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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

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120 PERISH Fire in Cinema Fused Wire Shanghai, Thursday. Chinese Horror

Northern Star · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 9

The worst cinema disaster in China's history is reported from Changchun, in Manchuria,…

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South Brisbane Blaze Block of Shops Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 3

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A two-storey building, consisting of five shops with dwellings, situated in Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, was…

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Disastrous Fire Motor Premises Destroyed Work of Safe Breakers?

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The most disastrous fire for 15 years occurred at Geelong early yesterday morning when the premises of Margetts Motors…

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Tingha Fire Startling Evidence Two Men Committed for Trial

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 2

INVERELL, Sunday:--Startling evidence was given at a Coroner's inquiry yesterday into a fire which destroyed four business premises in the…

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£16,000 Damage Big Geelong Fire Safebreakers Suspected MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 5

The most disastrous fire for 15 years occurred at Geelong early yesterday morning when the premises of Margetts Motors…

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Tingha Fire Two to Stand Trial Afghan and Ex-employee Inverell

Northern Star · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 5

Startling evidence was given at a coroner's inquiry yesterday into a fire which destroyed four business premises in the principal street…

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Huge Damage by Fire Hoboken (N.j.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 6

Fire wrecked portion of the waterfront, destroying two piers of the Lamport Holt line and more than 400 automobiles awaiting…

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Fire Brigades Guarantee of Expenses SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 8

In the Legislative Assembly to-day the Chief Secretary presented a report by the Board of Fire Commissioners regarding the refusal of the Kempsey…

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Waterfront Fire. Over 3,000,000 Dollars Damage

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

HADAKEN (New Jersey), Sunday A fire wrecked portion of the waterfront, destroying two piers of the Lampart Holt line and more than 400…

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Father Dies Victoria Park Fire Trundle

Northern Star · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 4

Edward O'Malley, father of the two children who were incinerated last night in a fire at Victoria Park, 12 miles from Trundle, died himself early…

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Night Watchman Fires Shots

Tweed Daily · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday:-In Elizabeth, Street, City, early this morning, a night watchman fired two shots in the direction of a man carrying a parcel…

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Fire at Holbrook. £10,000 Damage Done

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 4

Sydney. Friday. -- Three business premises in the main street of Holbrook were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is…

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Collapsed in Fire Death of Aged Widow TINGHA

Northern Star · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 5

Mrs. Duffagen (75), a widow, was burned to death early this morning when her house was destroyed by fire. A neighbour named McDonald made…

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Appalling Blaze. Japanese Town on Fire

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 5

TOKIO, Thursday. -- Fanned by a gale, a conflagration is raging at Komatfu, a town on the seafront…

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Holbrook Blaze Three Shops Destroyed HOLBROOK

Northern Star · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 9

Three shops in the main street were destroyed by fire early this morning. At 3.15 a.m., William Hicks wool and skin store was found burning fiercely…

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Woman Falls Into Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 5

Mrs. Duffagen (55), a widow, was burned to death at Tingha, when her house was destroyed by fire. A [?] [?]bour named McDonald made a…

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Disastrous Fire. Three Shops Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 4

HOLBROOK, Friday. -- Three shops in the main street were destroyed by fire early this morning At 3.15 a.m., William Hicks' wool and skin store…

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£10,000 Damage. Fire at Holbrook

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday. -- Three business premises in the main street of Holbrook were destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at…

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Oil Tanker Fire Departmental Report SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 5

A new light has been thrown on the disastrous fire which broke out on the oil tanker British Honour in Newcastle harbour recently by a report of…

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Valves Left Open Benzine on Harbor Cause of Disastrous Fire False Evidence Given?

Tweed Daily · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--A new light has been thrown on the disastrous fire which broke out on the oil tanker "British Honor" in…

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