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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

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Fire at Moree Extensive Damage Done Business Places Gutted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1928 · page 1

Further particulars of the fire at Moree yesterday reveal that more buildings were totally destroyed than was at first reported. Among these…

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Wagga Fire Business Block in Jeopardy Milliner's Shop Gutted WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 December 1928 · page 1

THE MOST serious outbreak of fire in Wagga for some time occurred about 6.25 o'clock yesterday evening, in the business section…

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Recent Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 4

Portion of the stock in the shop occupied by Mrs. Gertrude Radcliffe which was damaged by fire on Monday night, was insured in the Insurance…

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Fire at Barmedman

Ariah Park News · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 7

A fire occurred on Saturday on the farm of M. Muldowney, eight miles from Batmedman, Hay stacks in course of building were…

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"Consequential". Losses Through Fire

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 9

When a tradesman has a fire on his premises he derives Borne consolation from the, fact that he has been paying premiums to an…

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General Telegrams Fire at Werris Creek Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1928 · page 4

A fire at Werris Creek this morning destroyed an untenanted wooden shop and refreshment rooms adjoining. Two other building, together with…

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Fire Brigade Costs

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 2

From the Board of Fire Commissioners was received at last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council a statement of the estimated…

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Fire!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 December 1928 · page 3

A disastrous fire broke out in Stockinbingal on Saturday night week when Mr. P. Close's property was burnt to the ground with all its contents. The…

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Grass Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 December 1928 · page 2

About an acre of grass was yesterday morning destroyed by fire on what is known as the Ten Chain Reserve, which is a popular place along…

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Race Train on Fire Little Damage Done Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 December 1928 · page 2

One of the special trains returning from the Warwick Farm races yesterday caught fire near Merrylands, but the outbreak was extinguished by the…

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Bush Fire. Mrs. Minchin's Home, Narrowly Escapes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 1

A bush fire broke out on Telegraph Hill, Tumut, on Sunday afternoon and burned with such fury before the prevailing strong wind that at one…

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Local and General Bush Fire Near Coolac

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 2

For a while it looked as if the Gundagai district, on Thursday last, was to have a repetition of the holocaust of December two year ago, when a…

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Fire in Crop

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the alarm was given of a fire in Mr. A. H. G[?]mour's farm, Glenarthur, Brookong North. The tire destroyed an acre…

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Death by Fire Man Charged with Murder Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1928 · page 5

Colin Anderson was charged in the City Court today with the wilful murder of Sydney Mullens. The charge is a sequel to the destruction of…

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Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1928 · page 2

Our local Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade has arranged with the Captain of tub Town Fire Brigade, that, in case of a bush fire breaking out, it will…

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Oilfields Fire Trinidad Disaster Trinidad

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 December 1928 · page 7

It is estimated that 30 persons were killed and two injured in a fire in two wells at the Trinidad oil fields to-day…

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Oil Wells Fire Thirteen Killed LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1928 · page 1

Port of Spain, Trinidad, reports thirteen killed and three injured in a fire at two wells at Trinidad oil fields…

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Church Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 December 1928 · page 1

The Church of England at Camps[?] caught fire at 10.30 this morning, and the brigade was still fighting the flames this afternoon…

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Latest City News. Another Big Fire. Sydney, To-day

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 December 1928 · page 2

A disastrous fire, being the second within a week, occurred at Moree at 2 a.m. this morning and destroyed eight business premises, including a…

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Moree Fires Another Within Ten Days Both Sides of Main Street New [?]esolate MOREE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 December 1928 · page 1

For the second time within ten days the fire bell at Moree rang out at exactly the same time—1.30 this morning Another £50,000 damage…

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