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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

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City Fire Heavy Damage SYDNEY

Northern Star · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 8

Employees had to flee for their lives to-day when a fire broke out in Crane Building, Crane Place, destroying most of the top floor…

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New British Cruisers Greater Volume of Fire

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday:— The new cruises Southampton and Newcastle, just commissioned for service with the Home Fleet, are capable of a…

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£10,000 DAMAGE Fire In Sydney Danger Zone

Tweed Daily · Saturday 20 March 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday:— Damage estimated at nearly £10,000 was caused by a fire which to-day destroyed the upper portion of a block of buildings…

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Firemen Were Fire Raisers BERLIN

Northern Star · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 7

The ex-burgomaster of Langenhahn has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment for fire raising. He…

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Arson Alleged Head of German Fire Brigade Gaoled

Tweed Daily · Monday 22 March 1937 · page 4

BERLIN, Saturday :—The former Burgomaster of Langellam was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for fire-raisirig. He was the…

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Blaze at Woolwich Electrical Factory Gutted

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday:-- The residents of Woolwich were awakened early this morning by the clang of fireengine bells and thought the Arsenal…

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Reclassification Refused Fire Underwriters Reply to Council

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 March 1937 · page 11

The Fire and Accident Underwriters' Association of New South Wales advised the Lismore Municipal Council at…

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Fire on British Steamer Crew Rescued By Lifeboat

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 March 1937 · page 8

LONDON, Monday:-- A lifeboat rescued the crew of 72 officers and men from the British steamer Marie Moller, on which a fire broke out…

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Fireman Killed Blaze In City Wall Collapsed Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 26 March 1937 · page 9

A fireman was killed and two others injured and a civilian severely burnt when a fire destroyed the premises…

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Fireman Killed; Two Injured Blaze in Sydney Workman Severely Burnt

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 March 1937 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:--One fireman was killed and two others injured and a workman severely burnt in a fire which…

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Fire In Theatre BALLINA

Northern Star · Monday 29 March 1937 · page 6

During the screening of "Sutter's Gold" at a matinee in the Centennial Theatre yesterday afternoon a reel of film ignited in the projector…

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Brisbane Blaze Damage Estimated at £106,000 Most Spectacular For Years

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday:--With the flames roaring 200 feet skywards, a fire early this morning gutted the old Perkins and Co. brewery premises owned by Castlemaine, Perkins. Ltd., in Mary Street, City, causing damage estimated…

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Fire Damp Blamed Wonthaggi Disaster MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 5

The cross-examination of John McLeish, general manager of the Wonthaggi State coal mine, occupied almost the whole day when the inquest…

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£90,000 Brisbane Fire Firemen Wage Long Battle Old Building BRISBANE

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 March 1937 · page 7

THE largest fire Brisbane has witnessed for many years caused damage of about…

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Modern Fire-fighting Equipment To be Installed at Key Aerodromes

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 April 1937 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday:--The Controller of Civil Aviation (Captain Johnston) said to-day the Department intended to install more…

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Disastrous Brisbane Fire. £106,000 Damage

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

Damage estimated at £106,000 was done early Tuesday morning by a fire which gutted the old Perkins and Co. brewery premises in Mary Street,…

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Damage Estimated at £3000 Big Fire at Burnie

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 5

HOBART, Thursday:--Damage estimate at £3,000 was caused by one of the most disastrous fires in the history of the town which completely gutted…

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Work Started on New £6000 Building for Rural Bank Where Big Fire Raged Kyogle's Progress

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 2 April 1937 · page 4

Marking a further step in the progress of Kyogle, work has been started on the erection of premises for the Rural…

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West Wiangaree Fire

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 4

Fire on Saturday night destroyed the home occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charters, of West Wiangaree, who were in Kyogle when the outbreak…

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Town Laughs at Brigade Borrowed Lorry For Fires

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1937 · page 3

Imagine the embarrassment of the voluntary fire brigade of Vange, Essex. The firemen say they have been placed in a…

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