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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Egyptian Students Riot. Police Fire on Demonstrators

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 6

CAIRO, Monday.--Students have declared a general strike. No clashes occurred in Cairo, where the bridges were opened to…

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Three Fatally Shot. Egyptian Police Fire on Mobs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 7

CAIRO, Tuesday.--Police to-night were obliged to fire on determined mobs at Damanhour, killing a boy and wounding…

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Three Fires in Three Nights Incendiarist at Moree?

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

MOREE, Saturday.--The third, outbreak of fire in as many nights occurred at the rear of the offices of Messrs. Moodie, Cole and Co…

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Twenty Negroes Burn to Death Convict Cage Ablaze Petrol Streams Into Fire

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 5

MONTREAL, Saturday.-- A shocking tragedy, involving the accidental burning to death of twenty negro…

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Bed On Fire, Two Men Burned

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

Mr. John Farley, who resides with his son-in-law, Mr. Harold Scott, off Willawarrin, was the victim of a painful accident about 3.50 a.m. He was…

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Third Fire in Month House At Afterlee Destroyed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

A fire, which was the third to have occurred in the Kyogle district in a month, destroyed a seven-roomed weatherboard cottage owned and…

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Another Bass Strait Mystery Fire Burning on Small Island

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday:--Another mystery has arisen in Bass Strait following a report to the Commonwealth Navigation…

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Mystery Unsolved. Fire on Anser Island

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Investigations both by plane and steamer to-day failed to solve the mystery of an outbreak of fire on Anser Island…

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Murwillumbah Fire Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

Damage amounting to approximately £1000 was caused by a fire to-night which gutted the premises occupied by the Blue Room Cafe and the New…

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Germany Demands an Another Fire in Wharf Street Serious Damage Blue Room Cafe and New England Coy's Office

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 3

Damage amounting to close on £1,000 was caused by a fire which last night practically gutted the Blue Room Cafe and the office of…

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Fire Guts Film Studio Elstree Blaze Three New Pictures Saved

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday:--Breaking out at 2 a.m. to-day a fire gutted the studios of the British and Dominions Film Corporation and…

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Seven Rioters Killed Troops Fire Mob Breaks Windows at Beirut

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 3

BEIRUT, Saturday:--Troops, after once dispersing them, were forced to fire on an armed mob of students and looters; who made…

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£500,000 Damage Blaze at Elstree Worst Fire in History of Industry

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:--Throughout the day film actors and actresses who were to participate in the productions disconsolately…

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Fire Board Vacancy Former Minister Elected SYDNEY

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 3

An ex-Minister for Education, Mr. T. D. Mutch, now an alderman of Randwick Council, to-day was elected a member of the New South Wales [?]re…

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Tar Burned Smoke Seen For Miles Rubbish Tip Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 9

The burning of tar refuse at the Lismore Municipal Council's rubbish tip yesterday attracted many people to the southern end…

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Damage of £1005 Wharf St. Fire Loss Assessor's Estimate

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 4

Mr. C. R. Disher, loss assessor, of Sydney and Orange, yesterday inspected the buildings which suffered in last Thursday night's…

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T. D. Mutch Elected N.S.W. Fire Brigades Board

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday:--The former Minister for Education (Mr. T. D. Mutch), who is now an alderman of Randwick Council, to-day was elected…

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Ironic Efficiency Film of Huge Fire at Elstree Studios

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:--With an efficiency in the circumstances ironic, one of the film concerns whose premises were involved in…

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Gallant Work by Firemen Blaze in Sydney Damage Estimated at £5000

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday:— Gallant work by city firemen marked a serious fire which broke out at the Baker Tyre Retreading…

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Fire in City Heavy Damage Firemen Injured Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 7

Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused, three firemen received electric shocks and six motor vehicles were destroyed…

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