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Fires & bushfires, 1936

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Fire Followed Theft Tobacco Stolen

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 5

AFTER allegedly stealing some tobacco and other articles from G. P. Roberts' grocery in Oxford Street, near the Waverley tram depot late…

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Fire at Pambula. Three Buildings Gutted. Fire Sweeps Main Street. Pambula

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 12

A fire which occurred in Pambula last night, destroyed three buildings in the central portion of the eastern side of the main street —Godfrey's Motors, Ltd., service station,…

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Buildings Destroyed by Fire Beqa

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 8

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was done by a fire which destroyed the Post Office, Godfrey's Motors Ltd. and…

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Fire Brigades Board Vacancy Bathurst Alderman Elected

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 7

Alderman M. J. Griffin, of Bathurst, was yesterday elected to fill the vacancy of country municipalities and shires representative on the…

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Automobile Fire Insurance Pays 20 Per Cent

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 16

Automobile Fire and General Insurance Co. of Australia, Ltd., has increased the dividend rate for the year ended April 30 last from 17 12 per cent…

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20 Die in Cinema Fire Trapped Awful Scene Many Hurt London

The Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 1

AT least 20 persons--mostly women and children--were incinerated and many were injured when…

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Inquiry Into Fire

The Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 26

Ungarie, Wednesday.--At an inquiry into the total destruction by fire of the Lyceum Theatre, Ungarie, the Coroner (Mr. T. Smith) returned…

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Fire Brigade And Field Cadre Again

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 20

The return midweek Rugby Union match between the premiers, Fire Brigade, and 1st Field Cadre, will be played at Kensington Oval today…

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Office Fire Inquiry At Cessnock CESSNOCK

The Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 25

Evidence that an electrical heater produced in court had been damaged by electricity and not by external fire was given by John B. Rumford,…

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Cinema Fire. Women in Panic. Many Burnt to Death. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON, June 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1936 · page 16

The Bombay correspondent of "The Times" reports that at least 20 persons, mostly women and children, were burnt to death in a fire at a…

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Fire Station for Sale

The Propeller · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 7

The Rockdale Fire Station is up for auction sale. The site will be offered iff a city auction room next Thursday, this being the third time…

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Four Engines Fire Quickly Checked

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 23

Three enignes from Headquarters and one from Darlinghurst were rushed to a fire in Bourke-street, Darlinghurst, to-day, but chemical…

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Princes Raise Fire Alarm Copenhagen

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 1

PRINCE AXEL'S castle at Bernstorifhell, has been damaged by fire. The Prince's young sons. George and Lemming, gave the…

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Fire Brigades Avenge Defeat by Field Cadre

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 23

Fire Brigades avenged their first round defeat yesterday, when they defeated Field Cadre 18-6 in the second round of the first grade Midweek Rugby…

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Braved Fire Rescued Invalid Wife MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 33

Fighting his way through dense smoke, Cr. H. E. Wood, of Charlton, an elderly man, to-day rescued his invalid wife from her bedroom while…

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Fire Inquiry Kerosene Report Cessnock Case Cessnock

The Sun · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 8

A STATEMENT from the Government Analyst to the effect that certain materials showed evidence of…

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Mystery Of Fire In Solicitor's Office CESSNOCK

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 2

SAYING that there was a prosecution pending, Albert Edward Westcott, solicitor, declined to disclose his financial position, at an inquiry, which was opened today, into a fire at his office on May 9…

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ATTACKED Air Expedition. by Aborigines. Repulsed by Rifle Fire. Alice Springs

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 June 1936 · page 9

The Cutlack Air Expedition, which is searching for Lasseter's reef, was attacked by aborigines at Mount Burley, nine miles from Lasseter's…

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Fire Was Malicious Is Finding Coroner's Inquiry Into Cessnock Blaze Was Kerosene Cessnock

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 14

"SOME person or persons unknown maliciously set fire to the building." That was the verdict delivered by the Cessnock District Coroner, Mr…

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Fire at Abermain Abermain

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 June 1936 · page 14

One room of a house occupied by J. Hessenies, Charles Street, Abermain, was damaged by fire last night. A neighbor threw buckets…

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