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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Fire

The Western Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1934 · page 2

At about 4 o'clock this Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the stables at the Oxford Hotel. The Brigade were soon on the scene and quickly…

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Fire Exhibits

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 1

The Court House resembled a bower bird's nest when exhibit were tendered in connection with the fire. These included charred…

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Bertram Henry Lewis Committed For Trial by Coroner Suspicious Fire at Gular Store Lengthy and Prolonged Hearing Expert Considers Explosion Wrecked Store Before Fire

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 1

At the Gulargambone Court House on Monday an inquiry was commenced into circumstances sur rounding the fire which destroyed the store premises of the late Henry James Lewis, at Gular,…

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Clothing Set on Fire

Western Age · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 3

While Hilton Tobin, of Greenbank, Sofalo, was filling the petrol tank of a motor lorry, an explosion enveloped him and the vehicle in flames. Tobin…

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Fire at Theatre Cloak Room in Flames

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

A fire, the origin of which is a mystery, broke out in the cloak-room at the Monarch-Empire Theatre about 7 o'clock last night, when damage…

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Latest Cables and Telegrams Devastating Fire Premises Gutted Calm Night Saves Town Toowoomba, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 1

A big fire here last night destroyed 14 shops and other business premises. The blaze broke out shortly after mid-night, and continued unchecked for…

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Fire Alarm. Excitement in Lee Street

The Wellington Times · Monday 9 April 1934 · page 3

The ringing of the fire bell a little after ten o'clock on Saturday morning had people scampering in all directions. Children on bicycles and…

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League Executive Quick Fire Meeting New Coach Welcomed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 1

President J. T. Francis wasted no time in disposing of a small and unimportant business sheet at last night's meeting of Dubbo Rugby League. In…

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Fire at Chisholm's Sale Yards Three Yearlings Burnt to Death

Western Age · Friday 13 April 1934 · page 3

The sale ring and stand and sever horse boxes at H. Chisholm and Company's stables at Randwick were destroyed by fire early last Friday…

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Fatal Fire Father and Two Sons Die Ottawa

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1934 · page 1

Sergt.-Major Frederick Colham was fatally burned to-day, while attempting to rescue his two small sons, who perished in his burning home.s…

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Home Destroyed Fire at Montefiores

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 April 1934 · page 3

AT about 4 o'clock on Saturday morning a four-roomed cottage at Montefiores, together with its contents, was, totally destroyed by fire…

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Fires Two at Week-end Storerooms Destroyed

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 3 May 1934 · page 12

Two fires occurred in Gilgandra during the week-end and had it not been for the prompt action of volunteers…

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Fire Fatality

The Western Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1934 · page 2

When a fire broke out at Broomfield, New Zealand, last night, Ellen Franklin, 76, and her companion, Miss Smaile, about 40, were…

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Fire at Gilgandra

Western Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 3

An outbreak of fire occurred at Gilgandra on Monday morning, in the oil shed of the Western Stores and Edgleys Ltd. The building, which was…

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Tragic Fire in New Zealand Two Women Burnt to Death

Western Age · Friday 11 May 1934 · page 3

When a fire broke out at Bloomfield, N.Z. on Monday night last, Mrs. Ellen Franklin (76), and her companion, Miss Smaile, about 40 were…

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High Finance Solomon's Double Entry Facts in the Fire Sydney, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1934 · page 1

In the course of examination before the Registrar in Bankruptcy to-day, Solomon Green, storekeeper, late of Griffith, said that for three years he…

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Mining Fatality From Dreaded Fire Damp Brussells

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1934 · page 1

Of 46 miners working in a colliery near Paturages, at midnight, 2500 feet below the surface, 41 were killed and five injured, following a fire damp…

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Big Blaze Factory Destroyed £50,000 Damage. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 1

The Barnes Bacon Company's factory at Homebush was almost totally destroyed by fire early this morning, when a fire broke…

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Disastrous Fire £50,000 GONE Bacon Factory Up In Smoke. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 1

The Barnes Bacon Company's factory at Homebush was destroyed by fire this morning. The whole curing, packing and drying…

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Fire-Damp Explosion in Belgian Coal Mine. Many Killed

Western Age · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 3

At least fifteen were killed in a second explosion of fire damp at a coalmine at Paturages, and it is feared there may be more missing including…

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