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Fires & bushfires, 1937

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Unsuspected Sources of Fire Explosive Power of Petrol

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 3

The Deputy Fire Chief (Mr. W. M. Beare) in an address in Sydney, in which he spoke of the dangers lurking in unsuspecting places in household…

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Blayney Fire Police Evidence at Inquiry Earth and Wool Samples Tested Man Committed for Trial Blayney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 1

Detective Sergeant Delaney, chief of the C.I.B. arson squad, was one of the chief witnesses to-day at the inquiry into the cause of the fire and…

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Inquiry Into Junee Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 6

As there is no coroner at Junee at present owing to the death of Mr. A. Bennett. Mr. Harris, P.M., coroner for Wagga and district, held an inquiry into…

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Burned While "Eating Fire" Accident at Junee Show

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 October 1937 · page 14

Miss A. Anderson, a youthful fire-eater at the Junee Show on Thursday was severely burned about the face and chest While she was…

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Junee Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 2

Mr. Harris, P.M. coroner for Wagga and district, held an inquiry into the fire which destroyed a weatherboard shop in Junee the property of Mr W…

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An Inquiry Into Recent Junee Fire Owner Convinced of Deliberate Incendiarism Rumors That Building Had Been Threatened for Months

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 October 1937 · page 2

Junee has been particularly unfortunate in the matter of outbreaks of fire during 1937, which is probably the heaviest year on record. Some…

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Bush Fire Brigade Lockhart's Annual Meeting

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1937 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Lockhart Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Shire Hall, on Wednesday evening, when there were present…

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Bush Fires Conference in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 2

Representatives of many government and private bodies conferred at the Chief Secretary's Department yesterday in an endeavor to evolve a scheme…

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Bush Fires Conference in Sydney Circulars To Shire Councils SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 4

Representatives of many government and private bodies conferred at the Chief Secretary's Department to-day in an endeavor to evolve a scheme to…

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Bush Fire Control Organisation of Brigades

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 6

Every summer heavy losses are sustained in rural districts as a result of fire. Some of this loss is inevitable, but a large proportion might have…

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Bush Fires Conference in Sydney Circulars to Shire Councils

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

Representatives of many government and private bodies conferred at the Chief Secretary's Department on Tuesday in an endeavor to…

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Fire Destroys Yacht Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

A luxurious motor yacht, Miss Betty, valued at £1500, was destroyed by fire at its moorings in Rushcutter Bay this afternoon. George Graham, the…

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Cusack's Fire (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

Sir.—Please allow me space in your valued paper to reply to the statement made by the Captain of the Fire Brigade regarding the fire…

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Big Fire In Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 13

Accompanied toy deafening explosions as huge drums of fuel ignited and burst, the factory of Pabco Products Ltd, in Wentworth Park Road,…

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Big City Fire £200,000 Damage Six Firemen Injured Paint Works Destroyed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 5

In the most disastrous fire in Sydney for many months, the factory of Padco Products Ltd., Wentworth Park road, Glebe, was…

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Furs Destroyed in Sydney Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 7

In a fierce blaze, which lasted less than half an hour, thousands of pounds worth of furs were to-day destroyed by a fire in the storerooms of a fur and…

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Set on Fire Spanish Liner Attacked ALGIERS

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 1

The Spaish liner, Cibisantotome, ran ashore off the Algerian coast, after two hours' shelling by two Insurgent destroyers…

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£2000 Damages Fire in Shoe Factory Man Badly Scalded Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 1

A fire occurred last night in the premises of the Lawson shoe Company, Redfern. The upper floors were blazing furiously when the brigades arrived, but…

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Big City Fire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 1

In the most disastrous fire in Sydney for many months, the factory of Padco Products Ltd., Wentworth Park road, Glete, was destroyed on Friday…

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Fatal Collapse at Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 4

As a fire was sweeping through the lounge room of his home in Surry Hills to-day, William Bernard Kelly, aged 72 years, collapsed and died. The…

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