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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Spectacular Fire Old Sydney Building Firemen's Smart Work Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 1

The most dangerous and spectacular fire which has occurred in Sydney for some time broke out this morning in the premises of the Australian General…

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Hemmeo in by Fire Gippsland Residents... Take Refuge in Water Hole Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 April 1933 · page 1

Hemmed in by a fire a party of 11 Gippsland residents, including seven children sought refuge in a water hole where they remained until the fire…

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Bush Fire Tragedy Trapped by Flames

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 April 1933 · page 4

Four adults and seven children fleeing from the bush fire which, burned a young Gippsland farmer George Fairbrother, to death early…

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Fire at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 April 1933 · page 2

Yesterday morning Mrs. Morton, of Pemberton street, Albury, was frying over a gas fire when the fat in the pan ignited and set fire to a calender…

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Fire Alarm at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1933 · page 2

On Sunday the residents of the Loftus Hotel, Junee, could smell fire. On investigating smoke was seen issuing from a lockup street shop…

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Board of Fire Commissioners to Open Lockhart Fire Station. Next

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1933 · page 2

Lockhart is to be favoured with a visit from the Board of Fire Commissioners on Wednesday next, including Mr. T. Smith, M.L.C. and…

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False Fire Alarm Man's Third Arrest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1933 · page 1

For the third time in three years a man has been arrested for giving a false alarm to the fire brigade. He is alleged to have given, a call from…

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Trapped by Fire Youth's Frightful Death Evidence at Inquest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 April 1933 · page 1

How a youth was trapped by the and suffocated by carbon monoxide [?]nes was told at the Coroner's Court to-day at the inquest on…

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Coolamon Fire Brigade Water Shortage

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

At the meeting at the Shire Council last week a letter has read from the Coolamon [?] and that to the event of a fire in…

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Fire in Warren's Sub. Cottage Destroyed

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

An unoccupied cottage was completely destroyed by fire in the early hours of wednesday morning. The house was the property of Mr. T…

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Items of News Wagga Fire Brigade Billiards Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 2

The draw for the annual billiards tournament arranged by the Wagga [?]ire brigade in aid of the Wagga District Hospital will be made…

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Nubba Fire Shop and Residence Very Little Saved Nubba

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 April 1933 · page 1

A FIRE at Nubba early yesterday morning destroyed the general store and residence adjoining the shop, Very little was saved, and…

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Local and General Bush Fire at Culcairn

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 2

A bush fire on Wednesday afternoon destroyed 1,000 acres of grass on Messrs. Armstrong and Bell's Killearnean" property and 200 acres of…

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Ropeworks Fire £30,000 Damages Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 April 1933 · page 4

Damage estimated at £30,000 was caused by a fire at the Forsythe Rope Works late last night. The big brick building was practically destroyed…

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Careless Use of Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 5

Alfred Paul Nuske Was charged with having by the careless, use of the caused damage to the extent of £20 to be done to The Rock police part…

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Lockhart Fire Brigade Official Opening of New Fire Station To-morrow

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1933 · page 4

Members of the Lockhart Volunteer Fire Brigade. The new Fire Brigade Station will be opened at Lockhart to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Fire Board's Visit

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

Those who have watched the growth of the Cootamundra Fire Brigade will be pleased to read elsewhere of the encomiums passed upon its present…

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Newtown Fire Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 1

When a fire broke out in a harness room at Newtown last night nine horses in an adjoining stable were released from their stalls just in time…

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Visit of Fire Board Our Firemen Praised Those Water Mains Don't Break Up Parker St.!

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 4

Last night Cootamundra had a visit from members of the Board of Fire Commissioners who are on one of [?] periodic inspectional tours…

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Fire Brigade Board

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 April 1933 · page 2

Members of the New South Wale Fire Brigade Board visited Junee yesterday morning, and after inquiring into a domestic matter met aldermen…

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