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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1934

434 stories in Riverina's papers · page 13 of 22

Fire at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 June 1934 · page 2

A fire occurred in the operating room of the Globe Theatre, Narandera, in the early hours of yesterday morning. Considerable damage was done as the…

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Grass Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 2

The Leeton Fire Brigade was called out at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire that broke out on a vacant allotment on…

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Fire at Wantiool

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

On Wednesday morning Mr. George Badke's weatherboard cottage, at Wantiool, was totally destroyed by fire, together with its contents. Mr…

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Fire! Globe Theatre Damaged Talkie Picture Plant Destroyed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1934 · page 2

In the early hours of Tuesday a fire broke out in the front portion of the Globe Theatre and caused a considerable amount of damage…

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Prisoner's Death Fire in Room Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1934 · page 1

When Mrs. Beatrice Allen, proprietress of a residential in Kellett street, King's Cross, early this morning was awakened by smoke, she found…

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Cottage Destroyed Fire Engine Draws Liquid Mud

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 2

Last evening the home of Mr. Simpson, district agent for the T. and G. Insurance Company, was totally destroyed by fire. The alarm,…

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Ship on Fire in Caribbean Sea Boatload Rescued New York

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 1

THE tale of a swift tragedy in the Caribbean Sea, with the destruction of the Norwegian, freighter, Knud Hamsun, with 17 or 18…

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Ship on Fire in Caribbean Sea Boatload Rescued Eighteen Persons Missing New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1934 · page 1

The tale of a swift tragedy in the Caribbean Sea, with the destruction of the Norwegian freighter, Knud liamsun, with 17 or 18 persons…

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House Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1934 · page 2

On Thursday night a cottage in Palm avenue, Leeton, owned by Mr. T. Cox and occupied, by Mr. R. T. Simpson, was destroyed by fire. The…

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Junee Chase Constable Fires Four Shots Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 June 1934 · page 1

JUNEE on Saturday experienced a sensation of a kind that is probably entirely new to that usually quiet town. There was a chase,…

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Shooting at Junee Constable Fires Four Shots After Escaping Man

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1934 · page 2

Junee on Saturday experienced a sensation of a kind that is probably entirely new to that usually quiet town. There was a chase and a…

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Shooting at Junee Constable Fires Four Shots After Escapin[?]g Man

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 18 June 1934 · page 3

Junee on Saturday experienced a sensation of a kind that is probably entirely new to that usually quiet town. There was a chase and a…

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Murdering Sandhills Phantom Camp Fire in the Bush Weird Night's Experience

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1934 · page 3

In the following story Mr. Lindsay Powell relates a weird experience while travelling a mob of sheep between Goree and Whitton. One might wonder what others would have done under like circumstances…

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Twins Burned Sleep Out on Fire Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1934 · page 8

Bowen and Roy, aged 4½ years, the twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Sesson, were admitted to hospital to-night. They are in a serious…

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Fire in City Building Considerable Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 6

Considerable damage was done early this morning by fire which broke out in Berlit[?] House, Bond street, city. The outbreak evidently, began in the…

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Heat Wave in England Fire Sweeping King's Estate London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 June 1934 · page 3

A heat wave is sweeping Southern England. The temperature has risen to 87 degrees in the shade without any sign of the long drought…

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Billiards Wagga Fire Brigade Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 3

The annual fire brigade billiards tournament will be held again this year. This is always a popular event, and attracts many entries, which to [?]…

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Fire Brigades North-west Visited Wagga Mayor's Impressions

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1934 · page 2

The Mayor of Wagga (Alderman E. E. Collins) has recently returned from a tour of the north-western area of New South Wales, and yesterday,…

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Billiards Wagga Fire Brigade Tournament

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 June 1934 · page 13

The Wagga Fire Brigade sub-station officer (Mr. Phillips) has been busy in the last few weeks securing entries for the annual billiard…

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