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Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Bavin and jury.) Fire at Cessnock. Carr v Baker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 6

This action is reported in another column. Mr. C. V. Rooney and Mr. Parsonage (instructed by Miss C. Jollie Smith and Co.) appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. J. W. Shand…

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Ran with Bushfire on Heels Dramatic Moment In Victorian Outbreaks MELBOURNE

The Labor Daily · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 7

MOST of the bushfires that spread terror in the Dandenong and Otway forests last night were brought under control to-day…

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Constable Fires On Alsatian

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 5

CHASED by three big Alsatians at Haberfield yesterday, William Heyes, a young builder, scrambled up a tree,…

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"Hang-Fire!"

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 16

"B" COMPANY, of the 4th Battalion, had as sergeant for a short period, an ex-Imperial man who coined a drill-order all his…

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Timber Mill Blaze. £20,000 Damage Estimate. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 18

Believed to have been caused by the fusing of an electric switch last evening, a fire destroyed Lyall's timber mill, owned by Bunning Bros., Ltd., at Collie, about 124 miles…

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Miler As Fire Fighter

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 3

ALTHOUGH Johnny Miler is a fighter with the gloves, when it comes to fighting with n fire hose. Johnny is at his best. The American is honorary chief of…

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Fires in Victoria. Four More Houses Destroyed. Township Saved. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 17

Late last night and early this morning, the worst bush fire which has been experienced this week threatened the little town of Cockatoo, in the Dandenongs. Four houses,…

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Big Fire in Timber Mill Perth

The Labor Daily · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 7

A fire which started in the main plant of the timber mill of Bunning Bros., of Lyalls. eight miles from Collie, last night, completely…

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Widow Non-suited. Cessnock Fire Action. "No Evidence Against Baker."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 10

In the Supreme Court yesterdaym Mr. Justice Bavin non-suited Ivy Pearl Carr, a widow, in her action against Bernard Ormond Baker, to recover £3000 under the Compensation to…

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Bavin and jury.) Fire at Cessnock. Carr v Baker

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 10

As is reported in another column, the plaintiff was non-suited. Mr. C. V. Rooney and Mr. Parsonage (instructed by Miss C. Jollie Smith and Co.)…

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Bushfire Still Menaces Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- More than 200 homes, ranging from modest week-end cottages to large dwellings, are…

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More Bloodshed in Spain Communists Fire Offices Madrid

Truth · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 16

MORE bloodsted followed rioting by Communists returning from a a funeral. They set fire to the offices of the…

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Delegates Assemble League Meeting Fire Extinguisher Goes Off LONDON

Truth · Sunday 15 March 1936 · page 18

HEAVILY framed portraits of British monarchs looked down upon the cosmopolitan assemblage as, after half an…

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Hotel Burnt Out Blazed for Four and a Half Hours at Nagambie

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Burning for four and a half hours at Nagambie last night, a fire menaced other properties in the block…

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Yowie Bay Fire Tar Being Heated, House Burnt Down

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 9

Boiling tar overflowing on to a stove yesterday, started a fire which destroyed a cottage in Wetherong Street, Yowie Bay…

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Mine Fire Bellbird Idle Sealing Off Fumes Spread Cessnock

The Sun · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 7

FIRE has broken out in the Bellbird Colliery. The mine is idle to-day and fumes, coming from the fan-shaft,…

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Disorders in Spain. Arrest of Fascists. Rioters Set Fire to Churches. MADRID, March 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 11

Jose De Rivera, son of the former dictator, and other members of the Fascist board of directors, including the famous airman, Julio Rulzalda, have been arrested for…

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Boiling Tar on Feet Dramatic Escape in Fire Fierce Outbreak In Week-End Cottage Severe Pain

The Labor Daily · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 1

HIS feet severely burned by boiling tar, which set alight to the premises, William Meredith, 43, of Union Street,…

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Victorian Bushfires. Heavy Rain Removes Danger. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 12

Reports received to-night from districts which have recently been swept by bushfires indicate that the danger has passed for the present. At Gembrook, Cockatoo, Emerald,…

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Victorian Bushfires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 12

The top picture shows the home of Mr. E. C. Tame, of Selby, surrounded by fires. The other shows Mrs. R. Burgess and family with all they salvaged from their home near Selby, which was engulfed by the flames…

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