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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1945

307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 10 of 16

Three Girls Burnt in Tivoli Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: Throe showgirls of the Tivoli Theatre were "severely burned about the upper portion of the body when a fire broke out…

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Fire Victims' Condition

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: The three Tivoll gids who were burned in a fire in the crossing ro[?] on Saturday night are [?] critically ill,…

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Japanese Snipers Active at Hong Kong Fire On British Marines

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 2

HONGKONG, Mon.: When the British Pacific force occupied Hong Kong dockyard there was some sniping from the windows of…

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Brothers Burned to Death Fire Lit in Bedroom

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Two brothers. Daniel aged four years, and Russell John M'Connell, aged two years were burned to death…

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Aftermath of Tivoli Fire New Legislation to Be Introduced

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Referring to the at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday night, when three girls were seriously burned, the…

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£20,000 Fire in Paint Factory

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Over £20,000 damage was caused by a fire at Taubman's paint factory at St. Peter's this afternoon…

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FIRES! Tuesday Night's

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 2

The fire bell rang at approximately 8.30 on Tuesday night for a fire which had broken out in the Aboriginal Training Home…

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Wagga's Early Morning Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 2

A prompt call to the Wagga Fire Brigade averted what, might have been a very serious fire in Wagga early yesterday morning…

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Bush Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1945 · page 1

During the 1944-45 bush fire season 313 outbreaks of fire were reported by the police to the Bush Fires Advisory Committee. These reports…

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Precautions Against the Bush Fire Risks

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 September 1945 · page 2

For this district the risks of bush fires ahead need to be fully realised, and the necessary precautions taken. A more prolific season cannot be…

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Film Warehouse Blaze in India 12 DEATHS

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1945 · page 3

LAHORE, Monday: A fire in a film company's warehouse resulted in the deaths of 12 Indians, five of whom were children This…

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Suiciding Japanese Started Fires

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 September 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Tues.: It is learned from Singapore that two Japanese soldiers suiciding with handgrenades near the oil storage…

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Bushfire Menace Looms Once Again

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1945 · page 4

With a rank growth of vegetation springing up in the bush country along both sides of the river after the winter rains, and…

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Getting Ready to Combat Bushfires

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1945 · page 4

During the 1944-45 bush fire season 313 outbreaks of fire were [?]orted by the police to the Bush Fires Advisory Committee. These…

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Bush Fires Minister’s Tribute To Brigades

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 September 1945 · page 5

During the 1944-45 bush fire season 313 outbreaks of fire were reported by the police to the Bush Fires Advisory Committee, These…

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Disastrous Fire at U.S. Air Base

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1945 · page 3

MIAMI, Sunday: Fifty persons were injured at the Richmond Naval Blimp Base when a fire fanned by a 90 miles per hour…

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Rail Carriage on Fire Luggage and Mail Destroyed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1945 · page 1

DUBBO. Sunday: One carriage of the Dubbo-Coonamble mail train was destroyed by fire yesterday near Mogriguy. The fire The luggage van. Malls, parcels and luggage were destroyed. The driver and guard assisted by passengers extinguished the…

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Bush Fire Damages Claim Against Railways

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 September 1945 · page 2

The largest bushfire ever experienced in the Betfiungra district, which did so much damage in January last, when it swept…

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Fire Brigades' Award Additional Staff for Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Prompt action was taken by the acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) to-day to countermand a…

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Fire Stations Closed by Commissioners in Metropolitan Area

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 September 1945 · page 2

Although the Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Clive Evatt) had asked the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners on…

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