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Fires & bushfires, 1927

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Big City Fire £100,000 Damage Violent Explosions Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1927 · page 1

A big fire, of mysterious origin, with violent explosions of petrol which could be heard two miles away, occurred this morning in…

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Bush Fires the Railway Menace. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 2

The Bush Fires Commission to-day heard evidence by Mr. George King, Chief Inspector of the permanent way for the metropolitan division of the…

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The Fire Chief Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 1

A meeting of the Executive Council to-day reappointed Mr. T. J Smith M.L.C. as chairman of the Fire Brigades Board for a period of…

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Spectacular Fire Explosion of Petrol Damage Exceeds £100,000 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 July 1927 · page 5

The most spectacular fire for many rears was witnessed about 3 o'clock this morning is the premises known, as Morton's Printery, of six sto[?] in…

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Big Camperdown Blaze

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 2

Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused by a fire which broke out in Perse and McKane's tyre store, at Camperdown,…

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Destructive Fire Five Shops Ablaze Fireman Injured SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 1

Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused by a fire which broke out in Parramatta road, Camperdown, last night. The…

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Destructive Fire Five Shops Ablaze Fireman Injured. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1927 · page 2

Damage estimated at several thousand pounds was caused by a fire which broke out in Parramatta Road, Camperdown, to-night. The outbreak…

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Revolution Vienna in Throes Police Fire on Armed Mobs Many Buildings in Flames LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 1

ARMED COMMUNISTS have begun a revolution In Vienna. The populace terrorised, and the law courts are ablaze. The police…

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Revolution Vienna in Throes Police Fire On Armed Mobs Many Buildings in Flames London, Friday Night

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 July 1927 · page 2

Armed Communist above began a revolution in Vienna. The populace is terrorised and has law Courts are [?]. The police fired volleys into…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney, Monday. Maize, 5/3. Fire Bug at Work

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1927 · page 2

An attempt was made yesterday 40 destroy Kelly's Motor Assembling Depot at Pyrmout by igniting a quantity of waste soaked in…

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Fire at Wollongong. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 2

Several shops were damaged by a fire at Wollongong to-day. The fire, the cause of which is a mystery, broke out in the premises of R. Booth,…

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Train on Fire Fight by Crew to Save Goods Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 1

The Temora Train, mixed passenger and goods, was nearing the Yenda station yesterday, when it was found that the tar[?] covering a truck of…

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"Save Our Seats." [?] Benzine on the Labor Blaze

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1927 · page 1

The "Labor Daily" continues to spread "peace and goodwill" in the Labor movement, by letting loose its spare benzine on the inter-party…

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Fires Point Blank City Street Sensation Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 1

A MAN, armed with two sawn-off pea rifles, yesterday fired point blink at Percy Wallace, secretary to the Business Agents'…

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Fire on Steamer Vessel Steaming for Singapore Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 2

A cable message was received in Sydney to-day reporting that a fire has broken out in the hold of the steamer Car[?] bound for Australia. The…

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S.A. Girls' Home Destroyed by Fire Wellington (N.z.)

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 3

The Salvation Army home for girls at Parnell, New Zealand, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Fire at Glebe Island Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

A fire raged at Cooper's joinery works, Glebe Island early to-day. The firemen, realising it was hopeless trying to save the building…

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General Telegrams Joinery Works Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 2

A fire broke out in Cooper's joinery works at Hostile at 5 o 'clock this morning, and before the Sanies were subdued the whole building was…

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Tyre Factory Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 6

Damage estimated at £4000 was caused to-day by a fire which broke out in the premises of Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., of Australia, Ltd., at…

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A Costly Fire. Railway Commissioners Foot Bill. Pay £11,119 to Gundagai Landowners

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 2

The big bush fire which, in December last, ran through 37 holdings at South Gundagai, Tarrabandra and Brungle, cost the State £11,119…

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