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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

463 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 24

Sparks From Fire Cause Decision to Buy Ticket "Can Hardly Believe Good Fortune"

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1935 · page 2

Mrs. L. M. Rennick, who is the proprietor of a store at 231 Kincaid street, Wagga, could not believe in her good fortune when she was informed that…

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On Fire 'Plane Crash in Gorge Occupants Escape SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 November 1935 · page 1

With flame and smoke streaming from the engine of their 'plane, which had caught fire in mid-air, over the Blue Mountains, two Sydney airmen…

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'Plane on Fire Airmen's Narrow Escape Machine Wrecked in Landing SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1935 · page 4

Two Sydney airmen, Rex Nicholl, aged 26 years, and Arthur Needham, aged 29 years, had a narrow escape from death yesterday when their…

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Fire Brigades Demonstration Gundagai Team to Compete

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 November 1935 · page 4

At the annual grand Volunteer Fire Brigades demonstration, commencing at Kaloomba on Tuesday, November 19th and concluding on…

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Early Morning Blaze

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 November 1935 · page 2

Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the grounds of the residence of Mr. Napthali (Manager of the Butter Factory),…

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Cricket Under Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1935 · page 4

At Bolton Park on Wednesday afternoon the match between the Wagga High School and Copland's team took a drastic turn. S. Sly, shaping up to…

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Total Loss by Fire Post Office, Store and Residence at Womrat Residents Seriously Inconvenienced

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 November 1935 · page 4

The general store and residence of Mr. H. Holt of Wombat, and the post office, which occupied a portion of the store building, has…

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Five Lives Lost Hi London West End Fire Trapped in Upper Rooms London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 November 1935 · page 4

Five persons were burnt to death in a fire in a doctor's residence in Wimpole-street, London, early this morning. The victims were all trapped on…

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Brookdale Bush Fire Brigade Annual Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1935 · page 2

The second annual meeting was held on Saturday evening, with a good attendance. Mr. H. Bowyer occupied the chair and Mr. R…

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Fire Damage Payments

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1935 · page 3

Goldsbrough Mort and Co. Ltd. advise having almost completed the payment to their clients in connection with the wool destroyed, or damaged,…

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Lighting Fires Visitors to River—Be Careful

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 November 1935 · page 2

IF the people of Leeton wish to retain their freedom of access to the river at Yanco, then they should exercise care in respect…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 November 1935 · page 2

Late on Saturdaw night, or early Sunday morning, a cottage owned by Mr. J. H. Marks, on Farm 1707, South Gogeldrie (late farm of D. Craig's),…

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Egyptian Riots Police Forced to Fire One Killed; Many Injured Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 1

Fresh "Independence Day" riots broke out this evening following a big meeting of Wafdists which was addressed by Mahas Pasha. The…

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Brutal Lynchings Negro Youths Hanged Camp foreman Set on Fire New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1935 · page 1

Two shocking lynchings were reported to-day from southern States and statements from the prosecuting attorney in the case reflected the strange…

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Brigade Extinguishes Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade was called out about 1 o'clock yesterday to the rear of a house in Gurwood-street, where a small fire was burning. The…

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Fire in Cottage

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 November 1935 · page 2

Good work by the Young fire brigade resulted in the saving of three rooms in a five-roomed weatherboard cottage the wan well alight when the brigade…

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Bush Fire at the Gap

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 4

The first bush fire of the season in the Wagga district occurred yesterday morning, about 11 o'clock, when sparks from a rabbit fumigator on the…

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Chemical Explosion Followed by Fire Man and Girl Severely Burned Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 November 1935 · page 4

A man and a girl suffered severe burns to the face and arms to-day when the laboratory of O. A. Mendelssohn burst into flames after an explosion of…

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The Rock Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 6

The annual meeting of The Rock Bush Fire Brigade will be held in the Masonic Hall, The Rock, on Saturday at 8 p.m., when the election…

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Fire Brigades Compete Narrandera Second in Motor Engine Event Sixty Teams Participate KATOOMBA

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1935 · page 7

The Governor (Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven) opened the demonstration of volunteer fire brigades to-day and was himself made a fireman, being…

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