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Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Fatal Ferry Fire Inquest Opened Vivid Description by Rescued Man SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 December 1936 · page 6

The inquest was held to-day into the deaths of William Robert Duncan Findlay, aged 38 years, a fitter, and Sydney Patrick Tight, aged 38 years…

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Fire Brigades Control

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 December 1936 · page 15

The Board of Fire Commissioners have decided to appoint a special officer to control and correlate the work of all fire-fighting units in the…

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Ladysmith Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Ladysmith Bush Fire Brigade, held recently, Mr. A. Joss was elected captain, and Mr. H. Scott deputy captain…

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Excitement at Gundagai Market Garden Horse and Cart Catch Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 8 December 1936 · page 3

If ever a person's ability was tested to a deep degree in thought and action, same was tested in the person of Mr. Mel. Wardrop…

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MADRID Exchange of Fire LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1936 · page 1

General Franco's threat to launch, a full-powered attack on Madrid has resolved itself into increased gun fire, to which the Loyalists vigorously…

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Fire Brigade Called

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 December 1936 · page 4

The Wagga fire brigade was called out shortly after 11 o'clock last night to a grass fire in Tompson-strtet. The flames were quickly extinguished and…

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Ganmain News Fire!

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 December 1936 · page 2

Mr. J. F. Kelly was the unfortunate loser of about 40 [?]of started [?]bay as his property on Friday morning last. The [?] was a…

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Bush Fire Brigade

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 December 1936 · page 3

The annual brigade meeting was held a few days ago. All members were requested to look to their equipment and have it in readiness for an…

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Destroyed by Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 2

About midnight on Monday of last week, the premises of Mr. J. F. Dodwell, of "Grass Innes," about 6½ miles from Narandera, in the vicinity of…

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Outbreak of Fire Promptly Extinguished

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 December 1936 · page 2

On Monday afternoon a fire broke out in the store room at the rear of Len Cusack's furniture store, but on the alarm being sent to the fire…

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"Fire Over England"

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 8

A. E. W. Mason, so well known for his highly successful novels, both historical and otherwise, has recently issued another under the above title…

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Hotel Fire Guests Leap to Safety BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 1

Fire destroyed the Club Hotel and the adjoining shop and garage at Cloncurry early on Tuesday, causing £10,000 worth of damage. Great…

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Hotel Fire £10,000 Damages at Cloncurry Guests Leap to Safety Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 December 1936 · page 1

Fire destroyed the Club Hotel and the adjoining shop and garage at Cloncurry early this morning, causing £10,000 worth of damage. Great…

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Big Fire in Berlin Underground Railway Holiday Spectacle Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 December 1936 · page 1

A thrilling holiday spectacle was provided when, in the presence of enormous crowds and under the eyes of the Minister for Propaganda (Dr…

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Big City Fire £30,000 DAMAGE Fireman Injured Twelve Brigades in Action Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 31 December 1936 · page 2

Twelve metropolitan fire brigades were called out to fight a fire at the Grafton Bond Stores in Kent-street, to-night. The fire gutted two upper floors…

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