrous bush fires are reported in the Albury district. Many stations are menaced, and already thousands of acres have been…

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Great Damage Devasting Bush Fires

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.—Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £70,000 was done by bush fires which enveloped the greater part of North Daudalup,…

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Disastrous Bush Fires Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 14

Disastrous bush fires are reported in Albury district. Many stations are menaced and already thousands of aeres have been devastated. Two…

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Great Damage Devasting Bush Fires

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.—Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £70,000 was done by bush fires which enveloped the greater part of North Dandalup,…

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Fires at Dorrigo

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

On Saturday evening, the 12th inst., a cottage at Dorrigo, which had been occupied by a bullock driver employed at Mr. Smythe's mill, together with…

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Fires at Dobrigo

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 2

On Saturday evening, the 12th inst., a cottage at Dorrigo, which had been occupied by a bullock driver employed at Mr. Smythe's mill, together with…

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Car Destroyed by Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 3

A Ford car, owned by Mr. T. E. Benn, Lionsville, was destroyed by fire between Fine Flower and Baryulgil, on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Benn,…

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Attempt to Fire House Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 January 1929 · page 5

An attempt was made at Warialda to burn down the dwelling of a well known resident named Pyrke. Fortunately, smoke was discovered by an…

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Albury Bush Fires

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3

ALBURY, Wednesday:--Bush fires in this district are now practically extinguished. For miles there is nothing to be seen but blackened ground,…

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£50,000 DAMAGE Disastrous Bush Fire

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 3

PERTH, Wednesday.--Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £70,000 was done by a bush fire which enveloped the greater part of North…

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£70,000 Damage Caused by Bush Fire Perth

Northern Star · Thursday 24 January 1929 · page 5

Damage estimated at between £50,000 and £70,000 was done by a bush fire which enveloped the greater part, of North Dandalup, nine miles…

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Suspicious Sydney Blaze

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Fire broke out in premises known as the Radio Bar gain Bazaar, in George Street, early this morning. Extensive damage was…

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Big Melbourne Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 25 January 1929 · page 4

Melbourne, Friday.--Stapleton and Lewis' furniture factory at Richmond was partly destroyed by first just before six o'clock this morning. The…

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