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Fires & bushfires, 1931

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Mudgee Fire Four Shops Damaged Mudgee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1931 · page 1

Morn than £5000 damage was caused by a fire to four shops in the main street of the town early this morning. Constable Day, Who was on beat…

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Fire Walkers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 14 October 1931 · page 4

A Bloemfontein (South Africa) newspaper records that A. P. Cummins and H. Hanizakos, leaders of the Spiritual Brotherhood Church,…

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Second Fire Outbreak

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 2

At 3.42 o'clock yesterday morning the Wagga Fire Brigade received a second call to the premises of Castles Bros. A fire had broken out in a…

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Guyra Fire Alleged £200 Offer Insurance Official's Denial Armidale

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1931 · page 1

When the case in which William Lunn, Elizabeth Lunn, and Thomas Walsh were charged with having wilfully set fire to premises at Guyra…

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Wagga Show Meeting of Committee Fire Brigades' Demonstration Crop Judging

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 October 1931 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association has held at the association's office, Gurwood street, Wagga,…

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New Fire Engine. Demonstration Arranged

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1931 · page 2

There will be a demonstration' of Lockhart's new fire engine in Green Street, on Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, under the supervision of…

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Settlers Nightmare If Bush Fires Break Out Danger Imminent One This Year

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 4

The bountiful rains in the early part of the season produced an abundance of grass, which is now rapidly drying off with the advent of…

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Fires

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

On Thursday night of last week at about 10.30 p.m. the [?] on the Maryvale estate at Brushwood was totally destroyed by fire Mr. David…

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The Tumut Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

E. H. Heydon and N. Dow were charged on three counts with maliciously setting fires at Tumut. Mr. Meagher appeared for…

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Main Street Blaze at Gundagai Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 1

The Gundagai Fire Brigade were at their usual evening practice, and were in front of the Gundagai Motor Co's garage, when Dr. Rorke pulled…

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Loss by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

On Tuesday night, about 11 o'clock. Mr. W. Lawrence, a well known farmer, of Redbank, Coolamon, had the misfortune to have his machinery shed,…

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The Tumut Fires "A Mad Act" TUMUT

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 1

At the Quarter Sessions, Eric Herbert and Norman Dow came before Judge Coyle, charged with that on 23rd September they did set fire to…

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Tivoli Stores Extensive Fire £30,000 Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 1

A fire, which was discovered by a taxi driver at 2.15 o'clock this morning, practically destroyed the interior of the Tivoli Stores, which, for some…

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Fire on Prince's Ranch Prize Cattle Destroyed Edmondton (Alberts)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 October 1931 · page 2

Twelve head of prize cattle were destroyed by a fire on the Alberta ranch belonging to the Prince of Wales. Mr. Carlyle, the manager of…

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Homestead Destroyed Bt Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, the home of Mr. Oscar Furner, on his well known property "Kindra Falls," about eight miles…

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Local and General Coolamon Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 9

A machinery shed, containing a lot of valuable plant, was burned to the ground on the farm of Mr. W. Lawrence, "Redbank," Coolamon, at…

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Fire in Gunsmith's Shop Premises Partially Destroyed Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1931 · page 2

The premises of Mr. Donald Mackintosh, a gunsmith of Bourke street, city, were partly destroyed by fire early this morning. When the…

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Fire in Furniture Shed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 2

A fire occurred in a shed on the premises of Mr. L. S. Peacock, furniture dealer, Baylis-street, early yesterday morning. Mr. W. Richards,…

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Exciting Chase Police Fire on Thieves Night Dive Into River Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 October 1931 · page 1

During an exciting chase through the town on Friday night, shots were exchanged between thieves in a motor truck and two police officers in a car…

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