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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Pastoral Bush Fire Control Some Seasonal Reminders on Prevention

Western Age · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 4

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have been…

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Big Fires Will Swell Unemployed Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

The Eastgate Proprietary Limited Company's factory and Hoadley's chocolate factory were destroyed by fire at East Brunswick and Melbourne…

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The Fire Fiend Wipes Out Township Auckland

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 11 October 1929 · page 1

Six business promises in Heriot Township, near Gore (N.Z.), were destroyed by fire early this morning, including the Bank of New Zealand…

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Beware of Bush Fires!

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 2

IT is a matter for deep concern that every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as the result of bush fire. Some of this loss in inevitable, but a large proportion might have been prevented on the part of individual landholders, and some organised scheme of fire-fighting…

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Bush Fire Control Some Seasonal Reminders for Prevention

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 3

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion…

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Pastoral Bush Fire Control Some Seasonal Reminders on Prevention

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 14 October 1929 · page 5

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have been…

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Bush Fire Control Some Seasonal Reminders for Prevention

Western Age · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion…

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Disastrous Fire Glebe Timber Yards Gone Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 1

A disastrous fire broke out at Langdon and Langdon's timberyards, at Globe, at 8 o'clock this morning. The fire was due to the fusing of the…

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Incendiary Thieves Four Fires Started Constable's Prompt Action Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 21 October 1929 · page 1

Thieves, who entered the premises of Vita-Lick Limited, Kent-street, late on Saturday night, made an attempt "'on three safes in the building. They then…

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Set Fire to Building. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 October 1929 · page 2

Thieves, who entered the premises of Vita-Lick Ltd., City, late on Saturday night, made at attempt to open three safes in the building…

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Big Blaze In Heart of George Street Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 1

Extensive, damage was caused by a fire, which broke out in the Waldorf Cafe, near the G.P.O., in George Street, early this morning. The flames were…

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Fire at Enfield Block in Danger Narrow Escape of Inmates Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1929 · page 1

A fire which broke out in Barrett's grocery store, Liverpool Road, Enfield, late last night, for a time endangered the whole block of shops…

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Fire Cottage and Contents Destroyed

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 10

WHEN the residents of Wellington were awakened by the clanging of the fire bell at 1.20 yesterday morning, the red glare in the sky…

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Film Causes Big Fire Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 10

When a film caught fire in [?] Nambour Town Hall last night, [?]ing a picture show performance [?] operators had to tear a hole [?]…

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Picture Show Fire Operators Jump for Their Lives Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 1
Also in Western Age

When the film caught fire during a picture show performance in the Nambour Town Hall last night, the operators had to tear a hole in the…

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Fire Alarm

The Western Herald · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 2

About 9 am. on Wednesday last the fire bells peeled out their warning and it was discovered that a fire of very small dimensions was in progress…

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Hollywood Fire One Life Lost

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 1

Hollywood (Californa), Thursday. It is now revealed that only one poison was killed in the fire in a laboratory of the Consolidated Film…

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His Majesty's Theatre Damaged by Fire Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 1

A fire at His Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, early this morning, did considerable damage. The upper circle and auditorium were…

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Thieves at Work Fire the Building Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 1

A shop, occupied by Mrs. Annie Maria Woods, greengrocer, currying on business at Gladesville, was set on fire by thieves at 5 o'clock this morning…

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