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Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Queensland Fires Brisbane, Wedenesday

The Daily Express · Friday 2 August 1929 · page 4

£20,000 [?] was caused by two Queensland were last night one [?] Weriheim [?] warehouse destroyed a [?]…

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Fire Inquiry Cottage Destroyed Open Verdict Returned

The Daily Express · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 3

Mr. L. F. Parker, P.M., yesterday conducted an inquiry into the circumstances attending the destruction of a cottage, No. [?] Tarcutta Street, by…

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Tarcutta Street Fire Open Verdict Returned at Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 August 1929 · page 6

A magisterial inquiry was conducted by Mr. D. F. Parker, P.M., yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the fire on July 20 which destroyed a house…

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Mystery Fire at Sea Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 4

The Dani[?] motor ship Columbia reported to the Navigation Department yesterday the sighting of a “smoking object at sea” which the…

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Wreckage and Fire Steamer's Report Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1929 · page 1

The Spanish motor ship Colombia has reported to the Navigation Department that the ship had passed a quantity of floating objects at sea, which…

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Roumanian Strike Troops Fire on Strikers Bucharest, August 6

The Daily Express · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 2

When 3800 coal miners struck [?] Lupendi demanding higher [?] and [?] the power station [?] [?] the district into darkness, troops…

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House Set on Fire Children in Bed Man Changed with Arson Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1929 · page 6

The police arrested a man on a charge of arson last night, after it had been reported to them that a man had sprinkled kerosene in a room of a house…

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Forest Fires Raging in United States Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

Millions of dollars of damage has been done to forests in five States as a result of fires due to the drought throughout the country. Oklahoma,…

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Forest Fires in American States New York, August 7

The Daily Express · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

One million dollars damage and the destruction thousands of acces of valuable forests have occurred in [?] Station as the result of fires…

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Fire Brigades' Art Union Reply to Criticism Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 1

The Secretary of the Fire Brigades Art Union, Mr. Neville, referring to criticism regarding the allocation of money raised by the recent art union,…

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Third Time Family Burnt Out TEMORA

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 1
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For the third time within three years the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford has been destroyed by fire. The third occasion was on Friday night,…

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Third Time. Family Burnt Out Temora

The Daily Express · Monday 12 August 1929 · page 2

For the third time within three years the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stafford: has been destro[?]ed by the The third occasion was last night,…

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Fire at Wodonga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1929 · page 2

A fire occurred early yesterday morning at the boardinghouse of Mrs. P. Lorenz, of Wodonga. The 19 occupants of the house were in bed and…

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Victorian Fire Stations Loan to Modernise Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1929 · page 4

The Country Fire Brigades' Board has made arrangements for raising a loan of £35,000 with the object of bringing country fire stations up to…

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City Fire Boot Polish Works Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 2

An explosion occurred in a room where boot polish was being mean factured at the Smart Tone Manufacturing Products Ltd., in the city…

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Tagalog Fire Walkers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 8

Probably one of the weirdest and fascinating attractions will be the Tagalog fire walkers, who will perform with fire. The men are from the…

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The Joy Zone at Wagga Show Filipino Fire Walkers

The Daily Express · Saturday 17 August 1929 · page 8

A remarkable performance on the show grounds will be given by six fire-walkers. A prominent writer, who witnessed the performance on [?]e…

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Man Badly Burnt Asleep Near Fire

The Daily Express · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 1

William Robertson, a laborer employed by the Wagga P.P. Board, showed remarkable fortitude after he had been severely burnt on…

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Factory Fire. Damage at Redfern Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 1

The boot factory of A. Louden, Elizabeth street, Redfern, was severely damaged by fire on Saturday. The building consisted of two floors…

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