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Fires & bushfires, 1929

821 stories in Riverina's papers · page 25 of 42

Fire in Restaurant At Hordern and Sons SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 1

An outbreak of fire occurred on Saturday night in the restaurant at Anthony Hordern and Sons, at the Haymarket. The fire was…

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Fire in Restaurant. at a Hordern and Sons Much Damage by Water Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1929 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred last night in the restaurant at Anthony Hordern and Sons at the Haymarket. The fire was extinguished by…

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Camperdown Fire Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 2

The [?] affected a good [?] Wood [?] [?] [?] so the [?]…

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Fire and Waterproof New Fabric Dressing London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 4

The "Daily Express" says that a group of industrial magnates in a strong room of a Liverpool office witnessed a secret lest of a remarkable…

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Fire on Steamer Havre

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

A fire the liner Paris, while in dock, destroyed many cabins. The damage is estimated at £640,000…

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Fire on Docked Liner Havre, Aug. 19

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 3

A fire on The liner Parish, while in dock, destroyed many cabins. The damage is estimated at £64,000…

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Swift Fire Cleans Up Explosive Factory Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

With remarkable rapidly, fire spread through the explosives factory the Australian Lithite Co. at Leichiardt to-day, and within fifteen…

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Manchuli Under Shell-fire Two Villages (Burnt Looted and Shanghai, • August 19

The Daily Express · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

The present situation in Manchuria is clouded with uncertainty. The actual co[?]ditions are obscured by military reports from Chinese…

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Disastrous Fire Explosives Factory in Ruins Narrow Escape of Employees SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 August 1929 · page 1

With remarkable rapidly a fin spread through the explosives factory of the Australian Lithyte Coy., at Leichhardt today. In 15 minutes the…

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High School Fire Slight Damage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 6

A fire broke out early this morning at the Randwick Intermediate High school. Fortunately the flames were quickly subdued, and the damage was…

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Guest House Fire at Lakes Entrance Melbourne

The Daily Express · Thursday 22 August 1929 · page 4

Fire completely destroyed Broome's Federal guest house at Lake’s Entrance early this morning, and four [?] were injured, thought not…

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Fire on Liner Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 6

The liner Paris, which caught fire yesterday, is estimated to have sustained damage to the amount of [?]…

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L'ner Paris Fire Paris, August 21

The Daily Express · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 3

The liner Paris, which caught are in dock yesterday, is estimated as damages to the extent of £100,000…

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Terrible Burns Airman Injured Clothing Catches Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 6

[?], aged [?] years, an aeroplane mechanic, was seriously burned while boiling a pair of overalls in a kerosene tin at Narrabeen…

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Triple Tragedy Woman Shoots Employer and Baby Son Then Commits Suicide House Set on Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 1

A ghastly tragedy occurred at Blackwell, a little holiday settlement near Woy Woy, when a woman is believed to have shot her…

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Junee Fire

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 2

Yesterday morning, while two pupli[?] of the North Junee School were preparing [?] [?]re in 8 detached building about 100 feet from the main…

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Fire at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 4

A fire broke out in the weatherboard class rooms of the North Junee school on Friday morning. Mr. S. A. Latham, the headmaster, noticed the outbreak…

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Building Destroyed Boarding House Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 6

A fire broke out last night in a 20-roomed boarding house, at Belmont near Newcastle. The building wan completely gutted. As the five,…

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Newcastle Fire Brigade Waits Fo Expenses Newcastle

The Daily Express · Saturday 24 August 1929 · page 1

Fire broke ont last night in a two roomed boarding house at Belmore, near Newcastle, and the building was completely gutted. As the outbreak…

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Big Fire This Morning Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 26 August 1929 · page 3

A fire destroyed the Flour Milling Company’s factory, at Manildra at. an early hour this - morning, doing damage estimated at between £25,000…

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