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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Fire Insurance and Wireless Installations

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 3

It may be interesting to house-holders to learn that their wireless installations have definite bearing on their fire insurance policies…

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French Military Manoeuvres 'Planes Crash Collision in Clouds Ten Killed Town Hall Set on Fire Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1935 · page 1

The first casualty of the military manoeuvres was a collision in the clouds by two bombing 'planes with a crew of Are each. Both…

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Fire Destroys Cottage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 2

A fire totally destroyed a weather-board cottage at Wantiool, six miles from Junee on the Gundagai road. The house was owned by Mr. H. May, a…

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Fire Destroys Cottage Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 1

A fire totally destroyed a weatherboard cottage at Wantiool, six miles from Junee, on the Gundagai road. The house was owned by Mr. H. May…

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Child Badly Burnt Pyjamas Catch On Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 9 September 1935 · page 2

“Bill” Ratliff, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Ratliff, of Gundagai, received very nasty burns to his pack, when his pyjamas caught. on fire…

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Damage at Pump House Transformer Burnt Out

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

CLOUDS of smoke issuing from the pumping station building yesterday afternoon gave the impression that there was a…

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Wireless Installations and Fire Insurance

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 3

It may be interesting to householders to learn that their wireless installations have definite bearing on their fire Insurance policies…

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Scout Camp Fire at Ha[?]field

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

The first Harefield Group of Boy Scouts will hold a camp fire concert at the Harefield Hall on September 20. Wagga and Junee troops will assist in…

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U.S. Sensation Senator Huey Long Wounded in House of Parliament Assailant Killed by Machine Gun Fire New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1935 · page 2

Senator Huey Long, of Louisiana, America's most picturesque politician and avowed opponent of President Roosevelt, was shot in the abdomen…

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London Railway Blaze London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 September 1935 · page 6

Flames 40 feet high rose from the [?]uston railway station early this morning when a fire broke out in the parcels office, the roof of which crashed…

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Fire!

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 September 1935 · page 2

For the first time for many months, the clanging of the brushell on Wednesday evening, about 8.45 p.m., was heard above the roaring of the wind…

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Sodium Chlorate Dangerous Fire Element

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 September 1935 · page 2

There was interesting discussion at Ryeaniba Shire Council Nesting yesterday on destruction of Skeleton Weed…

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Fire Outbreaks in Sugar Plantations Brisbane

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 2

Several outbreaks of fire have been reported in the canefields, believed to have ben the result of incendiarism. Fortunately the . flames were soon…

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Aeroplane Lost. Mysterious Outbreak of Fire Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 5

The police at Kelso are unable to solve the mystery surrounding a fire which destroyed an aeroplane yesterday The 'plane, belonging to…

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Aeroplane Lost Mysterious Outbreak of Fire BATHURST

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 1

The police at Kelso arc unable to solve the mystery surrounding a fire which destroyed an aeroplane on Saturday. The plane, belonging to…

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Huge Blaze Averted at C.O.R. Stoke. Brigades and Volunteers Busy Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 4

A large concentration of firemen prevented a huge conflagration at the Commonwealth Oil Refineries' store at Berry's Bay this afternoon. Electric…

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Fire on Oriental Hotel Premises Stables Gutted. a Great Conflagration

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 September 1935 · page 2

As Mrs. J. S. O'Sullivan, the wife of the licensee of the Oriental Hotel, Tumut, was about to emerge from the kitchen, carrying the supper for the…

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Faith and Fire Mahommendan's Walk in Charcoal Trench Scientists Present London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1935 · page 4

Asserting his ability to perform a fire-walking ceremony by the strength of his faith, Kuda Bux, a Kashmiri Mohammedan weighting 8st 7lbs, and…

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Bush Fire Danger

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1935 · page 2

The National Roads and Motorists Association issues a special warning to motorists to exorcise care in the use of fire when picnicking or camping in the…

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Fire Brigade Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1935 · page 8

The semi-finals of the Wagga Fire Brigade billiards tournament resulted: A. Montgomery d. E. Sullivan 200,154; C. Rynehart d. T. Himphries…

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