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Fires & bushfires, 1932

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Cricket Gundagai Club Fires First Shot The Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 3

That the Gundagai club is going to be well to the fore during the coming cricket season was evidenced by the enthusiasm of the sixteen supporters,…

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Fire Engine Overturns Two Firemen Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 1

While a fire engine was travelling to a fire at Drummoyne early this morning, two firemen, M'Dermit and Burgess, were injured when the…

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Junee Fire Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1

Serious loss was averted by the early detection of a fire in the timber yard of G. H. Mutch and Co., on Wednesday night. The blaze started…

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Fire in Junee Timber Yard

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 2

A fire broke out in Mr. G. H. Mutch's timber yard, Broadway, Junee, on Wednesday night. The fire brigade, under the direction of Captain F. P. Dowd,…

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Cottage on Fire Narrow Escape of Family Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 August 1932 · page 1

Awakened by his children's coughing in their home in Kennedy street, Bankstown early this morning, Edward Byrne, an unemployed laborer,…

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Chicago Fire Damage 6,000,000 Dollars Packing Co.'s Premises Destroyed Cattle and Sheep Perish Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1932 · page 1

Fire swept through more than two blocks of buildings in the south-west industrial section of the city to-day, causing damaged estimated at more…

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Artillery Fires on Village Faulty Calculations Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 1

Owing to faulty calculations of the artillery observer, 12 shots were fired from a neighboring range and fell, in the village of Beisae, near Fueret…

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Fire Brigades Carnival. Broadcast Address by Mr. Smith, M.l.c

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 August 1932 · page 6

In a broadcast address recently over 2C.O., Mr. T. G. Smith, M.L.C. chairman of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, made…

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Fire Brigade V. Wallendbeen

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 4

On Sunday next, on Fisher Park, a team representing the Cootamundra Fire Bridgade, will play the Walleadbeen team. The proceeds of the…

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Items of News Fire Destroys Cottage

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1932 · page 2

At Ulunga, near Bethungra, fire destroyed an unoccupied four-roomed weatherboard Cottage the property of Mr. K. Hoad, of Junee, the former…

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Fire in Wagga Land Board Records in Danger Main Roads Board Loss Good Work by Firemen

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 5

Had it not been for the timely passing of Mr. Wooden, his promptness in giving the alarm, and excellent work by the fire brigade afterwards, the…

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Fire in Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 5

Had it not been for the timely passing of Mr. Wooden, his promp[?]nes in giving the alram, and excellent work by the fire brigade afterwards…

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Fire Fighting Inter-state Demonstration in Wagga Many Visitors

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1932 · page 5

Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, accompanied by the Fourth Officer (Mr. W. H. Beare),…

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Lands Office Fire Firemen Save Records

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 14

A prompt report and the quick arrival of the brigade reduced what might have been a very serious fire at the Wagga Lands Office on…

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Fire Brigades' Display Members' and Ball Tickets

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 2

In connection with the forthcoming Fire Brigades Demonstration, the Secretary (Mr. W. N. Creagh) advises that members' tickets are now…

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Fire Brigades' Display Huge Demonstration for Wagga Programme Outlined

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1932 · page 8

In connection with the forthcoming inter-State fire brigades demonstration in Wagga the secretary (Mr. W. N. Creagh) advises that members'…

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Fire Brigade Disappointed

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 4

The Cootamundra Fire Brigade team was disappointed yesterday. A match had been arranged to raise funds for the proposed visit to the…

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Items of News Fire Brigade Called Out

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 August 1932 · page 2

The Wagga Fire brigade received a call at 10.35 o'clock yesterday morning from the Wagga Hotel, on the corner, of Edward and Baylis…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration. a Few Notes

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 4

A monster torch light procession will be held through the streets of Wagga Wagga on the night of Monday, October 10, 1932…

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Fire Brigades' Display Huge Demonstration for Wagga Programme Outlined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1932 · page 5

In connection with the forthcoming interstate fire brigades demonstration in Wagga the secretary (Mr. W. N. Creagh) advises that members'…

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