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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Shockingly Burned When Clothes Catch Fire SYDNEY, Thursday

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 June 1935 · page 4

Leslie Naunton, 28, was shockingly burned about the arms, neck und face when his clothing caught fire in garage at Pyrmont, shortly before…

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Fire at Fremantle Perth

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 June 1935 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent

The Returned Soldiers' Case Factory and two other buildings were destroyed by fire at North Fremantle last night. The fire quickly gained a strong…

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Hands in Fire Police Take Fingerprints SYDNEY

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 10 June 1935 · page 3
Also in Daily Advertiser

A man taken to the Paddington police station on Saturday afternoon after his arrest on a charge of street betting, immediately rushed towards…

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Fire Commissioners

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 11 June 1935 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners will visit Leeton at 11 o'clock to-morrow (Wednesday))…

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Constable Fires Shots Early Morning Discovery Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1935 · page 4

When Constable Crockett was doing his rounds at Lidcombe early this morning he discovered that a lock bad been wrenched off the door of Perrin Bros'…

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Site for Fire Station

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 2

On Wednesday, the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Leeton and along with the Shire President and Shire Clerk inspected sites for a fire,…

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Fire at Mr. R. Cameron's £15 Damage

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 14 June 1935 · page 5

About 4 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred in Mr. Robt. Cameron's residence, Capper-st,, Tumut, whereby the week's washing, including…

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Gas Fires Reduced Charges for Gas

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 June 1935 · page 5

At Thursday night's Municipal Council meeting, the Finance Committee's recommendation was adopted: That for 3 months of the current…

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£15,000 Damage Big Blaze in Sydney Keeps 50 Firemen Busy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1935 · page 2

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire at the premises of George H. Moxham and Co., skin and produce merchants, of Smaile street,…

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Big City Fire Sydney, To-day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 June 1935 · page 2

Damages estimated at £15,000 were caused by a fire which completely gutted the premises of George H. Moxham and Co., skin and produce…

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Board of Fire Commissioners

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1935 · page 1

The members of the Board of Fire Commissioners visited Narandera on their periodical tour of inspection on Wednesday afternoon last, and were…

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Fire-damaged Goods

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1935 · page 2

Owing to lack of space at the rear of Mr.Legge's old premises. Mr. Killeen's spacious auction rooms have been secured for the bankrupt…

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Underground Blaze Started by Convicts Warder's Resource Forces Surrender New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1935 · page 1

The mutinous convicts in the State penitentiary mine at Lansing were routed to-day by the guards, and surrendered after 21 hours' continuous…

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Pyjamas on Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 1

A 17-year-old girl named Loretta Rollander of Erskineville, was severely burned about the back when her pyjames caught alight as she was…

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Peshawar Bazaar Fire Calcutta

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 2

Great damage was caused by a fire in the bazaar at Peshawar last night. The outbreak originated in the wood market, and the flames, fanned by a…

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£10,000 Damage in Tullamore Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 24 June 1935 · page 4

Ruins of main business portion of Tullamore, destroyed by fire. "Note the "Fibrolite" asbestos cement cottage in the background, which resisted the fire, and was undamaged…

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£10,000 Damage in Tullamore Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 June 1935 · page 6

Ruins of main business portion of Tullamore recently destroyed by fire. In the background is the "Fibrolite" asbestos cement cottage which resisted fire and was not damaged. As previously reported in these columns, seven shops in the main business…

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Tullamore Fire Oottage Resists Flames

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 27 June 1935 · page 1

The necessity of using fire retardant materials in modern building construction was clearly demonstrated by the dissstro[?] are that recently reused such extensive…

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