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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

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Fire in Sydney Norco Premises Gutted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

Damage estimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which gutted premises occupied by Norco Ltd. in Sussex street to-night. The fire was most…

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Fire in Sydney Norco Premises Gutted £30,000 Damage Trades Hall in Jeopardy SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 1

Damage esimated at many thousands of pounds was caused by a fire, which gutted premises occupied by Norco Ltd., in Sussex street last night. The…

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Big Fire Victorian Township MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 4

The township of Belgrave was almost destroyed by fire to-day…

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Hills Township Fire Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 2

Further details, are now to hand concerning the damage estimated at £15,000 caused by the fire which destroyed half the business centre of…

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Escaped Convict Fires at Divorced Wife Wounded by Police Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 1

An escaped convict, Albert Flattau visited his divorced wife's flat and three time fired a revolver at her unsuccessfully. He then fought and wounded her new lover,…

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Hills Township Fire Estimated Damage £15,000 MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 2

Damage estimated at £l5,000 was caused by a fire which destroyed half the business centre of Belgrave, a town ship on the Dandenong Ranges, at an…

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Fire Humors

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 2

When the fire beil rang this morning Mr. Harry Tie jumped out of bed, got his car out, headed for Warren's Sub., where an extra lot of smoke…

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Local and General FIRE!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 July 1928 · page 2

A fire broke out this morning at Mr D. Rand's office, but, fortunately, very little damage was done. The chimney in the front office caught alight…

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Death From Burning Bedclothes Take Fire BATHURST

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Baker, 77, who lived alone at Wattle Flat, was found burned. She was found with the whole of her clothes burned off, and…

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Remarkable Explosion in Lock-up Yard Gelignite in Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 4

A quantity of gelignite and, presumably, a detonator, were included in rubbish burning at the police lock-up in Little Gurwood street yesterday…

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Explosion in Lock-up Yard Gelignite in Fire Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 1

A QUANTITY of gelignite and, presumably, a detonator, were included in rubbish burning at the police lock-up in Little Gurwood street…

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Fire on River Bank Big Garbage Tip Alight Danger to Business Block

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 4

Hot ashes are believed to have caused a large rubbish tip on the bank of the river at the back of the Freemasons' Hotel to catch fire early…

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Rubbish Tip Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 August 1928 · page 4

At 11.50 o'clock on Monday night the Wagga Fire Brigade received a second call in connection with the fire in the rubbish tip on the river…

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Fire on River Bank

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 2

The fire which broke out at the rear of the Freemasons Hotel on Monday was burning again yesterday and the Wagga Fire Brigade had to visit the…

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Wagga Explosion Gelignite Thrown Into Fire Wagga

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 7

A terrific explosion yesterday afternoon shook the buildings in the business portion of the town, and created alarm among residents…

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Aeroplane on Fire Captain Courtney's Ordeal Headlong Plunge To The Sea New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1928 · page 1

Captain Courtney, the British aviator who was forced down in mid-Atlantic through his machine catching fire and was rescued by the steamer…

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Explosion at Wagga. Geligaite thrown into Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 2

A terrific explosion in Wagga on Monday shook the buildings in the business portion of the town, and created alarm among residents…

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Explosion in Wagga Lock-up Yard. Gelignite in Fire

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 August 1928 · page 5

A quantity of gelignite and, presumably, a detonator, were included in rubbish burning at the police lockup in Little Gurwood-st., Wagga, on…

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Lord Cushendun's Mansion Destroyed by Fire London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 August 1928 · page 1

The mansion of Lord Cushendun, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on the Antrim coaSt, Ireland, has been destroyed by fire. It is recalled that…

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To Revive a Dying Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 8

Moth balls act like magic on a dying fire. They arc made of [?]ptha which melts into a liquid flame. They are clean and convenient to handle. They…

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