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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

821 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 42

Wool Fire at Albury

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 4

Between 180 and 200 bales of wool were destroyed by fire at the Albury show ground on Saturday night. The wool was stored by…

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Fire at Adelong Incendiarism Suspected Adelong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

When a fire, which threatened: to destroy 30 cords of wood owned by a baker at Adelong stacked on the Adelong Creek, was put out on Saturday…

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Adelaide Theatre Threatened by Fire Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 6

For a time the palatial Regent Theatre was threatened by a fire, which destroyed the greater part of Message Swain and Co.'s leather factory [?]…

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Flannery Fires Off Community of Interests Not Considered in New Murrumbidgee Seat

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

Mr. M. M. Flannery, M.L.A., is not satisfied with the new electoral boundaries of State Electorate—and most particularly in regard to…

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Fire at Gasworks Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 1

Shortly before 10:30 o'clock, yesterday morning a fire broke out at the Wagga gasworks in cross street. A staging on which there was a coal [?]…

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Items of News Fire at Gasworks

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 4

Shortly before 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at the Wagga gas works in Gross-street. A staging on which there was a coal tar…

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Big Country Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 2

A fire at Murwillumbah early this morning destroyed five wooden business premises, including the Imperial Hotel. The loss is estimated at…

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Convent Gutted by Fire Fire Bug Suspected Brisbane

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 2

The Roman catholic Convent at Beaudesert was destroyed by the last night. The flames spread as rapidly that the occupants…

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Convent Fire Nun's Heroism Recues Sick Sister Then Jumps to Safety BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 1

THE CONVENT at Beaudesert was destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The occupants, comprising Sisters of Mercy and 12…

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Fire at Convent Nun's Heroism Rescues Sick Sister. Then Jumps to Safety Incendiarism Suspected. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 1

The Convent at Beaudesert was destroyed by fire last night. The occupants, comprising Bisters of Mercy and 12 boarders, barely had time to escape…

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Punished in Cane Field’s Fire Cairns

The Daily Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

While assisting a can fire an[?] banian Ferik Palagla 21 [?]sf [?]sed. His dead body was later found in burnt cane. His clothes were…

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M[?]rwillumbah Fire Seven Buildings Swept Murwillumbah

The Daily Express · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1

A fire at Murwillumbah early this morning destroyed seven wooden business premises, including the Imperial Hotel. The loss is estimated at…

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Burnt to Death in Cane Fire Cairns (Q.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 6

While assisting to extinguish a cane fire at Albanian, Ferick Cafil, aged 21 years, was missed. His dead body was later found in the burning cane…

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Disastrous Fire Block Destroyed £30,000 Damage at Murwillumbah Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1

AT THE disastrous fire at Murwillumbah at 1 o'clock yesterday morning a whole block in the main street was burned out…

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Disastrous Fire Whole Block Destroyed £30,000 Damage at Murwillumbah Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred at Murwillumbah at 1 o'clock this morning A whole block in the main street was burned out. The buildings destroyed…

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Bush Fire Menace

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 2

The Borambola Bush fire Brigade [?] arranged with Wagga Fire Brigade station (telephone Wagga 22) to act as a central station to receive…

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Bush Fire Menace Organised Effort to Combat Telephone Wagga 22 to Advise Location of Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 2

In view of the serious menace of bush fires to valuable crops and pastures, it is satisfactory to find there is a spirit of oo-operation among…

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Veteran Under Fire

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 6

“Did you give the man a third degree asked the police officer. [?] We browbeat and badgered [?] with every question “we could…

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Haymarket Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning in the Stirling furniture fact[?] Haymarket Pr[?]tically the [?] of the top story was destroyed [?]…

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