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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Fire Brigades Newcastle Demonstration Concludes

Tweed Daily · Monday 19 March 1934 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Fire Brigades' demonstration concluded at Newcastle on Saturday. Hundreds of volunteer firemen demonstrated the…

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Destroyed by Fire Cougal

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 7

A house owned by Mr. J. T. Seccombe, and occupied by Mr. J. Livingstone, together with the contents, was destroyed by fire at 11 o'clock…

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Local and General Fire at Cougal

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1934 · page 4

A fire at Cougal last night destroyed a residence owned by Mr. J. T. Seccombe. The building was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Livingstone…

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Disastrous Blaze BRISBANE

Northern Star · Wednesday 21 March 1934 · page 7

Early this morning fire practically gutted the premises of the Cardboard Company of Queensland Pty., Ltd., at Herston, and caused damage estimated…

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Blaze at Stokers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

Fire entirely destroyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Andrews, of Stokers, on Tuesday night. The blaze broke out about 11.30 p.m. and the family…

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Fire Brigade Returns

Tweed Daily · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 4

Murwillumbah Fire Brigade team, consisting of Messrs. Flick, (captain), Scrivener, Easton, Young, Kenna and Piper returned to Murwillumbah on…

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Mullumbimby Fire Brigade

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 2

In connection with the list of donors who contributed towards the cost of sending a team from the Mullumbimby Fire Brigade to Newcastle last…

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Mysterious Sampan Japanese Crew "Would Fire" Brisbane

Northern Star · Thursday 22 March 1934 · page 7

Interesting information has been received from the survivors of the lugger Mildred, which was wrecked In the recent cyclone, concerning a…

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City Destroyed Disastrous Blaze Thousand Deaths Tokio

Northern Star · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 7

An all-night fire, fanned by a heavy gale, destroyed the city of Hakodate, except for the foreign consulates, which are on a…

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Heavy Damage Fire in Ipswich Theatre

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 4

IPSWICH, Thursday.--A fire broke out in the projecting room of the Parkside Theatre to-night and caused damage estimated at several thousands of…

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Seven Burned to Death New York Disaster Tenement Condemned As Fire Trap

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 2

NEW YORK, Wednesday--Seven persons were burned to death to-day in an East Side tenement which had been condemned as a…

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Fire Sweeps Japanese City Thousand Dead 150,000 Homeless Flames Fanned by Gale

Tweed Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 5

KOBE, Thursday:--Violent storms raged yesterday throughout Japan. Hakodate, famous for many conflagrations. far exceeded its…

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Matron Severely Burned Hospital Destroyed by Fire

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday:— The Matron (Miss Maker) Araluen private hospital at Woodford narrowly escaped with her life when a fire early this…

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Two Outbreaks of Fire Coolangatta House Tweed Heads Brigade Makes Good Save

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 March 1934 · page 4

Shortly after 2 a.m. yesterday Tweed Heads Fire Brigade effected a good save when a fire broke out in the seven–roomed cottage owned…

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Fire Checked Early Morning Outbreak

Northern Star · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 5

The prompt action of a neighbour and good work by the Lismore Fire Brigade prevented the destruction of a weather board cottage at 90 Orion-street…

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Oil Gusher Fire Extinguished MARRAKESH

Northern Star · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 5

The great oil gusher fire, which has been burning for weeks at Mount Tselfat, in the district of Djebel, was fully extinguished to-day by the…

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Hakodate Fire £10,000,000 Havoc Wrought

Tweed Daily · Monday 26 March 1934 · page 3

TOKIO, Saturday.--Confirmed reports show that the loss caused by the fire at Hakodate approximates 100,000,000 yen (about £10,000,000). The…

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Snake Causes Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 7

While dressing to go to a ball recently, Mrs. James Sadler, of Allansford, near Warrnambool, picked up a dress from a bed, and was horrified…

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House Destroyed North Lismore Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 6

An unoccupied cottage owned by the estate of the late Arthur Wood, in Grey-street, North Lismore, was destroyed by fire about 5 o'clock…

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House Destroyed Afternoon Blaze At Casino CASINO

Northern Star · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 6

A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, with contents, in Colchesstreet, Casino, occupied by Mrs. W. Hendley, was destroyed by fire…

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