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Fires & bushfires, 1937

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£1500 Damage Fire in Furniture Factory Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 1

Damage estimated at £15,000 was caused by a fire in a furniture factory at Northcote early this morning. The outbreak is believed to have…

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Nine Deaths Fire in Apartment House Spectacular Escapes Knoxville (Tennessee)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 5

Two women and seven children were burnt to death, in a fire in a three-storey apartment house, and 19 escaped. A man leapt from second…

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Bush Fires

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 4

Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master! A lighted match or lighted cigarette dropped by a thoughtless…

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Bush Fires Care Needed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 2

Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master! A lighted match or lighted cigarette dropped by a thoughtless smoker; a…

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Bush Fires Need for Vigilance

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 December 1937 · page 6

Bush Fires Advisory Committee Sydney, writes:— Put out that match or cigarette before throwing it away, and when…

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Fire District

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 December 1937 · page 1

The estimated expenditure for the Gundagai fire district for the coming year is £348, of which, the Gundagai Shire’s portion is £86…

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Nangus Fire Chief

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 December 1937 · page 1

Information was supplied by the Nangus Bush Fire Brigade that Geo. Rose had been elected captain, and W. H. Makeham vice-captain of same…

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Fires—town and Bush

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 4

A fire this afternoon destroyed a shed at the rear of Mr. Vern Corby's Sutton street, and a big bush fire was raging out at Mr. Jos. Moore's…

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Fire Destroys Outhouse

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 4

When an outhouse at the rear of the Hotel Victoria, Baylis-street, caught alight shortly before 9 o'clock last night, a large crowd was attracted by…

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Albuby Fire Tragedy

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 4

The tragic circumstances under which a father and his infant daughter met their death at Albury when their home was razed by fire on December 2 were…

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Bush Fires Need for Caution

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1937 · page 2

The holiday season is at hand and with it, of course, comes the urge to travel. While many people will use the railway, and some will travel by…

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Grass Fire at North Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1937 · page 8

The Junee Fire Brigade was called out to a grass fire just after noon yesterday. It was on the Crawley Estate at North Junee. A few acres of grass…

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Put Out That Fire Bush Fire Prevention Measures

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 3

Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master. A lighted match or lighted cigarette dropped by a thoughtless smoker—…

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Another Grass Fire in Junee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 4

The Junee Fire Brigade received a call out to a grass fire at noon yesterday. The fire started near the home of Mr. O. J. Boardman on the…

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Destroyed by Fire Merungle Hill Orchardist's Loss

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

Shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday night, a fire broke out in the home of Mr. Jack Dunn at Merungle Hill and in a comparatively short…

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French Fire on Japanese 'Planes Hong Kong

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

French anti-aircraft guns in the French concession at Canton, fired on Japanese 'planes which dropped bombs near the French Concession…

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A New Angle! Did Japanese or Panay Fire First? Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman (Mr. Kawai) said to-day that the recall of Rear-Admiral Mitsunami for the Panay bombing was…

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A New Angle! Did Japanese or Panay Fire First Tokio

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 December 1937 · page 1

The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman (Mr. Kawai) said that the recall of Rear-Admiral Mitsunami for the Panay bombing was considered to be…

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Bush Fire Danger

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 4

With the holidays approaching there will be many people travelling by road and camp fires will be made for the boiling of the billy. December has been…

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Last Friday's Bush Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 22 December 1937 · page 2

The fire which got away from the railway, and on to Mr. Jos. Moore's "Kanacca,' actually burnt 200 acres of grass, worth at this, time about £1 an…

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