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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Lorry Hits Bowsers Street Fire at Homebush Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 September 1933 · page 1

Flames spread across Parramatta road, Homebush, last night when a motor lorry, out of control, crashed into two petrol bowsers and knocked…

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Local & General. Fire at Henty

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1933 · page 2

About 10 o'clock on Friday night, a fire occurred in Lyne Street, Henty, and destroyed the office and machinery of the "Henty Observer",…

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Petrol Fire at Young Two Men Injured Fire Stream From Nozzle YOUNG

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 1

Two men were badly burned in an alarming and unusual fire outside Norman's service station, Boorowa street; yesterday, when a lorry was…

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Drought in England Water Shortage Troops Fight Fires London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 4

The prolonged drought continues in England and the forecast indicates further fine weather. There is a water shortage in several parts of the…

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Fire at Petrol Bowser Two Men Injured Oil Falls on Hot Exhaust Pipe YOUNG

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 September 1933 · page 4

Two men suffered severe burns as the result of a fire at a petrol bowser in Burrowa street to-day. The garage proprietor, Ceeil Norman, who received…

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Prussian Premier Accused Reichstag Fire Trial Declared a Parody of Justice" Paris

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 2

At a meeting attended by 15,000 people, Maitres Torres and Moro Giaferri, noted French advocates, declared that Torgler (who is accused of having…

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Fire at Petrol Bowser at Young Two Men Injured Oil Falls on Hot Exhaust Pipe

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 September 1933 · page 3

Two men suffered severe burns as the result of a fire at a petrol bowser at Young, on Tuesday. The garage proprietor, Cecil Norman, who…

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Rannoch Bush Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held to the Rannock School on 28th August. The Brigade was re-formed, and the fee fixed the name as that of last year—…

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Fire at Tannery Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1933 · page 1

A fire ocurred early this morning at Leonard Shearstone's tannery, at Willoughby. Hundreds of valuable hides were destroyed. Before the flames…

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Cottage Damaged by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1933 · page 4

An outbreak of fire was responsible for the extensive damage to a cottage at 217 Edward street, Wagga, occupied by Mr. Albert Charles Bailey, on…

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Reichstag Fire Charge May Be Dropped Complete Alibi London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 September 1933 · page 1

As Torgler, one of those accused of causing the Reichstag fire, has a complete alibi, the charge of incendiarism may be dropped…

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Fire Prevention

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 September 1933 · page 2

With the approach of the summer months, and the consequent danger of grass and bush Urea occurring on and Adjacent to irrigation farms and…

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Spectacular Blaze City Cooperage Burnt Out Thousands of Pounds Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1933 · page 3

Several thousand pounds damage was caused by a fire which gutted the three storeyed building occupied by the cooperage firm Rasmussen and…

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Diggers' Ball Spectacular Function Plaza Theatre a Blaze of Light Large Attendance

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1933 · page 2

"The most spectacular hall ever held in Wagga." was the unanimous opinion of those present at Plaza Theatre last night when the first Dig…

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Films on Fire 100,000 Feet Saved Man's Courageous Action Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1933 · page 2

Risking serious injury, Stanley Telfer, of East Melbourne, jumped into a blazing motor truck in the city this morning and saved a large quantity of…

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Reichstag Fire London Inquiry Kurt Torgler's Evidence Father Visited in Prison LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1933 · page 1

"He had chain marks on his wrists, said Kurt Torgler, a frank-flaced, manly, schoolboy telling the Reichstag Commission to-day how he visited…

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Early Morning Fire Plant Not Covered YASS

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 1

Considerable damage was done by fire early yesterday morning in a shed on Mr. E. H. Gruber's dairy, Fairfield, off the Bango road, near…

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Reichstag Fire Trial Not a Communist LEIPZIG

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 1

The Reichstag fire trial opened to- day, when all five accused were charged with high treason, for which the penalty is death…

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Sensational Chase Police Fire at Suspects Suitings Valued at £1000 Stolen Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 1

There were sensational chases after three thieves who were surprised detectives when robbing a mercery store last night at Newtown…

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Reichstag Fire London Inquiry Report Were High Officials to Blame? Appeal for Help to Save Men's Lives London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 September 1933 · page 1

Before reading the unanimous report of the Reichstag Fire Commission which sat in ex-parte judgment in London, Mr. D. N. Pritt, who…

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