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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

615 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 31

Fire on Grass Lands

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1933 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday Joseph Graham was charged with having ignited inflammable material within 10 yards of grass lands. He…

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Alleged Fires From Locomotives

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 2

Mr. Kilpatrick, M.L.A. for Wagga, has received a reply from the secretary of the New South Wales Railways commissioners (Mr. W. H…

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Haystacks Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 2

A spectacular fire occurred at Temora on Monday morning in one of the big stacks of hay at Messrs. Dolden and Co's chaff milk. When the…

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Fire Brigade Called Out

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out yesterday afternoon shortly after 5 o'clock. A fire bad broken out in some fruit cases in the yard at the…

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Fire at Station Extensive Damage Molong

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 1

A large shed consisting of a garage and workshop and containing a shearing plant, farm machinery, and four motor cars, was destroyed by fire at…

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Motion Picture Fire 41 KILLED; 70 INJUREd GUADALJARA, (Mexico)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 March 1933 · page 1

Forty-one were killed and seventy gravely injured in a motion picture fire at Ahualulco. Twenty were trampled to death in the stampede for…

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Big Fire at Coolamon Much Damage Done

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 2

The Coolamon fire bridge, under the direction of Captain J. M'Cartney, was called out at 11.45 o'clock last night to a fire which had started in the…

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Fire in Picture Theatre 41 Killed; 70 Injured Panic Among Audience

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 1

GUADALAJARA (Mexico), Tuesday.—Forty-one persons were killed and 70 injured on Monday night in a fire at a motion picture theatre in the…

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Fire! School of Arts in Danger

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 2

A fire, which but for the Fire Brigade, would have had discussions [?] broke out just [?] night on Wednesday last in the…

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Blayney Hotel Damaged by Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

A fire broke out early the morning at the Club House Hotel, Blayney. The occupan's were hurriedly called, and were able to escape with their…

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Playing with Fire Child Dies Later SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

Joseph McCulls, aged 4, was playing with fire near his parents residence at Portland, when his clothes caught alight. He was speedily…

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Fire at North Yass Weatherboard Cottage Destroyed YASS

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 1

A weatherboard cottage in Pollux-street, North Yass, owned by Mrs. M. A. Noyes, of "Cavan," and occupied, by her two sons, Messrs. C. K…

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Fire in Match Factory. Six Girls Burnt to Death Others Missing Hull (Quebec)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 2

Six girls were burnt to draft when the Canada match factory was gutted by a fire, which followed an exp[?]sion. Other employees, variously…

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Cricket. Coolamon & District Association’s Final. Fire Brigade v. Ganmain a Delightful Day’s Cricket. Jim Cirtus & G. Logan Each Score a Century

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 March 1933 · page 4

There was another large creed present at Kindra Park on Sunday, when the final game for the above premiership was [?] On the day the…

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Bush Fire at Wantabadgery

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 2

A bush fire broke out at Wantabadgery at noon yesterday on the property of Mr. P. Armstrong, of Junee. A number of Junee residents went out to quell…

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Bush Fire at the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 4

A fire occurred in tile paddock, of Mr. Martin, near Burke's Creek, The Rock, yesterday afternoon, and spread to the police paddock before it was…

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Disastrous Bush Fires Young Woman's Narrow Escape Albury

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 2

Serious bush fires occurred to-day in the Upper Murray district, and thousands of acres of grass were destroyed. Mr. Percy Thorburne's homestead at…

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Hay Destroyed Big Blaze at Temora

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 10

A spectacular fire at Temora on Monday destroyed over 800 tons of stacked hay at the ch[?]ff mills of J. Dolden and Co. on the edge to the…

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Junee Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1933 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

A fire was discovered at the of the Methodist Sunday School, Junee on Thursday night. A number of old seats were left stacked against the…

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