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Fires & bushfires, 1929

821 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 42

Fire in Japan 1200 Houses Destroyed Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 4

A fire at Funatsu, in the Japanese Alps, practically obliterated the town of 1200 houses. There were several deaths…

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Fire at Paint Works Danger From Petrol Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 4

Extensive damage was caused by a fire at the Premier Varnish and Paint Co's works at Torrensville to-day. An explosion was prevented by the hard…

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Fire at Carrathool

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 2

A fire occurred at 3 o'clock oil Tuesday morning at Currathool in a weatherboard building occupied by Mrs. Watts as a refreshment room and…

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Fire at Carrathool Carrathool

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 1

A fire occurred at 3 o'clock in the morning at Carrathool in a weather board building occupied by Mrs. Watts as a refreshment room and…

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Shop on Fire Children Carried to Safety Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 1

Awakened about 3.30 o'clock this morning, Mr. Albert Martin, confectioner, of Oxford-street, Paddington, found his shop on fire. He took his wife to a…

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Shires' Conference Noxious Weeds Problem Careless Use of Fire SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 1

The Shires Conference resumed its sitting yesterday. A motion that the shires be enabled to make it compulsory for all…

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Shires' Conference Noxious Weeds Problem Careless Use of Fire Amended Regulations Urged SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 2

The Shires' Conference resumed its Bitting to-day. A motion that the shires be enabled to make it compulsory for all…

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Electric Sign Fuses Spectacular Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 1

Crowds on their way to theatres last night were treated to a spectacular sight when a large electrical sign on the Australian Gaslight Co.'s building,…

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Fire in Workshop Three Men Injured Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 2
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Owing to methylated spirits, used for polishing coffins, coming in contact with a naked light, a fire broke out in the workship of J. Ferguson's…

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Fire in Baylis Street

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 4

The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call at 1.45 this morning to the shop of Mr. O. Bethuel, electrician, 156 Baylis Street. When the brigade arrived the…

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Moir's Story Ingine Trouble Over Sea Landing Aided by Fires Lit on Shore Darwin

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 1

The following graphic story of the flight from Bima, and the hazardous landing near Cape don lighthouse, was related by Moir: "On Sunday…

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Moir's Story Engine Trouble Over Sea Landing Aided by Fires Lit on Shore Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1929 · page 4

The following graphic story of the flight from Bima, and the hazardous landing near Cape Don lighthouse, was related by Flight-Lieutenant Moir:…

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Fire at Carrathool

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 4

2 and 3 on Tuesday morning the premises of Mrs Watts and the office of Messrs. Wilkinson and Lavender Ltd., at…

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Yesterday Morning's Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 4

It was learned yesterday that a good save was effected by the firemen at the fire which broke out in Mr. O. Bethnel's shop in Baylis Street early in the…

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Good Save Fire in Baylis Street WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 2

About 12.45 this morning an alarm of fire was received from No. 3 box, and the Wagga Fire Brigade motor S.S.O., with ten men, were quickly…

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Leeton Fire Brigade Volunteers Keen on Practice

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 6

Sydney's Fire Chief says it takes three years to train a fireman. Members of the Leeton Volunteer Brigade are evidently out to show their chief…

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Oil Works Fire Follows Explosion Many Brigades Out SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 3

Following the explosion at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries Ltd. at Berry's Bay this afternoon flames leapt many feet into the air mid menaced a…

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Fire in Guard's Van Benzine Alight Prompt Action Averts Disaster Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 4

During shunting operations at Wingham last night a guard's vin attached to a goods train suddenly burst into flames and set fire to a number of…

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Fire Brigade Art Union

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1929 · page 2

At least three of the prizes in the Fire Brigade Art Union will come to Wagga, three prize-winning tickets having been sold on behalf of…

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