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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

821 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 42

Clothes on Fire Woman Badly Burned Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 1

While working in the kitchen at her home last night, Mrs. Davey, of Geelong, was severely burned when flames from the stove caught her clothing. Her…

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Woman Fires At Archbishop Vatican City Incident Prince Strikes Weapon Aside Vatican City

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 1

The first crime to sully the record of the newly constituted Vatican City occurred when Margaret Gudan accosted Archbishop Smit and drew a revolver…

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"Tweed Daily" Fire in Office Incendiarist Blamed Murwillumbah

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 4

An incendiarist, who is suspected of having caused several fires which occurred in the town in the last few weeks, is thought to have been at work…

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Fire at Urunga Business Block Destroyed URUNGA

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

A block of buildings in the main street was totally destroyed yesterday by fire. Four buildings were involved, including a store. A…

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Fire at Urunga Four Buildings Swept Urunga

The Daily Express · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 1

A block of, buildings in the main street were totally destroyed by fire to-day. Four buildings were involved, including a store. A bucket…

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Fire in Children's Home Flames Soon Extinguished Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 1

A fire broke out in a large children's home at Dundas at 2 o'clock this morning. The fire originated in the dormitory. The children were awakened by…

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Bush Fires Bill Promised Soon Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Carter (C.P.), directed—the attention of the Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, to the increased danger of…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Daily Express · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

Alexander Bede Leary (31) pleaded guilty at Wagga police court yesterday to a charge of careless use of fire, Constable Head stated that…

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Fire! Narrow Escape at [?]Rooval

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

Mr. Colin Dyca’s brick home at Tooyal narrowly [?] destruction by fire yesterday morning. Mrs. Dyce west out on the verandah to make the…

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'Plane Crashes Houses Destroyed by Fire Deaths Reported New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 4

Several persons are reported Killed, aud two bouses were destroyed by fire when an aeroplane from Rooseveldt Fields fell at Westbury, Long Island…

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Norwegian Fire Live Stock Perish in Sheds Oslo, November 28

The Daily Express · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 1

There were [?] of horror at the formey Premier Quisins farm at [?] when [?] stock [?] sme [?] and [?]…

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Gras[?] Fire

The Daily Express · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 2

The [?] last night [?] after 8 o'clock and the [?] turned out to a grass fire at the [?] of S. John’s Church of England…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 2

Albert Norris, charged with careless use of fire, pleaded guilty. Constable Farrington outlined the facts, which were that accused, in…

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Two Youths Escape Constable Fires Shots Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 4

Receiving a message from the Mosman post office that the telephone lines were being tampered with to-night, Constable Mooney, of the Neutral Bay…

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Items of News Grass Fire in Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 2

About half an acre of grass was burst when a fire broke out on land at the rear of St. John's Church last night. The Wagga Fire Brigade…

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Attempts to Destroy House Fire and Gelignite Both Unsuccessful Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Following an unsuccessful attempt to destroy a house in Cross street, Double Bay, by fire last night, the incendiarists to-night resorted to the use…

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Fire in Mine May Be Closed Until End of January Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 2

As the result of a fire in the Great Boulder Pty. mine, at Kalgoorlie, considerable damage has been done. The mine will probably have to be closed,…

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Erskineville Fire Inmates Narrow Escape Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 1

A residential in Erskineville Road. Erakineville, was practically des-troyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. Bert Tarlington, a lodger,…

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