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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

746 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 38

Fires at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 2 o'clock yesterday morning by telephone. The fire was in some rubbish in a tip in Percy-street. At 4…

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Fire in Picture Show Four Building Destroyed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 5

When a picture show caught fire at Donald last night, four buildings were destroyed before the fire was got under control. The operator at the…

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Fire Commissioners' Report Expenditure of £420,904 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 4

The report of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners for 1929 disclosed that there were 4145 cells in the Sydney district and 3396 in other…

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Cinema Disaster Worst in China 120 Perish in Fire Shanghai, March 29

The Daily Express · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 1

The worst cinema disaster in China's history is reported from Chang Chun, in Manchuria, where a fused electric wire ignited a flimsy…

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Chinese Horror Fire at Cinema 120 Persons Perish Panic Follows Outbreak Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1930 · page 4

The worst cinema disaster in China'a history is reported from Chang-chun, in Manchuria, where a fused electric light wire ignited a flimsy makeshift…

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Tingha Fire Confession of Arson Under Alleged Financial Help Inverell

The Daily Express · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 1

Starting evidence was given at the Coroner's inquiry yesterday into a fire which destroyed four business premises in the principal street of…

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Tingha Fire Startling Evidence Offered £5 And Work To Burn House Down INVERELL

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 1

Startling evidence was given at the coroner's inquiry yesterday into the fire which destroyed four business premises in the main street at Tingha on…

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Big Fire Safe-blowing Sequel? 47 Motors Burned Man Seen Running Away MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

Forty-four motor cars and three motor trucks were destroyed in the biggest fire which Geelong has known for 15 years, and which gutted the…

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Junee Fires Insurance Co.'s Move

The Daily Express · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

Many hires have Broken out in Junee during past months. This has cost the various insurance offices many pounds, and big company,…

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That Fire at Adelong

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 1

An inquest was held at Adelong Court House on Friday last, before Mr. W. W. Burkinshaw, Coroner, into the cause of a fire at the…

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Wharf Fire 400 Motor Cars Burnt

The Daily Express · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 2

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 23 Fire wrecked portion of the water front, destroying two piers and, a Lamport-Holt line of more than 400…

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Fire on Waterfront Hoboken (N.j.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 4

Several wharves were destroyed by a fire which raged on the waterfront to-day. More than 400 motor cars awaiting consignment were lost. The…

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Motor Works Fire Employee Badly Burned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

A fire broke out this morning in the premises of Watt's Motor Body Builders at Palmer-street, city. Considerable damage was done to the…

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Fire Calls Outside Brigade Area Expense of Attending Must Be Guaranteed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 2

In the Legislative Asse[?]ly to-day the Chief Secretary (Mr. Chaffey) presented a report by the Board of Fire Commissioners concerning the refusal…

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Explosion Of Benzine House Set on Fire Two Children Burned to Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 5

A shocking tragedy occurred at Victoria Park, 12 miles from Trundle, to-night, when two children were burned to death…

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Has Adelong a "Bug?" Fire at Surface Hill Lapsed Insurance Policy

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 2

It is many years since Adelong district has had so many fires as recently Another occurred on Monday evening last, when the old home…

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Trundle Fire Two Children Perish Father Later Succumbs to His Burns Trundle

The Daily Express · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 1

A shocking tragedy occurred at a farmhouse about 10 miles from Trundle last night. A large drum of benzine exploded,…

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Fire at Surface Hill, Adelong

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

It is many years since Adelong district has had so many fires as recently. Another occurred on Monday evening last, when the old home…

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Burnt to Death Elderly Woman's Fate House Destroyed by Fire Wingham

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 1

Mrs. Matthews, aged 75 years, a widow, was burnt to death early this morning when her home was destroyed by fire. A neighbor named M'Donald…

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