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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1936

515 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 26

Fire Making

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

Fire to the aborigine is the essence of all life. It is used for all ceremonies and corrobories and social gatherings, to say nothing of its domestic…

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Fire at Albury

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 6

A fire broke out in a storeroom at the rear of the Albury Hotel, Dean-street, Albury, yesterday morning. The building, which contained two…

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Grass Fire at Brungle

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

About 1 p.m. on Thursday last a fire broke out on Mr. W. Fraser McGruer's property at Bald Hill. Mr. McGruer was sitting in the…

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Yanco School Totally Destroyed by Fire

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1936 · page 1

THE Yanco Public School was totally destroyed by fire short­ly after midnight on Sunday. When the fire was first noticed…

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Yanco School Destroyed by Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 4

The Yanco Public School was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight on Sunday. When the fire was first noticed the weatherboard structure was…

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Farm Fire Police Court Sequel at Griffith Man Remanded Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 1

Henry Lucca was charged at the police court to-day with having conspired with Reginald Spray, laborer, and Ernest Green, carpenter, to cheat…

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Egyptian Trouble Strike Declared in Cairo Police Fire on Students Cairo

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 1

Students have declared a general strike. No clashes occurred in Cairo, where bridges have been closed, but the police, at Damanhaur and Manasura…

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Farm Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 3

HENRY Lucca was charged at Griffith Court with having conspired with Reginald Spray, laborer and Ernest Green, carpenter,…

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Small Fire in Garage

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 4

A small pool of kerosene lying on the floor in the garage of Great Southern Motors, Baylis street, caught fire yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock…

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Grass Fire on Common

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

A grass fire broke out in the North Gundagai common on Tuesday just before 1 p.m. The blaze started in the rubbish tip and quickly spread…

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Fire! Farm Homestead Destroyed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

At 3.30 a.m. on Sunday morning last. Mr. [?] Palmer, sleeping on the [?] of his home on the Marrar Settlement was awakened by a glare…

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Melbourne Fire Thousands of Pounds Damage MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

A fire broke out last last night in a paint store of John Danks and Sons, Pty., Ltd., off Little Collins street and the damage is estimated at several…

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Farm Fire Police Court Sequel at Griffith Man Remanded

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 1

Henry Lucca was charged at the Griffith police court on Tuesday with having conspired with Reginald Spray, laborer, and Ernest Green…

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Producers' Union Weekly Notes (Issued by authority of the Central Executive Council) Loss Payable Under Fire Insurance

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

At the December meeting of the Central Executive a resolution was carried to the effect that where loss occurs through fire on property…

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Shoe Store Fire Sequel Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 10

The City Coroner (Mr. E.T. Oram) to-day found that Athol Reginald Hyland, proprietor of Hyland's shoe store in Rozelle, had maliciously set fire to…

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200 Perish Fire in Indian Mine

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

Five Europeans and about 200 Indians are reported to have perished in a fire in the Loyabad colliery in Bihar, states the Calcutta…

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Colliery Fire Disaster in India Delhi

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 15

The Government announces that 40 are missing and dead, including six European officials, in a fire at Loyabad colliery…

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Fire At Bourke Australian Hotel Destroyed Bourke

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 1

One of the biggest fires, in the history of Bourke destroyed the old Central Australian Hotel, and the damage is estimated at more than…

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Thirty-five Dead Indian Colliery Fire Three Rescue Parties Perish London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 7

The Calcutta Correspondent of the "News Chronicle" says that five Europeans and 20 Indians are reported to have perished in an…

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Bourke Blaze Causes £16,000 Damage Many People Rescued Bourke

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 1

Two thousand people witnessed some thrilling rescues early this morning, when the Central Australian Hotel, in the heart of the town, was destroyed…

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