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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Dormitory Fire Psychopathies Perish Cleveland (Ohio)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

Nine women, psychopathic patients, were burned to death in a fire believed to be the work of an incendiary, that destroyed a dormitory of Ridgecliff…

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Fire in Market Damage over £10,000 Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1933 · page 1

A fire broke out in the Eastern Market, Bourke Street, last night. The damage was confined to a section containing twelve shops, which were…

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Mailbag Missing Thieves at Work in Fire Perth

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1933 · page 1

During the burning of a goods shod in Western Australia a registered mail bag was stolen from the guard's van of the train…

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Engine Causes Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1933 · page 5

After a District Court case lusting three days, Arthur John Summer, a soldier-settler at Gunning, was given a verdict for £281/14/6 against the…

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Bush Fires

The Western Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

An extensive bush fire broke out near Tombaramba and many members of the volunteer brigades are strenuously fighting it…

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Fire Alarm

The Western Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1933 · page 2

A fire alarm on Saturday evening proved a false alarm, being only a rubbish heap burning at a residence in east end of town. It brought all and…

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Roosevelt Under Fire

The Western Herald · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

The President Elect of the United States (Roosevelt) was in grave danger of losing his life in Florida, A man fired five shots at the Mayor of…

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Big Fires in Melbourne

The Western Herald · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by two spectacular fires las night. The nail factory of S. Cooke Limited, South Melbourne was gutted…

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Disastrous Fire Brisbane

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 1

Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed the Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, last night. The fire started at seven…

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Big Fire in Toowoomba

The Western Herald · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

The Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, was destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at £30,000…

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Local Jottings Destructive Fire at Bathurst

The Wellington Times · Monday 27 February 1933 · page 2

The biggest and moot devastating fire in Bathurst, since Tremain's Flour Mill was destroyed back in 1901, occurred in the early hours of…

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Outhouse Blaze Old Stables Gutted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1933 · page 1

At about 8.20 this morning the fire bell rang out, in response to an alarm from the Commercial Hotel. The girls preparing breakfast saw smoke…

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Glebe Colliery Threatened by Fire Miners to the Rescue Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 1

A fierce bush fire threatened Globe Colliery, Newcastle, yesterday. Miners wore brought to the surface to light the flames, which were held…

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Disastrous Fire Flour Mill Destroyed. Adelaide

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 1

Messrs. Jeffs' Brothers flour mill near Kapunda, South Australia, was destroyed by a disastrous fire during the week-end. The damage is…

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Biscuit Factory Badly Damaged by Fire Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 1

A big fire at Peek Frean's biscuit factory, Camperdown, early this morning, caused damage estimated at several thousand pounds…

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Serious Fires At Hill End Colliery Cessnock, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1933 · page 6

An outbreak of fire at Hill End Colliery spread materially during the night, and the position is extremely serious…

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Bush Fire Sheep Destroyed. Melbourne

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

A very serious bush fire broke out in the Gisborne district, Victoria, yesterday. Eight square miles of grass country and timber were destroyed…

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Colliery Fire Now Under Control Considered Safe

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

Officials have every reason to believe that the fires at Hill End are now under control. Smoke issued from five craters on…

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Hay Destroyed In Disastrous Fire 800 Tons in Flames Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 13 March 1933 · page 1

A disastrous fire at Temora this morning destroyed more than 800 tons of stacked hay at the chaff mills of J. Dolden and Company, some…

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Fire on Station £4000 Damage Molong

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 1

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused by a fire which broke out this morning in a large shed on Magill's station, "Erambie," five miles from Molong…

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