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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

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Fatal Fire Three Persons Burnt to Death Redwood City (California)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 4

[?] Mrs. Lena Koff, her son Howard, aged 7 years, and Miss Heynan, school teacher were burnt to…

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In Case of Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 6

Serious accidents are often due to the careless handling of motor spirit, probably the most highly-inflammable spirit known. Yet who has not seen…

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Damage by Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 7

Considerable damage was done by a fire which burnt out a block of building on the corner of Pitt and Goulburn streets last night. The blaze…

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Motor Racing Thrilling Contest Two Machines on Fire LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 1

The Motor Tourist trophy was won by Kaye Don, driving a Lee-Francis. Cushman was second in on Alvis, and Mason, driving a Daimler, was third…

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Motor Racing Thrilling Contest Two Machines on Fire a Close Finish London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 4

The Motor Tourist trophy was won by Kaye Don, driving a Lee-Francis. Cushman was second in an [?] and Mas[?] driving a Daimler, was third. There were 44 starters…

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Fire. Let George Do It

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 2

A measure of excitement was crest in Coolamon on Saturday morning [?] by the alarm of fire being raised shortly after 9 a.m. Smoke had been…

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Fire Brigade Called Out

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 4

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out to extinguish a coke fire last night. The call was received a few minutes before 7 o'clock, a report the Philippine Islands lias been cv tended to January 1 next: but tkc…

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Edward-street Blaze

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 2

The weatherboard house in Edward-street, which was badly damaged by fire on Sunday night, is owned by Mr. W. Jackson, of Tywong. It had been…

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Fire at Hospital Staff Acts Promptly

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 2

On Saturday, shortly before 1 p.m. a fire broke cut in the boiler house at the Leeton District Hospital, and extended quickly to the kitchen. Dr…

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Ship on Fire Burnt at Wharfside Hong Kong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 4

The British passenger steamer Sui-Tai from Macao took fire half an hour after the passengers, [?]ome hundreds, had disembarked. The gasoline cargo…

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Fire on Steamer Two Explosions Flames Extinguished SUVA (Fiji)

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

A fire broke out at 7 o'clock on Friday morning in the No. 4 hold on the steamer Port Napier. The cause unknown. After the fire was…

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Fatal Fire Five Members of Family Perish Toronto

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 1

A man and his wife and Wife children perished in a the which gutted the home of Joe Klaiman, at Toronto, to-day. Mrs. Klaiman was suffocated…

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Grocery Store Damaged Mysterious Explosion Fire Quickly Subdued Auckland (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 2

Considerable) damage was done by [?] mysterious explosion in Carroll's grocery store in the city early this morning. One side of the building was…

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Fire at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred early yesterday morning at Narandera, when a residence and hairdresser's shop in Whitton-street, the premises being…

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Fire at Narrandera Narandera

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred early yesterday morning at Narandera, when a residence and hairdresser's shop in Whitton street, the premises…

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Ship on Fire Flames Spreading London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 2

The owners of the steamer Castle Moon, en route from Blyth to Adelaide, received a wireless message on September 1 that the fire which had…

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Ship on Fire. Flames Spreading London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 1

The owners of the steamer Castle Moon, en route from Blyth to Adelaide, received a wireless message on September 1 that the fire which had…

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Fire at Wingham 11 Shops Destroyed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 6

A are at Wingham early this morning destroyed 11 weatherboard shops in the heart of the towm. The Taree fire brigade reached the seene about…

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Town on Fire Wingham Disaster 11 Shops Gutted

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 2

Eleven business premises were gutted last night by the biggest fire in Wingham's history. Other shops were damaged…

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