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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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State Forest Fires Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 3

Baradine State Forest, in which many fires have occurred lately, will be closely guarded by patrols in future. The Forestry Department…

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Risked Life Rescued Parrot From Fire Forbes

Northern Star · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 5

Risking his life when the farm homestead of J. Tiechurst was a mass of leaping flames, Rupert Potter rushed into the house and rescued a parrot…

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Fires Around Pacific Highway

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 7

Although some of the heavy bush country around the main northern road north of Wyong has been swept by bush fires, the N.R M. A. reports that the…

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Vivid Lightning Fires Started in Victoria

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 January 1933 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday:--Vivid lightning between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. to-day set fire to haystacks and crops at Pyramid Hill, near Bendigo. In five parts…

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Fire Bug at Work in Goulburn Rooms Flooded with Kerosene Goulburn

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Detectives investigating a mysterious explosion and fire at the home of Edward Chesterton, a warder at Kenmore Asylum, are convinced that those…

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£1000 DAMAGE. Thieves Set Fire to House. MELBOURNE Wednesday.-

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 6

Thieves who broke into the home of Archibald Hood at Kew late last night were so incensed at not being able to find money that they set fire to the…

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House Destroyed Early Morning Blaze

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

A house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. A. Ivers and Mr. and Mrs. D. Brown, and situated on the bank of Fawcett Creek, east of the tennis…

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How Some Fires Start

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 6

The statement that the sun's rays shining through a window twice set a Queensland school on fire last week leads an expert to observe that "if the…

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Rift in Palace. Indian Princess Fires at Husband

Tweed Daily · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 2

CALCUTTA, Saturday:--Following a shooting incident in the Maharaja of Mymensingh's palace On Thursday night, the Maharani, an exceedingly…

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Occupiers Lose Heavily Uninsured Stock Destroyed in Fire Brigade's Fight to Save Block

Northern Star · Monday 30 January 1933 · page 6

Lismore fire brigade, with a water main tapped in three places, fought tenaciously a blaze which threatened to sweep away the whole of an old block of trading premises in the northern end of Keen-street, Lismore, at 3.30 o'clock yesterday…

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Dry Dock Blaze

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

On Saturday evening last a fourroomed weatherboard cottage, at Dry Dock, near Tweed Heads was destroyed by fire, together with the contents,…

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Bridge on Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 1

A visiting motorist was surprised to discover the Little Murray Bridge on the Grafton-Dorrigo road on fire whilst travelling through from…

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Woodlark--street Blaze Two Buildings Alight Brigade's Good Save

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

Twice within 24 hours Lismore Fire Brigade has been called out to outbreaks in the business section of the town, and in each…

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Cottage Destroyed Tweed Heads Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

On Saturday evening last a four-roomed weatherboard cottage at Dry Dock, near Tweed Heads, was destroyed by fire, together…

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Inquiry To-morrow Dawson Street Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 4

The Coroner (Mr. E. A. Mahony) will hold an inquiry at Lismore Court House to-morrow morning into the fire on December 31 which destroyed an…

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Explosion Precedes Fire Mysterious Incident at Dalby

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 3

DALBY, Monday:--About 1 o'clock this morning a nightwatchman on duty in Cunningham Street was startled by loud explosion. He imagined it was a…

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Second Lismore Fire Outbreaks in Wood[?]ark Street

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 31 January 1933 · page 2

Twice within 24 hours, the Lismore Fire Brigade was called out to outbreaks in the business portion of the town. Exactly 24 hours after the blaze…

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Fire Station Wanted at Mullumbimby Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 4

As the result of a notice of motion by the Mayor (Ald. G. J. Latter) Mullumbimby Municipal Council last night…

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Fire Station for Mullumbimby Council's Request to Commissioners

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 February 1933 · page 4

As the result of a notice of motion by the Mayor (Ald. C. J. Latter) it was agreed by Mullumbimby Municipal Council at a meeting on Monday night…

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Coroner's Comments Fires Amd Insurance Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 2 February 1933 · page 5

Returning a verdict that a fire which occurred in a shop at Auburn on December 18 was caused by burglars, either maliciously or…

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