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Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Early Morning Fire Call

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade received an early morning call yesterday to the back verandah of the storeroom of Messrs. Castle Bros. Pty. Ltd., Baylis…

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Fatally Burned Woman's Clothes Catch Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 4

Mrs. Eleaner Margaret Nicholls, aged 85 years, who was found last night as her home in Church-street, Parramatta, with her clothes…

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Disastrous Fire at Elstree Film Studios Valuable Apparatus Destroyed 2000 Rendered Workless London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 1

A disastrous fire which caused damage estimated at £500,000 to-day almost completely destroyed the studios owned by the British…

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Elstree Studio Fire Film Taken of Blaze London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

With an efficiency in the circumstances ironic, one of the film concerns whose plant was involved in the huge fire in Elstree Studios on Sunday night,…

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Bad Fire In Liverpool St., Sydney SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning on premises occupied by Baker's .Tyre Works Company in Liverpool street, Sydney, and spread to the motor…

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Wagga Fire Occupants Escape in Night Attire Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

EARLY yesterday morning a fire broke nut in a weatherboard cottage In Crampton Lane, Wagga. occupied by Mr. A. E. Rees and his…

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Fire in Wagga Extensive Damage to House Occupants Escape in Night Attire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 4

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in a weatherboard cottage in Crampton Lane, Wagga, occupied by Mr. A. E. Bees and his family…

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Griffith Fire Three Men Charged Alleged Fraudulent Intent Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 3

The coroner's inquiry was opened to-day into the fire which destroyed the home of Henry Lucca at the farm known as No. 663 on the Irrigation…

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Disastrous Fire in City Tyre Factory. Four Firemen Injured Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 1

A fire broke out early this morning in the premises occupied by Baker's tyre works, in Liverpool street, Sydney, and spread to an engineering…

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Griffith Fire "Black Hand" Gang Mentioned Remarkable Statement at Inquiry GRIFFITH

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 4

Reference was made to the "Black Hand" gang during the coroner's inquiry today concerning a fire which destroyed the dwelling, of Henry…

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Griffith Fire Three Men Committed for Trial Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 8

When the inquiry concerning the fire which destroyed the residence of Henry Lucca on January 13 was resumed to-day, Detective-Sergeant…

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Griffith Fire Three Men Committed Conspiracy Change at Griffith

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 2

Three men who had been charged with conshpiracy, were present at Griffith on Wednesday, when the Coroner, Mr Savage, held an inquiry…

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Fires Deliberately Set

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

A deliberate attempt to set fire to a dwelling in Wagga was revealed early last night. When Mr. G. P. Turner, who resides in Gurwood street,…

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150 Deaths Fire in Tientsin Slums Tientsin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 1

Only two bodies were identifiable out of 150 aged poor who were incinerated while sleeping on matting in charity huts of the slum area of the…

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Griffith Fire Three Men Committed for Trial

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

When the Inquiry concerning the fire which destroyed the residence of Henry Lucca on January 13 was resumed at Griffith on Friday, Detective…

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Culcairn Shire Monthly Meeting Move for Fire Brigade Position of Track Driver Filled

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Culcairn Shire Council was held at the council chambers yesterday, when there were present: Councillors P. H…

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Serious Fire Averted In Furniture Shop SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

A serious city fire was narrowly averted yesterday, when the manager of Leslie's Home Furniture, Ltd., in Pitt street, dragged a blazing…

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Serious Fire Averted in Furniture Shop Blazing Articles in Street Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1936 · page 1

A serious city fire was narrowly averted today when the manager of Leslie's Home Furniture Ltd., in Pitt street, dragged a blazing…

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Another 'Plane Crashes in Flames in Toowoomba Street Occupants Dragged From Fire Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 February 1936 · page 1

Crashing in a Toowoomba street to-day the Queensland Aero Club's De Havilland Moth burst into flames and two occupants, the pilot and a…

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