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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Telegraphic News. Fire at Gas Works East Maitland's Narrow Escape

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A fire broke out last night in the meter room of the East Maitland gas works. The firemen stopped the blaze just in time to…

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Wanted Holiday Set Fire to School

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 March 1930 · page 3

HOBART, Saturday.--Taxed with having set fire to the State School at Ouse, a 14-year-old boy admitted to the police that he had…

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£5000 Fire at Store Hobart

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 6

Damage estimated at £5000 was done by fire which broke out in Lewis's store, Murray-street, yesterday morning. When the firemen…

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Work of Thieves? Big Fire in Hobart

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 3

HOBART, Monday.--Damage estimated at £5000 was done by a fire which broke out in Lewis' Store, Murray Street, yesterday morning. When the…

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Panic Follows Fire Outbreak at Picture Show

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 5

ADELONG, Monday. Panic reigned for some time in the Oddfellows' Hall on Saturday night when, following an explosion in the…

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Fire Caused by Electric Iron Shop Menaced

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 2

Sydney, Tuesday. -- A fire which broke out in the costumiere's shop of Madam Henry in Rowe Street, City, was subdued with fire extinguishers…

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Tingha Fire. Two Men Charged

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 2

TINGHA, Tuesday.--Following the outbreak of fire at Tingha on Sunday morning, Arthur T. L. Sanderson was charged at Bundarra Police Court with…

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Fire in Costumier's Electric Iron Left Switched On

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A fire, which broke out last night in Madame Henry's costumiere shop, in Rowe-street, city, was subdued with fire…

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Spectacular Blaze. Malthouse Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 6

The malthouse attached to the old Tamworth brewery was destroyed by fire one morning last week. The damage is estimated at £9000, insurances…

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''Tweed Daily" Fires

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 2

The police have advised the witnesses in the case Rex v. A. Kelly that their services will not be required at the Lismore Quarter Sessions. The…

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Crookwell Blaze Freezing Works Destroyed SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 6

Crookwell freezing works with the machinery and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of the Country Freezing Coy., valued altogether at…

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Japanese Cinema Fire Tokio

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

A gasoline explosion caused the Chinkai cinema fire. The building was not suited for the purpose, and the sole exit was blocked. With the…

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Only One Exit Japanese Cinema Fire

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

TOKIO, Tuesday.--A gasoline explosion caused the Chihkai cinema fire. The building was not suited for the purpose and the one sole exit was…

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Tingha Fire Police Court Sequel TINGHA

Northern Star · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 7

There was a sequel to Sunday's fire at the Police Court yesterday when Arthur Sanderson, who occupied until Saturday evening the premises in…

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Big Fire at Crookwell Freezing Worlds Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-crook well freezing works, with machinery and about 4000 rabbits, the property of the Country Freezing…

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Bush Fires Legislative Precautions SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 8

In the Assembly to-night the second reading of the Bush Fires Bill was moved by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey). The measure, he said,…

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In the Assembly Firearms Bill Water For Country Towns Bush Fires Bill

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. A. E. Budd (C. Party) asked the Premier (Mr. Bavin) whether he had seen the…

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Bangalow Fire Brigade

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

A committee was formed at a public meeting at Bangalow on Wednesday night to deal with the matter of obtaining a suitable fire fighting…

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Boy Perishes in Fire Adelaide

Northern Star · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 3

When a hut was destroyed by fire at Robertson, Frederick Lehmann, a boy, was burnt alive. His father made several attempts to enter but was…

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Fire on P. and O. Liner. Passengers Ordered to Leave Vessel. Colombo

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

A serious fire broke out on the P. and O. liner Cormorin last night, and all efforts to extinguish the flames failed and the…

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