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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

746 stories in Riverina's papers · page 37 of 38

Calamity Cabinet Fiddling With the Fire National Humiliation

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 December 1930 · page 5

"By veakly tarrying to argue with a set of reactionary extremises who wish to repeat the disastrous war-time experiment of inflation, the…

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Calamity Cabinet Fiddling with the Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 6

"By weakly tarrying to argue with a set of reactionary extremists who wish to repeat the disastrous wartime experiment of inflation, the…

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Residents Fight Fire Two Shops Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 22

Many buildings in Neill Street, Harden, were saved from destruction early, on Tuesday morning by the prompt action of railway employees…

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Compute Short Story "The Freckled Fool" a Story of the Great Prairie Fire at White Man's like

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 December 1930 · page 17

Two boys sat at the end of a ridge which, hoghke, shovels its long shout under the Waters of White Man's Lake. Behind them the Manitoba…

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Tarabandra Bush Fire Brigade

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 2

MEETING of Settlers and all persons interested at Literary Institute, Gundagai, Next Saturday, 3 p.m. J.ISAAC, Hon…

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Firewood on Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 2

Shortly after 11 o'clock oh Saturday morning the Wagga Fire Brigade received- a call from the Tarcutta-road brick works, where a stack of wood…

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Ring the Bell, Sammy! The Girl Who Said She Saw a Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 15 December 1930 · page 2

Someone saw a glare in the southern sky at 9 p.m. on Friday. A girl shrieked that she could see a house on fire!…

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Grass Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 December 1930 · page 2

Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night, Mr. J. H. Wooden, of Macleay-street, Wagga, received a telephone message from O. G. Hore, of…

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Explosion and Fire in Movie Colony Stars Lose Their Homes Los Angeles

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1930 · page 1

Malibu Beach, the Arcadis of film stars and wealthy business and professional folk, was shaken by a mysterious blast and shaken by the resultant…

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Haymarket Fire Chinese Trapped Narrow Escape Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 December 1930 · page 1

When a fire broke out in a Chinese general store, at Haymarket, early this morning, two Chinese inmates were unable, to get into the shop itself, being…

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Stanmore Fire SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 14

A cottage at Stanmore, owned by Mrs. Gehrig, who is at present on holidays in the country was found slight last night, but the flames were…

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Fire at Stanmore House Saturated with Kerosene Owner Absent Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 December 1930 · page 1

Following a fire in a cottage at Stanmore late last night, the police discovered Clothes saturated with kerosene and petrol in almost every room,…

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Hobart Fires Incendiarist Suspected Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1930 · page 5

The police believe that an incendiarist is responsible for many recent outbreaks of fire in the city. The occupants of a three roomed dwelling…

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Bush Fire Notification

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1930 · page 2

Mr. Forde, the Acting Minister for Markets and Transport, has been advised by Mr. W. Kitto, Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Sydney,…

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Bush Fire at Coolac

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 December 1930 · page 5

A bush fire started at Coolac on Monday afternoon, and burnt 500 acres of grass. The fire started in front of Mr. R. Bassingthwaighte's property…

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Fire Near Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1930 · page 7

On Monday a fire broke out on the farm of Councillor T. Lewis, of the Coolamon Shire Council. The farm is a few miles from the town. The…

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Grass Fire at "Tara"

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 December 1930 · page 5

Owing to the breaking of B.J. wires, on the transmission line to Stockinbingal, on Monday, during a windstorm, grass on Mrs. Ronning's…

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Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1930 · page 2

In the Cootamundra district several bush fixes have already occurred, but they were stopped at an early stage before much damage was done. Several…

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Barmedman Fire £6000 Damage Barmedman

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 December 1930 · page 1

Damage estimated at £6000 was caused by a fire which destroyed several buildings in the town on Christmas morning. Other premises,…

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Fire At Barmedman Four-shops Gutted

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 December 1930 · page 10

Christmas morning ushered in a sensation for the quiet town of Barmedman, when four places of business were gutted by fire. These…

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