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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1930

11 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Fire Calls

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 22 January 1930 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon a fire burst out from a heap of smouldering sawdust at the premises of Mr. O. Brown ia Park street. The fire…

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Early Morning Blaze Four Rooms Gutted

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 31 May 1930 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the shop and residence of Mr S.E. Whatman's in the main…

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Fire at Moss Vale Good Save by Fire Brigade

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 3 June 1930 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday morning at the shop and residence of Mr. S. E. Whatman in the main street of…

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Tragedy At a City Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 2

A ghastly tragedy occurred in the city on Monday afternoon when a fire broke out in Vanzhall House Bathurst street. The wife and…

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Fire Alarm

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 9 July 1930 · page 2

On Tuesday a fire occurred at Mr. W. Irvine's residence in Argyle-street. It is thought that the outbreak originated in the chimney and…

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Show Society's Fire[?]ancial Position

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 July 1930 · page 2

At the meeting of the show committee on Wednesday afternoon Mr. Bryce-Beard moved that the question of holding an annual Spring Fair in…

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To Prevent Fires Stringent Regulations to Be Enforced

The Southern Mail · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 5

The Chief Secretary's Department has notified Wingecarribee Shire that regulations under the provisions of the Careless Use of fire Act 1912…

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Fire at Mittagong

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 October 1930 · page 2

On Tuesday night about [?] o'clock the firebell aroused Mittagong residents, the fire being located in a cottage occupied by Mr. Wm. Lawson,…

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Calamity Cabinet. Fiddling with the Fire National Humiliation

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 December 1930 · page 4

"By weakly tarrying to argue with a set of reactionary ex tremists who wish to repeat the disestrous war time experiment of…

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Fire at Burrawang Home Destroyed on Christmas Day

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 30 December 1930 · page 2

The residence of Mr. W. Mumberson, on the Burrawang-Wild's Meadow Road, was completely destroyed by fire on the night of Christmas…

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Fire at Burrawang Home Destroyed on Christmas Day

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 31 December 1930 · page 2

The residence of Mr. W. Mumberson, on the Burrawang-Wilde's Meadow road, was completely destroyed by fire on the night of…

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