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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

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Fire on Express

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

"Put on some clothes quickly, and get out on to the platform! The train is one fire!" This shout of alarm at midnight roused passengers in one…

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Fire on Bullenbong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon a bush fire started on South Bulluenbong, the property of Mr. William Davidson. Though the prompt action of some…

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Cars Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 5

When a building was destroyed by fire in Boundary Street, Paddington, just before midnight, several motor cars valued at several thousand pounds…

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Disastrous Bush Fire Caused by Burning Fuse MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1
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During blasting operations at Pipe Creek reservoir, a length of burning fuse fell in the grass, causing a bushfire, which swept through miles of…

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Fire at Murringo Damage is Confined to Grass YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

Nearly 250 men fought a fire which starting in a lucerne paddock on Windermere at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning, swept 7000 acres of rough…

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Bush Fires. Legislative Action SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

The Cabinet discussed a bill dealing with bush fires, and the Premier stated subsequently it will be presented to Parliament as soon as possible…

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House Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 4

A weatherboard house near Coolamon, owned and occupied by Mr. J. Crocker, was burned to the ground yesterday morning and most of its…

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House Destroyed by Fire Coolamon

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

A weatherboard house near Coolamon, owned and occupied by Mr. J. Crocker, was burned to the ground yesterday morning, and most of its…

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Fire's Toll Braidwood Suffers Badly Extensive Damage in District BRAIDWOOD

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 January 1929 · page 1

BUSH FIRES caused widespread damage throughout the Braidwood district, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake…

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Bush Fires

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 4

The recent series of bush fires in the Wollondilly Shire as well as in many other parts of the State has prompted the President of the shire…

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Bush Fires in Bega District Enormous Losses Many Homes Burnt Out

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 5

Terrific bush fires raged last week in the district towards the eastern coast. The "Bega District News" says:--…

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Serious Bush Fires Jingellic Threatened Fight to Save Village

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Early yesterday morning a bush fire broke out on the station property of Mr. P. M'Vean, of Jingedie, near Albury. It soon assumed such serious…

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Bush Fire Starts After Train Goes By

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Just after the mail train from Tumut to Gundagai passed by on Wednesday afternoon a fire started close to the railway line in one of the…

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Bush Fires Coreinbob Outbreak Quick Response Saved the v. Situation WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 1

A FIRE broke out yesterday on the property of Mr. E. E. Shaw (late Cochrane's) at Coreinbob, the blaze being noticed shorty after…

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Blaze at Blowering

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

A bush fire started on Mr. Higgins's property at Blowering on Wednesday, and, jumping the river got on to Messrs. Killen and Armstrong's…

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Bush Fires Rage Again Two More Outbreaks on Wednesday Much Damage Done Grass, Sheds and Fencing Fiery Elements Eventually Under Control

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 6

On Wednesday a call came from Blowering tor the services of men from Tumut to assist (the settlers in fighting an outbreak of fire that had…

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Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

Shortly [?] 11 a.m. on Wednesday word was received in town that Mr. Jack Crocker’s house on the [?] was on fire. M. E…

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Fire at Leichhardt House Destroyed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 3

A house was destroyed and two others were damaged when a fire broke out at Leichhardt at one o'clock this morning. The cause of the outbreak…

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"Talkie" Stage Destroyed by Fire Hollywood (Cal.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1929 · page 2

A stage just completed for the production of sound pictures, which cost more than 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000) was destroyed by fire to-day. The…

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