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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

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Historic Homestead Wanganella Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 3

The homestead on the Wanganella Estate, one of the largest and best-known station properties in Riverina, was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Fire at Glideaway Open-air Floor Partially Damaged

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 December 1935 · page 1

THE work put in by the members of the Leeton Fire Brigade saved the Glideaway Open-air Floor and the…

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Bush Fire First of the Season in This District

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 December 1935 · page 4

Monday was a dangerous day for the men on the land, the grass and crops being ripe for a fire, whilst a nasty wind was blowing. On most of the…

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Muttama Bush Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade attracted an excellent attendance. Mr. H. Davies, was re-elected…

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Wallendbeen Bush Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 2

There was a fair attendance for the meeting, and everything was well organised in the case of fires. Mr. A. Bolger was elected president;…

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Old Homestead Destroyed by Fire

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 1

The homestead on the Wanganella Estate, one of the largest and bestknown station properties in Riverine district, was destroyed by fire on…

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Historic Homestead Wanganella Destroyed by Fire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1935 · page 3

The homestead on the Wanganella Estate, one of the largest and best known station properties in Riverina, was destroyed by fire on Sunday…

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Bush Fire Insurance Victorian Scheme

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 7

In recent years in this State endeavours have been made towards finding some suitable basis for accident insurance for volunteers at…

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Grass Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 8

The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 11.25 o'clock yesterday morning to a bush fire that started in a paddock close to 'the home of Mr. P…

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Grass Fires Three on Saturday Damage Not Extensive

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1935 · page 2

There have been several grass fires at Wagga and in the Wagga district during the last few weeks. Only a little more than 30 paints of rain…

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American Hospital Bombed in Abyssinia Air Raid on Dessye May Influence United States' Attitude on Sanctions Inhabitants Panic Stricken Emperor Comforts Wounded After Palace is Set on Fire LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1935 · page 1

Described by the special correspondent of the New York "Herald-Tribune" stationed at Dessye as "the most inhuman act of warfare it, has been my misfortune to see in 20 years of war experience," three destructive air raids…

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District News Grong Grong Grass Fire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 2

What might have been a very disastrous fire broke out on Mr. A. B. Atkinson's property on Saturday morning, but luckily was got under…

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Forty-Hour Week Sir Frederick Stewart's Hope Australia to Blaze the Trail Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1935 · page 1

Expressing the hope that at the next International Labor Conference a decision would be reached for a 40-hour working…

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Alunch on Fire Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 7

J. S. Gill, fisherman, his wife, and their three-year-old child, were forced to take to the dinghy when their launch burst into flames yesterday…

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Fire Brigade Fund For, 1936

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 December 1935 · page 6

A statement of the estimated expenditure for the Gundagai district for 1936 was tabled at the Council meeting. There is an estimated total…

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Fire

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

Owing it is believed, to a portion of a red-hot spark arrester falling into the crop fire broke out the property of Mr. Stan Harris at Tooyal, last…

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Fire at Unemployed Camp

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 2

On Tuesday evening a fire broke out in the camp of Mr. Patrick. Although an effort was made to extinguish the flames with buckets of…

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Grass Fire at Yarragundry Women Fight Flames with Men

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 6

About 11 o'clock yesterday morning a serious grass fire, believed to have been caused by a tractor working a mowing machine, broke out on the…

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Too Hot At Ascot Fires Cause Diversions Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 December 1935 · page 15

There was some excitement at Ascot Races to-day when just prior to the first race grass near the flat enclosure caught fire. A dense…

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Junee Fire Brigade Katoomba Success Celebrated

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1935 · page 11

To celebrate the success of the firemen at Katoomba an evening was tendered the team in the fire station on Wednesday evening…

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