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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

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Another Fire in Irrigation Area £8000 Blaze at Yenda SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 1

A fire at Yenda, in the Griffith Irrigation Area, last night destroyed the Co-operative Society's building, together with large stocks of the…

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Correspondence the Fire Siren (To the Editor)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 1

Sir.-I cannot say that I am impressed with the siren which is to replace the bell at the fire station. Having read in the "Argus" that the…

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Big Fire at Leeton Producers' Distributing Society's Building

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 3

One of the most spectacular fires seen in recent years occurred in Leeton on Sunday when the huge buildings of the Producers' Co-operative…

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Another Huge Fire Yenda Producers Co-op, Gutted Last Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 3

FOLLOWING on the P.D.S fire in Leeton on Sunday, another huge conflagration occurred at Yenda last night,…

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Fire in D. Munro's Premises M'carten Saves Motor Car Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 6

Maurice M'Carten, the well known jockey, assisted firemen to extinguish a fire which broke out in some stables and a garage at the rear of toe home…

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Big Fire at Leeton Producers' Distributing Society's Building Extensive Damage Caused Firemen's Difficult Task

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 6

One of the most spectacular fries seen a recent years occurred in Leeton on Sunday, when the huge buildings of the Producers'…

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Bushfire Prevention

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 6

"Fires in November? With all this green stuff about after the recent rains! Rubbish!" How often have you heard that said? But he who…

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Bushfires Break Out Again Warning to Careless Campers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 6 December 1938 · page 4

A STRIKING warning to campers who carelessly leave their fires burning when they depart for home is given by the recent…

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Bush Fires Properties Threatened Sydney, Tusday

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 1

A private hospital and the Went-worth Falls Golf Club pavilion were In danger from bush fires that were raging on a mile front between Katoomba and…

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Bush Fire at Wallendbeen

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 2

A serious bush fire broke out on Mr. I. Bennett's property at Wallendbeen today, and a call was sent to the Cootamundra Bush Fire Brigade for…

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Car Saved in Local Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 2

The Cootamundra fire engine raced down Parker street at 12.30 p.m. with the siren going at full blast, and the blaze proved to be in a garage at the…

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Fire at Yenda Producers' Co-operative Society Building Completely Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 December 1938 · page 2

About 6 p.m. on Monday the premises of the Yenda Producers' Coperative Society caught alight, and despite efforts to control the outbreak,…

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Cricketers Stop a Bush Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 2

Had it not been for the prompt action of the Bookham-Tangmaagaroo cricketers last Sunday in suppressing a bush fire at Tangmangaroo,…

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Stranger's Carelessness Almost Starts Bush Fire

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 4

Only for the promptness of three men the Gundagai district may have experienced a serious bush fire yesterday, through the carelessness of…

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Bush Fire at Wallendbeen [?] Crops And Fencing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 1

[?] it was only in which more women took part, that…

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Bush Fire at Wallend-been Grass, Crop and Fencing Fighters' Good Save

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 3

Nearly 200 acres of grass, 30 acres of wheat crop, and 10 miles of fencing were destroyed by Ore at Wallendbeen yesterday morning, and it was only…

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Bush Fires Around Sydney 100 Calls Answered Outbreak in Blue Mountains Many Collapse in Heat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 7

With the temperature [?]novering around 95 degrees and a hot westerly wind blowing, Sydney experienced unenviable weather conditions to-day and…

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The Wallendbeen Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 2

The bush fire on Mr. Ivo Bennett's property yesterday spread to adjoining places. There was a very quick response by…

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Fires Quelled on the Mountains Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 1

A message received in Sydney this morning stated that, alter a fight lasting throughout the night, firemen succeeded in getting the Blue…

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Wagga Fire Station Inspected

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 4

Inspector Barnaby, of the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, was in Wagga yesterday. He inspected the Wagga Fire Station and…

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