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Fires & bushfires, 1934

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Log Fires Trappers Hear Test Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1934 · page 1

No fewer than 82 trappers recently sat round a great log fire at Delegate through a whole night and a number of succeeding nights. Delegate is…

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Fire at Tumut Store Partly Destroyed

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 5

A very big fire broke out at the rear of Weedens Ltd., storekeepers, of Wynyard-street, Tumut. In the early hours of Tuesday…

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Fire at Tumut Store Partly Destroyed Tumut

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 June 1934 · page 6

A very big fire broke out at the rear of Weedens Ltd., storekeepers of Wynyard street, Tumut. In the early hours of yesterday morning, Mr. J…

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Fire at Weedens Ltd. Office and Showroom Gutted. Difficult Work of Brigade. But Great Save Effected

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 29 June 1934 · page 2

The persistent clangour of the fire-bell at Tumut of shortly after 1 o'clock on Wednesday morning aroused slumberers from their rest, and all…

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Boy's Pluck Fire in Treasury Vaults Old Files Destroyed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1934 · page 2

A fire broke out among the records in the vaults of the Treasury buildings to-day and many old files were destroyed. Papers containing early…

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Ranger Camp at Wagga Showground the Camp Fire Spirit

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1934 · page 4

During the second week-end in June, Wagga was once more the centre of Guiding activities, when an important Ranger conference was…

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Fire at School

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 July 1934 · page 7

A small fire broke out amongst some rubbish in a cellar at the Leeton Intermediate High School yesterday afternoon. The Fire Brigade…

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Shocking Accident At Mascot Aerodrome Pilot Incinerated 'Plane Crashes and Takes Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 2

A shocking aeroplane fatality occurred at Mascot Aerodrome on Sunday afternoon, when in the presence of a large crowd of people a machine…

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Shocking Accident at Mascot Aerodrome Pilot Incinerated 'Plane Crashes and Takes Fire SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1934 · page 1

A shocking aeroplane fatality occurred at Mascot Aerodrome this afternoon when in the presence of a large crowd of people a machine crashed…

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Blaze in Queensland Town Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 4

Considerable damage was done by fire in Brisbane street, the main thoroughfare of Beaudesert, this afternoon. Gary's garage and Logan and…

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Adelong's New Fire Chief

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 2

There is no vacancy in Adelong for a fire brigade. In future, whenever the flames lick heavenward, the cry will go forth, "send for Ken. Cowan!"…

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Sydney Fire at Retread Co. Remises Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1934 · page 4

Fed by huge quantities of motor tyres, raw rubber and other inflammable substances, a big fire gutted a four storey building in William street,…

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Turks Fire on British Boat Officer Killed; Another Wounded LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 1

THE Admiralty reports that a sailing boat belonging to the H.M.S. Devonshire, and containing three officers of that ship, was heavily…

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Turks Fire on British Boat Officer Killed Another Wounded Government Expresses Regret (British Official Wireless) LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1934 · page 1

The Admirality reports that a sailing boat belonging to the H.M.S. Devonshire, and containing three officers of that ship, was heavily fired…

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Pennant Hills Station Damaged by Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 6

The railway station at Pennant Hills web badly damaged by a fire early this morning. The, outbreak was subdued the Hornsby and Beecroft…

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Fowls Burned to Death in Guildford Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1934 · page 3

When a fire gutted Ward's poultry factory at Guildford this morning, 200 fowls and 400 chickens were burned to death, and valuable manufacturing…

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Bitumen Blaze Balmain Factory Damaged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning in the bitumen works of Messrs. Burt, Bolton and Haywood, Ltd., Balmain. There were many explosions as the…

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City Fire Motor Shop Gutted Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 July 1934 · page 2

Another spectacular city fire occurred to-day, when the motor body works of Peters, Bryden and Peters, at Redfern, was gutted. One…

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Local and General FIRE!

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 July 1934 · page 2

A fire broke out in a shed at the rear of the P.D.S. building in Wallendoon street, at 1.30 on Sunday morning, but the local brigade were…

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Fire Destroys Bank

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 August 1934 · page 2

Fire destroyed the three-roomed weatherboard building of the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney at Tuli[?]ibigcal shortly before 3 a.m. on…

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