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Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Poison Gas Instructions in N.S.W. Ambulance, Railway, and Fire Officers Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1935 · page 4

Ambulance officers and officers of the railway, tramway, and fire brigades are to be instructed in the method of dealing with poison…

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Wool Store Fire £25,000 Worth of Wool Recovered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 6

Men engaged in the ruins of Goldsbrough Mort and Co's wool store, which was destroyed by fire recently, have already recovered wool to the value of…

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Man Who Never Met with Adventure Camp Fire Stories Harry Hobson Continues His Yarns

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 3

Mr. Lindsay Powell continues his story of "The Man Who Never Met with Adventure." The series began in last Monday's issue and will be continued from week to week…

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Wool Store Fire Inquiry Opened To-day SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 October 1935 · page 3

The inquiry was opened by the City Coroner this morning concerning the disastrous fire at Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd's wool store, Pyrmont,…

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Two Sons, Two Fires

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 2

Some four years ago, when Mr. and Mrs. Harold True were in Trangie receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, their happiness was…

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Wool Store Fire Evidence at Inquiry 38 Insurance Companies Represented Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 3

The inquiry was opened by the City Coroner this morning into the disastrous fire at Goldsrbrough Mort's wool stores, Pyrmont on the morning of…

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Bush Fires Devastation in California Cowboys Trapped Movie Stars' Homes in Danger Los Angeles

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1935 · page 3

Twenty cowboys are believed to be trapped behind rolling clouds of smoke and fire, and a gale has wrought damage estimated at 4,000,000 dollars…

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Open Verdict In Wool Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 11

At the inquiry into the fire which destroyed Goldsborough Mort's wool store at Pyrmont, on September 25, a wool expert from the Technical…

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Disastrous Fires Out of Control in California Los Angeles

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1935 · page 5

Changing winds swept the Malibu Hills forest fire, on[?] of control again late to-day after 8,000,000 dollars (approx, £1,600,000) damage had…

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Big Fire Early Morning Outbreak in Melbourne £50,000 Damage Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 2

Damage estimated at £50,000 was caused by a spectacular fire which almost completely destroyed the box factory and contents of John Sharp and…

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Man Who Never Met with Adventure Camp Fire Stories More of Harry Hobson's Yarns

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1935 · page 3

Old Harry Hobson, who claimed that he had never met with adventure, was prevailed upon by his friends around the log fire to tell them of some of his experiences. Mr. Lindsay Powell has put these stories into writing…

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The Wool Fire £60,000 Worth Recovered SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 1

About £60,000 worth of wool has been recovered from the ruins of the recent disastrous fire at Goldsbrough, Mort's store…

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Loina Disaster Suggestion of Fire Minister Issues Report Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1935 · page 1

Three possible causes of the disaster of the Holyman's Airways liner, Loina, which crashed between Launceston and Melbourne on October 2, are set out in…

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Wool Fire £60,000 Worth of Fleece Recovered Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 October 1935 · page 2

About £60,000 worth of wool has now been recovered from the ruins of Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd.'s wool store fire, and further substantial…

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Fire Outbreak

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 3

A small fire broke out in the garage at the rear of Mr. W. Cherry's billiard saloon in Kurrajong Avenue about 6 p.m. on Tuesday. The…

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Nangus Bush Fire Brigade Holds Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held at the Nangu Hall on Friday last, when the following officers were elected:—…

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Church Destroyed Fire at Sutherland Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 2

Hundreds of people from Cronulla and the surrounding districts saw a fire to-day destroy the Methodist Church in Floria-street, Sutherland…

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Man Who Never Met with Adventure Camp Fire Stories Riding a Shark and Gun Running

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1935 · page 3

The man who professed that he never met with adventure concludes his yarns in this issue. Next Monday another Lindsay Powell series, "South African Notes," will begin…

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Four Injured Blaze in City Factory Girl Falls From Skylight Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1935 · page 1

When a lacquering table in the picture-frame works of Broadwoods' Ltd., Waterloo, burst into flames this afternoon three men were burt and a girl…

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Fire Brigade Sports Again to Be Held

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1935 · page 5

A meeting of those interested in the Firemen's New Year Day Sports, was held at the Fire Station on Monday evening. Amongst…

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