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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Fire on the Taroona At Wharf £15,000 Damage Short Circuit in Wiring?

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday:--A fire, believed to have been caused by a short circuit in the electric wiring in the smoke-room, broke out…

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Fire Commissioners' Itinerary

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 8

Members of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners visited Lismore yesterday and met a deputation from the Lismore council at…

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Fire Commissioners In Kyogle Tomorrow

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

The Broad of Fire Commissioners advised yesterday's meeting of Kyogle Shire Council that the president, Mr. T. J. Smith, and other members…

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Fire Station for Mullumbimby. Commissioners Visit Mullumbimby

Mullumbimby Star and Byron Bay-Bangalow Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

An assurance was given the Mayor (Ald. W. Arnold) and Mr. C. J. Latter, Captain of the Mullumbimby Fire Brigade this…

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Fire District Extension Is Desired Town Re-classification

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 8

CLAIMING that the pr ogress of Lismore with the resultant growth in the number of first class buildings in the main business section and the improvement of its water system warranted a…

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Fire Station for Mullumbimby Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 10

When members of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Mullumbimby this afternoon, the President, Mr. T. J. Smith, stated there were…

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By Science Fire-Fighting New Methods

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 6

THE opinion that modern buildmg regulations and the fire resisting materials used in construction did not…

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District Centres Visited Board of Fire Commissioners ALSTONVILLE

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 10

Members of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, who visited Alstonville to-day, were met by Crs. H. Daley and J. J…

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Fire Station and Residence Good Prospects tor M'bimby

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 4

When members of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Mullumbimby yesterday the President (Mr. T. J. Smith) stated that there were good…

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Board of Fire Commissioners Mur-bah Visit to Consider Provision of New Engine

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 4

An announcement that it would give full consideration to the question of providing a new and more powerful engine for the use of the…

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Additional Fire Alarms Kyogle Request To Commission KYOGLE

Northern Star · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 8

A request for the provision of additional fire alarms in Kyogle, particularly west of the railway line, was made by the president of the Kyogle…

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Fire Commissioners Visit Mullumbimby. Prospect for New Fire Station

Mullumbimby Star and Byron Bay-Bangalow Advocate · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

The prospects of a new fire station, with living quarters attached, for Mullumbimby, are particularly bright and an assurance in this…

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Fire on Jervis Bay

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:--A fire on board the steamer Jervis Bay while she was moored at a Newcastle wharf early this morning caused severe…

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Heavy Damage Fire On Jervis Bay NEWCASTLE

Northern Star · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 9

Commencing in the galley, a fire travelled so rapidly on the liner Jervis Bay to-day that before the fire brigades extinguished it, damage…

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Four Killed in Panic Fire in San Francisco Cabaret

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 6

SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday: A hat check girl and three patrons were killed early this morning in a panic following a fire in…

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More Fire Alarms Needed Application To Commissioners Approval of Station Site

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 2

A statement that his colleagues would give careful consideration to a request for the installation of additional…

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Presentation of Long Service Medals Fire Commissioners Visit Coraki. Praise for Local Station

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 7

Four members of the Board of The Commissioners—Hon. T. J. Smith, President, Mr. T. S. Douglass (Underwriters' representative), Mr. J…

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Charges of Arson Fail Coff's Harbour Case Sequel to Fire at Butter Factory

Tweed Daily · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 4

Two brothers, William Frederick Gordon (22) and Norman James Gordon (19), appeared at Coff's Harbour Police Court, before Mr. S. J. Bliss,…

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Roof Is Important Fire Risk In Wooden Houses

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 2

"Timber houses in the United States were at one time rated higher for fire insurance. Nowadays, whether the house be of brick or timber…

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Kitchen Damaged Fire in Boarding House KYOGLE

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 May 1936 · page 6

Slieht damage to the kitchen at Kangaloon boarding house In Mainstreet. Kyogle, conducted by Mrs. Risk, was caused by a fire about 4.30…

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