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Fires & bushfires, 1932

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Bushfire at Springdale

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 6

A bushfire occurred at Springdale on Friday night, when about 600 acre of grass were destroyed, in the properties of Messrs. Long, Derrick, and…

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Prompt Action Averts Big Bushfire YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 1

Prompt action by Mr. Bob Collins, of Young, combined with, the quick response to the alarm by neighbors, district landholders, and residents of…

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Bush Fires Outbreak at Junee Reefs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

A bush fire broke out at Junee Reefs bed ore noon on Thursday. Many willing hands were soon on the scene, and the fire was soon under control. About…

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Fire Near Currawarna

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 4

A fire broke out on Mr. W. H. Hearne's property, Narandera road, near Currawarna, about noon on Thursday. Fortunately the fire was noticed…

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Fire Menace Now in North-west

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 21

After a period of immunity, due to green pastures, the north-west, having been scorched by eight days of heat, is now menaced by grass fires…

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Fire in Cargo Wool Alight Vessel Arrives at Wellington Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

The steamer Port Fremantle arrived here this morning from Wanganui with a fire burning in her wool cargo. When the outbreak was observed all…

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Fighting at Shanghai Japanese Troops Enter Native City Fierce Conflict Reported a Disastrous Fire Shanghai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1932 · page 1

At [?] o'clock last Eight, approximately 1000 Japanese troops and marines with armored cars, machine guns, and bombing detachments, took…

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Bush Fires Grass Destroyed Outbreak at Yackandandah

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

A fire broke out on Saturday at Yackandandah (V.) on the property of Mr. J. Hattolsley, about 19 miles from Albury. The fire swept through…

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PHOSPHORUS and FIRES Another Blaze

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

This morning at about 11 a.m. a fire broke out on Mr. T. Woodbridge property behind the Power Station, at South Gundagai,…

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Danger of Fires

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

Owing to the number of fires which have occurred in the district and [?] Wagga recently which fortunately have been got under control before doing…

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Minor Fires at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called to a grass fire at Bollon Park at 11.30 o'clock on Saturday morning. W[?] the help of a number of [?]…

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The Blaze in the Thistles Leaves Green Water Melons

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 3

On Thursday night last, at 10.15 p.m., a huge blaze was noticed at the western end of Gundagai, and the fire bell clanged a warning…

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Family of Nine Stabbed by Assassin House Destroyed by Fire Winnipeg

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

Creeping into the home of Martin Sipar, at Elma, Manitoba, 50 miles from Winnipeg, an assassin stabbed Sipar, his wife, and six children to…

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BUSHFIRE! Muttama Again

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 2

Either the Muttama district is particularly unlucky or the victim of some dastardly, plot, for there have been four fires started at night in…

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Fire at Brungle Adjourned Inquiry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

The Coroner, Mr. R. L. Blakeney, continued the inquiry yesterday into the causes of the two fires on, T. A. Field and Co.'s property on…

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Two Fires in Leeton Cottage Completely Destroyed Shed Aught in Pine Avenue

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 4

On Saturday morning, the fire brigade received a call to the house of Mr. Jack Dempsey, who lives on a two acre block just across the…

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Post Office and Store Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 1

The general store and post office, occupied by Audrey Neal at Giraw[?]n, a suburb of Sydney, was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire brigade…

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Thieves in Motor Car Police Fire Eight Shots Three Men Arrested Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 February 1932 · page 1

Eight shots were fired by the police after alleged thieves iii a motor car at Sutherland early this morning. Railway Detective Morley hid on a…

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Lake Cargelligo Bush Fires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

Several fires have occurred in the Lake Cargelligo district. On one block there have been two outbreaks in a fortnight, and the cause on each…

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Bush Fire at Ashbridge. Stubble Fire Gets Away

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

The danger attached to burning-off stubble was exemplified at Ashbridge last night. Mr. T. Richardson burned off a…

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