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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1935

21 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2

Fires

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

On Sunday last about 6 p.m. Nowra Fire Brigade was busy extinguishing an outbreak of fire at Mr. K. Dennis "Gift Shop" in Junction-street, and…

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Fire in Junction Street Burning of Dennis's Shop

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 6 February 1935 · page 1

At the Nowra Court House, on Monday, Mr. Reuben King, district coroner, held an inquiry into the fire that occurred in Mr. Dennis's…

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The Fire in Junction Street. Burning of Dennis's Shop

The Nowra Leader · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

At the Nowra Court House, on Monday, Mr. Reuben King, district coroner, held an inquiry into the fire that occurred in Mr. Dennis's…

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Fire

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 2 March 1935 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon, about 2.30, the Nowra fire-bell rang out. The firemen promptly turned up, got the engine out, and proceeded to the bush…

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Saved From Blacks Lost Prospector Fires on Rescue Party

The Nowra Leader · Friday 15 March 1935 · page 7

A party of prospectors which arrived at Mt. Isa from West Australia by car recently told a graphic story of the rescue of an old prospector…

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Prevention of Fire

The Bega District News · Monday 25 March 1935 · page 4

There are, relative to the number of vehicles in service, so few serious car fires that most motorists look upon such a risk as a evry remote…

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Tullamore Fire. Cottage Resists Flames

The Bega District News · Monday 1 July 1935 · page 4

The necessity of using fire retardant materials in modern building construction was clearly demonstrated by the disastered fire that recently caused…

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Footpath Repairs Council to Carry Out Work at Fire Brigade’s Expense

The South Coast Register · Thursday 4 July 1935 · page 3

The matter of repairing the footpath in front of the Berry fire station came in for further discussion at the meeting held on Wednesday,…

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Fire Alarm

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 7 August 1935 · page 1

A bush fire broke out on a vacant allotment next, to Mrs. Rankin's residence in West-street, on Monday night. Apparently a match had been…

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Fire at Candelo. School of Arts Destroyed

The Bega District News · Monday 16 September 1935 · page 2

About 1 o'clock on Saturday evening the School of Arts at Candelo and Mr. Bucker Sharpe’s [?] shap adjoining were usually destroyed by fire . He…

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Disastrous Fire

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1935 · page 5

Candelo had the most disastrous; fire in its history on Friday night last, when the School of Arts property, comprising the public hall and…

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Bush Fire Danger

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1935 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. issues a special warning to motorists to exercise care in the use of fire when picnicking [?]camping in the bush. It is not…

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Disastrous Fire

The South Coast Register · Thursday 26 September 1935 · page 5

Every lire brigade and every fireman was requisitioned to fight a disastrous fire which broke out at Goldsbrough, Mort and Co.’s. wool stores,…

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Fire Walker. Amazing Feat on White-hot Charcoal

The Nowra Leader · Friday 4 October 1935 · page 8

Asserting his ability to perform a five-walking ceremony by his strength of faith, Kuda Bux. a Kashmiri Mohammedon, aged 30, and weighing…

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Fire!

The Nowra Leader · Friday 11 October 1935 · page 4

A house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Oilman, the property of Mr. D. McMillan, at Parma, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. One of the…

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Bush Fires Hospital Threatened

The South Coast Register · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 4

The ringing of the fire alarm at [?] out 9 p.m. on Friday caused a mild [?] late, shoppers, and [?] rush was made for the…

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Fire Insurance. Do the Companies Play the Game

The Bega District News · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 2

At the P.P.U. meeting in Bega last week; Mr Rheinberger, for the Numbugga branch, moved that the executive be asked to urge fire insurance…

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Fire Precautions at Windsor Castle

The Bega District News · Thursday 24 October 1935 · page 3

The ancestral home of British Sovereigns, Windsor Castle, was built as a fortress by William the Conqueror and transformed into a Royal Palace by…

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Fire Inquiry

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1935 · page 5

The adjourned inquiry concerning the local School of Arts fire was resumed at the Court House before Mr. Hardwick, P.M., on Saturday…

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Local and General News Bush Fire

The South Coast Register · Thursday 28 November 1935 · page 2

Traffic was held up for some time last night on the road across the Berry Mountain in Kangaroo Valley. The [?] of the delay was a bush…

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