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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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No Fire Alarm Chamber of Commerce Protest Business Interests

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 6

A resolution was carried at last night's meeting of Lismore Chamber of Commerce protesting against the practice in…

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Mr. Gibson Fires First Shot Progressive Policy Outlined for State Heavy Burden Rests on Producers

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 5

Mr. R. C. Gibson, one of the three endorsed United Country Party candidates contesting the Lismore by-election, fired the first shot in the campaign at Alstonville last night "when he addressed a public meeting in Main-street About 100…

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OVER 100 Dead Explosion and Fire Shanghai Shoe Factory Terrible Scenes Shanghai

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 7

One of the most ghastly industrial tragedies in local history occurred this morning in the Chinese Rubber Shoe…

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Sound Fire Alarm

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

A resolution has been [?]tied by Lisniore Chamber of Comme[?]testing against the practice not ringing the fire…

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Cause Unknown Casino Fire CASINO

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

In finding that a house in Johnston-street, Casino, owned by Samuel Armstrong (Strathcden) was destroyed by fire on January 31, and that the…

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Fire in Coal Bunkers Perth

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 5

Limping towards Fremantle with a damaged propeller the steamer Helmsprey now has a fire in her eoal bunkers. It is not kown whether…

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Large Theatre Burnt Ravishing Fire at Toowoomba

Tweed Daily · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 5

TOOWOOMBA, Wednesday:--Early this evening, the Empire: Theatre in Neil Street, one of the largest buildings in Toowoomba, was completely gutted…

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Fire at Trundle Seven Shops Destroyed Trundle

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 3

Seven shops in the main business centre of Trundle were gutted by fire early this morning. Their contents were destroyed and only the efforts of…

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Bushfires Near Adelaide Adelaide

Northern Star · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 5

Firefighters spent to-day strenuously combating flames near Kuipto Forest, outside Adelaide, but at dusk appeared to have the situation in…

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Big Blaze Damage in Railway Workshops Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 4

Several thousands pounds damages was done by a fire which broke out in the railway workshops at Bathurst last night. The building, which is 200…

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Railway Workshops Gutted by Fire Bathurst

Northern Star · Saturday 25 February 1933 · page 5

Many thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by a mysterious fire which broke out in the railway workshops at Bathurst this…

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Fires Sweeping North-west Victoria Conditions Favor Fire-Fighters

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday:--There are still big bush fires in the northeastern mountainous area of Victoria. Some are being checked…

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Fire Destroys Garage Oil Feeds Flames Early Hour Blaze in Murwillumbah

Tweed Daily · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 2

Emitting dense volumes of smoke, fire fiercely burnt out the garage of Mr. E. P. West, Main Street, Murwillumbah, in…

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Fire in Cottage Brigade's Good Work Casino

Northern Star · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 7

At 2.45 this morning, the Fire Brigado were called to a fire in a weatherboard cottage in North-street, Casino, owned by Mrs. H. Aspery. On…

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An Appreciation for Fighting Bush Fires Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

When the big bush fires recently menaced the afforestation area at Mannus, near Tumbarumba warders and prisoners worked hard and…

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Serious Bush Fires Victoria Suffers School and Public Hall Burnt

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 5

"MELBOURNE, Monday:--The return of the hot weather has resulted in many outbreaks of bush fires in the country. At Neerim,…

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Forest Menaced Fires Rage in South Australia

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday :--The Government Forest at Kuipto was again menaced by fire to-day when flames extended over a mile front. The forest area…

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Fire in Reichstag Deliberately Caused Berlin

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

The Reichstag was heavily damaged last night by a fire deliberately started. The blaze originated in the main hall. A man, clad only in his…

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Son's Timely Warning Byron Bay Fire Family Escapes From Burning Residence

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 2

But for the timely awakening of Roy Gittces at about 2.30 a.m. yesterday, a fire which totally destroyed the home of his parents…

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Bush Fires in Victoria Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1933 · page 9

Further big bush fires were reported to-day. mostly in the Strzlecki ranges in South Gippsland. Some outbreaks made rapid headway. Burn…

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