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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1933

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Fire at Leeton Leeton

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

A fire broke out at the Hotel Hydro. Leeton, in the staff quarters. One bedroom was gutted. A good save was made by the Leeton Fire Brigade…

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Local Family's Lucky Escape Flames Quickly Devour Home A Sunday Morning Blaze

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

Roaring like a hunger-mad wi[?] beast, and quickly devouring all it touched, a fire completely guttered the home of Mr. Percy Clarke, at…

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Items of News Fire at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 2

A fire broke out at the Hotel Hydro. Leeton, in the staff's quarters. One bedroom was gutted. A good save was made by the Leeton Fire Brigade. The…

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Fire at Rose Bay Mason's Factory SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 1

A fire, occurred at Mason's factory, Roberts street, Rose Bay, this morning. Several girls working on the second…

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News Items. Bush Fire

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

A bush fire occurred on Mr. K. E. Whitehead's property, "Mt. Ulva," Urana, on Monday. It is stated that the fire was originated by a tractor,…

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New Fire Engine

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 5

Captain F. C. Mountford has received word from headquarters that favorable consideration has already been given to replacing the present…

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Fire on Liner Anonymous Letter Gives Warning Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

The newspaper "Le Matin" says that the day before the French luxury liner L'Atlantique sailed an anonymous letter was received stating that a fire…

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Fire in Factory Oil Causes Outbreak Girls' Narrow Escape Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 1

A fire occurred at Mason's factory, Robert street, Rose Bay at 10 o'clock this morning. A number of girls working on the top floor had a…

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Injured Bush Fire Workers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

Mr. W.F.M. Ross, M.L.A., replied to the Gundagai Council, regarding their request that some provision be made to insure voluntary workers…

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Fires at Temora

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 2

A fire at Temora on Sunday destroyed a weatherboard house at the corner of Austral and Hoskins streets, occupied by W. Pinney and owned by Mrs…

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Grass Fires at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 2

At 12 o'clock on Monday night the Junee Fire Brigade received a call to a grass fire inside the railway line at North Junee, near the residence of…

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Grass Fires at Junee Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 1

At 12 o'clock on Monday night the Junee Fire Brigade received a call to a grass fire inside the railway line at North Junee, near the residence of…

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Fire at Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 4

The Albury Fire Brigade was called 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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Fire on Taronga Poet Reached Actor's Story London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1933 · page 1

Barry Barnes, the actor, in a message to the "Daily Express," says that a fire on Taronga broke out at 7.30 o'clock on Saturday…

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Fire Fighting Units

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 4

At last meeting of Carrathool Shire Council correspondence regarding the provisions to cope with outbreaks of fire was read as follows:—…

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Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

A fire occurred on the property of Mrs. Hoskin, of Ashbridge, at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday which resulted in considerable loss. Some chaff was…

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Albury Fires Albury

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

The offices and bulk store of the McCulloch Carrying Co. were completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Firemen concentrated, on…

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Fire Menace

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 1

Some concern has been expressed by property holders in connection with the recent shire relief job, when the road between the properties of…

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Grass Fire Near Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon to a grass fires on Mr. J. C. Malorey's property, North Park, Temora road,…

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Fire at Mr. A. R. Martin's

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1933 · page 2

Mr. A. R. Martin, of the Narooma Jersey Stud Farm, was the loser of an baten hay stack, a considerable amount of fencing, and about 300 acres of…

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