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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1938

693 stories in Riverina's papers · page 32 of 35

Leeton and Yenda Fires Detectives Investigating Yenda

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 7

Detective-Sergeant Ramus, of Wagga and Detective Wilson, of Sydney, arrived at Griffith to-day to make inquiries into the mysterious fires which…

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Tuesday’s Fire Scare Sheridan Street Premises

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 1

About 10 p.m., on Tuesday last, smoke was no J cud coining from the shop occupied by N. Green, the jeweller, in Sheridan Street which…

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Blue Mountains Bush Fires Firemen Encircled by Flames Outbreak Under Control Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 1

The extensive bush fire which broke out in the Blue Mountains was under control to-day, the fire fighters having worked all night to gain the upper…

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Crowd at Leeton's Biggest Blaze

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 1

A portion of the large crowd and some of the cars which surrounded the scene of last Sunday's conflagration is shown in this picture, with the large pall of black smoke rising from the blazing building. The main gathering can be seen in front of the cars and slightly to the left…

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Fires House and Contents Destroyed

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

Now that s[?]rm hells are installed in the homes of members of the Coolamon Fire Brigade, there is little necessity to ring the fire boll as an alarm,…

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May Be Inquiry Into Yenda Blaze No Decision Yet

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

ALTHOUGH Detective-Sergeant Hamus, of Wagga, and Detective T. Wilson of the C.I.B. are making extensive investigations into…

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Maitland Fire Maitland

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

A fire which broke out in a cash and carry store caused damage estimated at £12,000. Within a few minutes of the outbreak the whole building was…

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Load of Hay Catches Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 2

Excitement was caused on Mr. C. B. Southwell's property at Wirrimah, when a load, of hay caught fire. The lorry was totally destroyed…

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Big Fire at Maitland Maitland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 6

A fire which broke out in a cash and carry sto[?] caused damage estimated at £12,000. Within a few minutes of the outbreak the whole building was…

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Ganmurra News Lucerne Destroyed by Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 6

It is say sad duty to report the loan of valuable fodder (slacked incernehay) by fire on Mrs. Harradine’s property on Friday night, and December…

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Another Huge Fire Yenda Producers Co-op. Gutted

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

Following on the P.D.S. fire in Leeton on Sunday, another huge conflagration occurred at Yenda on Monday night, when the Yenda Producers…

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Fire Causes Delay Mr. Enticknap and Yenda Producers Managership Great Service to District

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 8

BY a turprising coincidence the announcement by Mr. A. G. [?]knap that he was going to take over the management of…

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Big Fire at Yenda £8000 DAMAGE

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 9

Huge stocks of new season's peaches, prunes and apricots were destroyed on Monday night when the Yenda Co-operative Society…

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Trance Playing with Fire" Rome

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 1

Newspapers draw attention to earlier Tunis demonstrations under such headings as "France playing with fire." "Obscene tumult continues.' It is…

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Bushfire Prevention Radio Dramatisations

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 9

In addition to the space devoted to country newspapers toward the good cause of hush fire prevention, radio stations are playing a useful part…

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Bush Fires Raging in Mountains Houses in Danger Heavy Rain Urgently Needed SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 7

It was ascertained to-day that more than 40 houses were saved from the menace of the bush fires which raged on the Blue Mountains over the…

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Junee Grass Fires Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 1

Junee fire brigade had a strenuous time within a period of eight hours on Friday nlght and early Saturday morning. It was called out at 6.30…

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Fires at Albury During Wind Storm Albury

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 1

A wind storm of high velocity raged in Albury last night and continual clouds of dust were whirled through the streets, making conditions most…

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Huge City Fire Several Buildings Destroyed £150,000 DAMAGE Fourteen Brigades at Work SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 December 1938 · page 4

The whole of the Australian Glass Manufacturers' Co. Ltd. works at Waterloo, valued at £1,000,000 were threatened to-day when a fire gutted…

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Bush Fires Cause Damage

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 2

Bushfires destroyed 20 bouses at the week-end between the Hawkes-bury River aud Woy Woy. The flames reached within yards of the Methodist…

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