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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1937

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Three Days' Sickness Fire-Branding Of Pigs Motions for P P. CONFERENCE

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 May 1937 · page 6

Three motions for inclusion on the agenda of the annual conference of Pastures' Protection Boards were carried at Monday's…

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Children Die in Fire Parents' Rescue Efforts

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 May 1937 · page 10

Two young children lost their lives in a fire which broke out in the upper floor of a house in Battersea Park Road, S.W…

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Heavy Damage Fire In Woodyard MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 7 May 1937 · page 13

Heavy damage was caused by a fire which broke out at Lancefield early to-day and destroyed large-stocks of firewood. So fierce was the blaze that…

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Fire-branding Pigs and Compensation Bangalow

Northern Star · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 2

The recommendation of the Horseshoe Creek branch to be submitted to the next meeting of the Richmond District Council of the Primary…

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Young Women Aid Bucket Brigade Prevents Fire Extension

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 May 1937 · page 4

YARRAMAN, Sunday: -- Young women assisted a bucket brigade of men to prevent the further spread of fire which destroyed three shops in…

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Rebels Press on Despite Basques' Stubborn Defence Bilbao's Last Gateway May Soon be Under Fire

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday:--A message from Bilbao states that where they reformed behind the village of Munguia after relinquishing Mount Sollube, which is transferred into the semblance of a volcano by blazing pine forests, the Basque…

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Fire on Steamer Speeding For Cape Town

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 5

LONDON, Monday:-- The British steamer Welcombe (5,122 tons) sent: a radio message at 7.34 p.m. stating that, fire had broken out, but had been…

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Packing House Destroyed By Fire WYONG

Northern Star · Wednesday 12 May 1937 · page 13

Fanned by a strong westerly breeze, a fire destroyed the Wyong Co-op. citrus packing house early to-day, causing damage estimated at £2000…

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Celebrations in the Provinces Chain of Fires to Proclaim Coronation

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 12

LONDON, Tuesday: -- To-morrow -- while London is staging a pageant which will long be memorable -- throughout the rest of the…

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£5000 'Plane Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 9

AN aeroplane valued at £5000, owned by the Shell Oil Company, and loaned to Airlines of Australia, burst into flames and…

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Fire Destroys Dragon Rapide Plane Passengers Trapped in Cabin Barely Escape With Lives

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY Wednesday: -- When they were trapped in the cabin of a blazing plane at Mascot to-day two men and two women barely escaped with their lives, after the [?]ot Peter Hoskins, had smashed a window with his hands and assisted…

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Spectacular Fire in Sydney Film House Top Floor Burnt Out

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: -- A spectacular fire which destroyed the top floor of Film House, in Pitt Street, City, a…

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Rocket Responsible for Fire? Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 9

Damage estimated at more than £12,000 was caused by a fire which broke out on the eighth floor of Film House, Pitt-street, to-day…

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Six Flats Gutted Blaze at Sandgate

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday:--Six fiats, portion of a building in Sandgate conducted by Thomas Peters, were gutted and a cafe extensively damaged…

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Blaze in Motor Garage Firemen's Dangerous Task

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 7

SYDNEY. Sunday: -- Firemen had a difficult and dangerous task on Saturday night in fighting a fire in a motor garage occupied by Earlwood…

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History of Diesels Fire Risk Reduced

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 6

With the arrival in Australia of the Junkers, Australians were given the opportunity of inspecting one of the latest developments in aeronautical…

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Human Chain to Rescue Family Fire in Tenement

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

A woman and two children were passed down a human chain from the second floor of a tenement in Old Bethnal Green Road, E., recently,…

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Destroyed by Fire Aeroplane In Hangar

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 5

MACKAY, Tuesday:--An AvroAvian plane, owned by a local syndicate, was completely destroyed by fire in a hangar at the city aerodrome…

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Golf Club House Destroyed By Fire SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 4

Damage estimated at about £10,000 was caused by a fire which to-day razed the main portion of the club house at Elanora country golf club, which is one…

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Basque Towns Set On Fire Incendiary Bombs Desperate Defence of Key Position

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 6

LONDON, Monday:--A Bilbao message states that, set on fire by incendiary rebel bombs and then machine- gunned, the towns of Amorebieta and Lemona suffered material damage comparable with that inflicted on Durango,…

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