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Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Fire at Smithtown Three Shops Gutted Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

A fire at Smithtown, in the Kempsey district, early this morning destroyed three business premises. At one time the main shopping…

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Kempsey Fire. Three Shops Destroyed Youth Suffers Burns Kempsey

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

Three shops were this morning destroyed by fire, which broke out in a residence in Main-street, Smithtown. The main shopping block was…

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Film Fire Adelong Sensation Explosion in Operating Box Adelong

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 March 1930 · page 1

Panic reigned for some time in the Oddfellows Hall on Saturday night, when, following an explosion in the operating box during a picture show,…

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Indian Holocaust 104 Perish in Cinema Fire TOKIO

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 1

In a cinema conflagration yesterday at Chinkai Military Hall, during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Mukden, 104 were burnt…

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Indian Holocaust 104 Perish in Cinema Fire Tokio, March 10

The Daily Express · Wednesday 12 March 1930 · page 1

In a cinema conflagration yesterday at Chinkai Military Hall, during the celebra[?]of the [?]5th anniversary of the Battle of [?]len 104…

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Kerosene Trail a Suspicious Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 2

Adelong is pondering over a mystery. Saturday night Mrs. Hoffman and a grandchild were away at the picture show, where a film caught…

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Crokwell Fire Freezing Works Gutted Crookwell

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 1

The freezing works machinery and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of Country Freezing Company, valued together at about £10,500, was…

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Tingha Fire Owner and Occupier Arrested Tingha

The Daily Express · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 1
Also in Cootamundra Herald

There was a sequel to Sunday's sre at the police court yesterday, when Arthur Sanderson, who occupied until Saturday evening the…

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Fire in Cinema 140 Perish Japanese Disaster Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 1

A gasoline explosion at Chingkai caused a fire in a cinema, where 140 were burnt to death. The building was not of a suitable nature, and the sole…

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Fire at Freezing Works 4000 Pairs of Destroyed £10,500 Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 March 1930 · page 1

The Crookwell freezing works and about 4000 pairs of rabbits, the property of the Country Dairy and Freezing Company, valued altogether at…

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Fires at Adelong

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. "Bill" Norris, painter, and his wife and son Bill, retired to rest early at their home, a weatherboard cottage of four rooms, on Wednesday night…

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Marrow Escape From Fire Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

Mr. A. Attow, of the legal firm of Messrs. Attow and Attow, had a narrow escape when a fire broke out in a city building to-day. He…

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Caught on Fire Escape. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

Mr. W. Atthow, senior partner of the well-known legal firm of Atthow end Atthow, had a narrow escape when a [?] out in the building…

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Wild Leap. Fire at Adelong Hall

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 2

Dating an alarm of fire and an explosion in the operation box at the Adelong picture show on Saturday sight, a young man…

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Caught on Fire Escape Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. W. Atthow, senior partner of the well-known legal firm of Atthow and Atthow, had a narrow escape when a fire broke out in the building…

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Fire on Steamer Passenger Safe Colombo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

A fire occurred on the steamer Comorin, bound for England from Australia, while the vessel was lying in Colombo Harbor. The passengers…

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Fire on Steamer Passengers Safe COLOMBO

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

A fire occurred on the steamer Comorin, bound for England from Australia, while the vessel was lying in Colombo Harbor. The passengers…

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ROOM 66 Tragedy Son Charged with Murder of Mother Insured Her Life for Large Sum Body Found after Fire in Room LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 1

Great public interest is being shown in the trial of Henry Fox, who is charged with the murder of his mother in a hotel at Margate. The woman was…

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State Parliament Legislative Assembly Bush Fires Bill SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 4

The debate on the Bush Fires Bill dim continued in the Legislative Assembly early this morning. Mr. Sudd (C.P.) pointed oat that…

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