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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Cumnock Clarion Fire Precaution At Cumnock Water Supply Suggested

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 9

At the monthly meeting of the Amaroo Shire Council on Monday last the Deputy President, Cr. Reynolds…

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Serious Charge Man Remanded on £300 BAIL Sensational Sequel to Alleged Fire Hearing Set Down for To-morrow

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 4

As the result of the alleged discovery of a fire at 10.30 on Thursday night last at the residence of Mr. and Mrs…

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Disastrous Fire Cobar Station Residence Demolished

Western Age · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 2

The residence of Cobar's station master, Mr. G. Carey, wan on Saturday last totally destroyed by fire. The fire occurred about 4 p.m., and…

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Fire Walker Mohammedan Who Surprised British Scientists

Western Age · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 1

Kuda Bux, the Kashmiri Mohammedan, who recently mystified scientists in London by walking unseathed over fire and riding a bicycle through…

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Bush Fire. Serious at Woy Woy Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 1

A serious bush fire raged at Ettalong in the Woy Woy district, during the week-end. The local brigade, assisted by residents…

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Couple's Plight House on Fire

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 7

A cottage at Gilgandra, occupied by a man and his wife—both old-age pensioners—caught fire…

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Cobbora Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1935 · page 2

The Cobbora Hotel, one of the oldest taverns in the West, was completely destroyed by fire early on Saturday morning…

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Cairns Fire Fatality in the Flames Brisbane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1935 · page 1

[?] (57), an Italian, was [?] to death, and Yamma Yatti, [?] cook, was injured in a desper[?] to the street to escape the…

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Late Wool Fire Losses Made Good

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1935 · page 6

We are informed that Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limit[?] have almost completed the payments to their clients in connectio[?]…

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Wellington Municipal Council Fire at Power House Precautions to be Taken for the Future

The Wellington Times · Monday 11 November 1935 · page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council was one of the shortest on record, for on Thursday night last the business had been completed at five minutes to 9…

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Wool Fire Payments

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 7

We are informed that Goldsbrough, Mort and Company Limited have almost completed the payments to their clients in…

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Fire in Marshall Street

Western Age · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 2

An alarm of fire was given at 4 a.m. on Friday last, it being learned that the shop premises of Mr. Walter Mahy were well ablaze. The Fire Brigade…

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Our Fire Brigade Off To Katoomba

The Wellington Times · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 2

The five members of the Wellington Fire Brigade, who are to represent this town at the monster…

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Bush Fires Cause Intense Heat

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 5

Undoubtedly the hottest day experienced this summer prevailed on Wednesday when a heavy blue haze hung over the…

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Snow and Fire

The Wellington Times · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 2

How vague is the weather man has been exemplified during the past week. Last week-end one of our local residents had occasion to…

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Bushfires Blazing Prize Firemen Rushed to Rescue Katoomba, Friday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1935 · page 1

Bush fires, which have been burning in the valleys in the vicinity of Woodford for three days, commenced to spread with alarming rapidity to-day…

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Bush Fire Brigade Graziers Disappoint Poor Representation

The Wellington Times · Thursday 28 November 1935 · page 9

A meeting of the Cumnock Bush Fire Brigade was held in Barter's Hall on Wednesday last…

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Man Burned Petrol Catches Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 5

Kevin Green (25), of Eumungerie, suffered burns to the face, hand and arm, when some petrol which he was pouring from a drum into his car tank…

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The Pyrmont Fire Insurance Companies' Huge Payments

The Wellington Times · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 12

Following previous progress payments to Goldsborough, Mort and Co. Ltd., of £300,000 on account of the wool lost in the Pyrmont fire, it is…

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Petrol Fire Man Badly Burned On Way From Eumungerie

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 5 December 1935 · page 1

While on the way to Dubbo by car on Saturday morning, from Eumungerie, their car run out of petrol and Kevin Green (25)…

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