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Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Bush Fires in Frampton and Jindalee Districts Good Grazing Land Suffers Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

A fire broke out last night on Messrs. O'Connor Bros' property, Frampton, and burnt approximately 3000 acres of good grazing country…

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Bushfire Breaks Out Again High Wind Sends Blaze Along

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

Few will forget Tuesday night last, but those who will remember it more than others are the chaps who fought the blaze at South Gundagai, and saw…

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Careless Use of Fire

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 4

In view of the many outbreaks of fire recently, a warning against the careless use of fire will not be out of place. Motor parties, picnickers,…

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Fierce Fire at Frampton Cootamundra Threatened Rain to the Rescue

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 2

A terrific bushfire broke out on O'Connor Bros., property a Frampton on Tuesday, and, aided by the wind, rapidly assumed large…

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Victorian Bushfires Damage in Gippsland Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1933 · page 1

Further bushfires were reported in many parts of the State. Gippsland suffered considerably, much valuable timber and grass country being…

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Bush Fire Matters

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

This district has been fortunate, so far, in that the outbreaks of bush fire have been on a comparatively small scale, notwithstanding the great…

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Bush Fire at Bermedman

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 8

A disastrous bush fire broke out on Monday, about 2 p.m., on the property of Messrs. Maguire and Fehon, and did extensive damage to their…

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Bush Fires Now Under Control Stock Rescued Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 1

Informal trickling in from many country centres this morning indicated that the bush fires were being gradually got under control. The fire…

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Victorian Bush Fires Change of Wind Would Mean Disaster MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 1

Bush fires are still raging in many parts of the country. It is feared that a change in the wind may place the townships of Omeo and Tallarook…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. Change of Wind Would Mean Disaster Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

Bush fires are still raging in many many parts of the country. It is feared that a change in the wind may place the townships of Omeo and…

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Fires in Marengo District

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

Marengo has been the centre of numerous small fires of late, none of them, fortunately, attended with very serious losses…

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Ganmain News. Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

A fire occurred in the [?] Monday, which was [?] got under central before very [?] age was done. Mr [?] Allen’s [?]…

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Fire at Quandialla

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 8

After a special wheat train from Caragabal had passed, a fire broke out on the eastern side of the railway line, about three miles from…

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DERAIN v. FIRE [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 4

The there teams met at [?] Sunday last. Jim Cattle the Brigade, and [?] the home [?] Both teams were [?]…

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Items of News Junee Fire Alarms

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

The Junee Chamber of Commerce has approved of the railway engines again being requisitioned to sound the alarm of fire in Junee…

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L'atlantique Cause of Fire a Mystery Recompense to Rescue Vessel Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 1

The Minister for Manne reports that the experts who examined the liner L'Atlantique were unable to decide the cause of the fire. The Minister has…

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Train Caught in Fire Cut Off by Flames Fassifern Station Destroyed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

An exciting story of the destruction of the Fassifern railway station and houses nearby, and the remarkable escape of the Newcastle express from…

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Big Wyalong Fire Farmer Burnt Out Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 3

Further outbreaks of bush [?] were reported from many country centres yesterday. At West Wyalong a property was…

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Another Bush Fire Breaks Out Twice

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

A bush fire which broke out yesterday afternoon on property belonging to Mrs. Futter and Sons of Beggan Beggan, caused a big band of…

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Fire at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

The Albury Fire Brigade was out at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning to a shed at the rear of the Albury Guest House in Dean street. The…

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