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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

67 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 4

Disastrous Fire at Ballina

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 July 1929 · page 1

In the early hours of Sunday morning a fire occurred at Ballina which destroyed twelve business premises. The damage is estimated at £30,000. The…

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Burglars and Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 2

The Parramatta Coroner held an inquiry to-day concerning a fire which totally destroyed a cottage at Punchbowl on 2nd…

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Fire Destroys 130 HOUSES Fought by 4000 Firemen Damage Estimated at 1,000,000 Dollars San Francisco

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 4 July 1929 · page 2

A fire-broke out on Tuesday in a wealthy section of the City and swept across Golden Gate destroying 130 houses. The…

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Fire Victims’ Big Funeral London

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 18 July 1929 · page 1

The fifteen victims of the fire tragedy at Gillingham (Kent) were buried in one long line of graves. The whole town surrendered itself to solemnity at…

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Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 2

Yesterday about 5.30 p.m. the clanging of the fire-bell brought a large number of folk into the streets. The cause of the alarm was a blaze at the…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message). Fire at Mittagong Marist Bros.’ College Suffers SYDNEY,Tuesday

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 23 July 1929 · page 1

A fire at Mittagong last night destroyed the recently erected wing of the Marist Brothers’ College. Fortunately the chapel and main' portion of…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message). Big Fire in City Ambassadors Ballroom Damaged Dancers Become Excited SYDNEY

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 July 1929 · page 1

A fire broke out shortly before midnight and gutted Mac Naught's shoe store in pitt Street, and badly dama[?]…

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Sensational Fire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 2

A fire broke out shortly before midnight on Tuesday and gutted MacNaught's shoe store in Pitt-street, and badly damaged the Ambassadors…

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Short Serial Story the Fire-dogs Chapter I

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 4

BEING the last of the Champion Lacy Herllands, John Heriland. having arrived at the age of thirty without marrying, was about to free…

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Short Serial Story the Fire-dogs (Continued)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

For the next few daye she did all that her great-aunt had done in the house, and did it very much more efficiently, with halt the fuss, in half…

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Short Serial Story the Fire-dogs (Continued)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 4

Then Heriland read in one flash the emotion that held him, and his eyes must have shown it, the Joan laughed—a hard, high-pitched laugh…

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The Fire-dogs (Concluded)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 4

One evening he name upon the manuscript book that had belonged to Sir Rodman Heriland. He took it up, opened it, and began to read. Most…

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Housecraft Those Fires

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 4

Ashes and a cold repellent litter in the morning! Dirty hearth tiles and scraps of burned paper floating out towards the rug. We all…

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Queanbeyan Fire Brigade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 1

Quite an enjoyable night was spent at the Fire Station on Friday night last. The firemen, with their wives and lady friends, congregated…

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British Police Fire on Moslems Jerusalem

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 1

A crowd of Moslems suddenly attacked the Government officers at Jaffa, whereupon the British police fired, repelling the attack, killing five Arabs…

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Queanbeyan Fire Brigade

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 1

Members of the local Fire Brigade have just completed a snooker competition for the Coppin Cup which has to be won twice in succession or three…

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Tragic Fire

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 3

Trapped in a veritable raging inferno, with their pitiful screams and cries for help rising above the roar of the surrounding flames, 11 persons…

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Fire in Crawford Street Brigade’s Good Save

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 19 September 1929 · page 1

Shortly before midnight on Tuesday a fire was discovered in the old Bank buildings occupied by the Queanbeyan-Canberra Markets and due to the…

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Fire Inquest Coroner’s Verdict. Premises Maliciously Set on Fire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. J. W. T. Forrest, this morning conducted an inquiry at., the Courthouse, concerning the fire which occurred at The…

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Telegraphic News (Australian Press Association Message). Fire Destroys Music Shop Two Firemen Injured Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 17 October 1929 · page 1

A fire occurred this morning at four o’clock which Practically destroyed Chalmer’s Music Shop. Two firemen named Stevenson and…

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