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Fires & bushfires, 1929

821 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 42

Darlinghurst Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 3

A fire which broke out sno[?] before midnight last night caused extensive damage to a drapery shop in William street, Darlinghurst, occupied…

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Fire Victim Dies Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

Cedric Swallow, 23. who was burned in the Yarra Rowing Club's boat sheds fire on Monday, died yesterday. By special arrangement Reuter's…

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Nargoon Homestead On Fire GUNDAGAI

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 1

A terrific explosion occurred in the engineroom of the electric light supply at Nargoon homestead last night…

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Fires in Sydney Phillip Street Flat Destroyed Man Overcome by Heat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1929 · page 4

A fire broke out early this morning in Phillip street, city, on the first floor of a building which was leased as a flat to Mrs. Lilian Ritchie…

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Bush Fire Worst for Years Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

STARTING ON Mr. William Heffernan's property at Gurrundah, shortly after noon yesterday, one of the most disastrous bush fires…

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Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 2

Shop premiers at the corner of George and Ducker streets, Junee were destroyed by fire shortly before midnight en Wednesday. Only the…

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A Narrow Share. Nargeen Homesteads on Fire. Main Building Saved

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 2

There was quite a commotion in Gundagai on Tuesday night when phone messages came along that Mr. J. O. Robertson's fine…

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Bush Fires Still Raging in Country Churches Saved Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 4

Disastrous bush fires are raging at Laguna, 23 miles from Cessnock. Residents are making valiant efforts to stem the flames, but hundreds of acres…

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Fire Was Deliberate

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

After a fire at Rouch's sawmilling establishment, West Melbourne, had been subdued, the firemen discovered evidence of a deliberate attempt to…

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FIRE Cottage in Yass Street

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

The Cootamundra fire bell clanged at 10 this morning. The Scene was a weatherboard cottage in Yass street, "Cambria," opposite the stock…

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Timber Yards Fire Incendiarism Suspected MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 1
Also in Daily Advertiser

Believed to have been started deliberately , a fire broke out in the timber yards of Rouchs Pty., Ltd., West Melbourne. A policeman noticed the…

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Lighting Fires

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Despite the warnings, and advertisements, published in the "Irrigator" anent the lighting of fires in open spaces the practice continues…

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Wagga District Fires

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

Large fires swept parts of the Wagga district late last week. A fire which broke out near Humula destroyed between 300 and 400 acres…

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Fires at Hay

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage and property at East Hay, owned and occu- occupied by Mr. Frank Ashcroft, was destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock on…

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The Fire Bell

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

The bell attached to the Leeton Fire Station is not effective; either it has become anaemic, is suffering from mosquitoitis, or it is too low;…

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Butchery Fire Brigade Effects Save

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

The tolling of a bell reminiscent of the last rites, awakened Captain C. Mountford, of the Leeton Fire Brigade just before four o'clock on…

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Fire at Bendick Murrell Young

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 1

A fire which broke out on the crcok near Mr. V. Woodbridge's property at Bondick Murrell, Sproad into Mrs. J. Lynch's property, and burnt several…

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A Narrow Shave Nargoon Homestead on Fire Main Building Saved

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 3

There was quite a commotion in Gundagai last Tuesday night when 'phone messages came along that Mr. J. O. Robertson's fine…

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