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Fires & bushfires, 1930

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Fire in Garage Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 June 1930 · page 1

A fire occurred early this morning in Coe's garage, Darlinghurst. The premises, with eight motor cars and one truck were severely damaged. A…

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Fire on Steamer 25,000 Barrels of Oil Aboard Vessel Sunk to Prevent Explosion Auckland (N.z.)

The Daily Express · Wednesday 18 June 1930 · page 2

A fire broke out on the steamer City of Honolulu, 10,780 tons, at Honolulu, on May 25, and a desperate fight was made Against the…

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Race to Complete First Half of Sydney Harbour Bridge Northern Side Now Only Fire Days Behind

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 19 June 1930 · page 5

Will the workmen on the northern section of the Harbour Bridge beat those on the southern side in having their half ready for lowering into…

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Widowed Pensioner Collapsed and Fell Into Fire Orange

The Daily Express · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 1

The body of (Mrs. Myra Webber, a widowed old age pensioner, was found lying in the fireplace at her home at Stuart Town. The body…

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Fell Into Fire Pensioner's Death Money Found in Tins Orange

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 3

The body of Mrs. Myra Webber, a widow and old age pensioner, was found[?]ing in a fireplace at her home at Stuart Town. The body was…

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Heard a Crackling Sound Thought It Was Crackers House Destroyed by Fire at Corbie Hill

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 June 1930 · page 6

When Mrs. Deverell heard a crackling noise about a quarter to eleven on Tuesday night she thought at first it was someone letting off crackers…

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Another Theatre Fire Following Burglary Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 1

Incendiarists set fire to the stage furnishings and projection screen curtain at Balw[?]n Theatre early this morning, after the manager's office…

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Series of Explosions in Empty House Neighbor Discovers Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 June 1930 · page 1

A series of explosions occurred in an unoccupied house at Manly early this morning. A neighbor who investigated found [?]ke issuing from the…

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Fire in Knitting Mills Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 5

Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out at Francis' knitting mills at East. Wallaugabba early to-day. Other occupants of the suite of…

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Girl Shot While Playing Piano Assailant Fires Through Window Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 2

Mystery surrounds the shooting last night of Rosie Kelly, a pretty girl, aged 17 years, of Yelverton Street, St. Peters, while seated at a…

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House on Fire Woman and Children Trapped Narrow Escape Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 June 1930 · page 1

Trapped in a house at Shepparton this morning, after it has caught fire, Mrs. Alexander and her daughter, aged 10 years, and her niece Ivy Purdy, had…

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Bush Fire Control New Act to Operate Greater Powers for Councils

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 6

The Bush Fires Act, 1930, which is designed to give greater power to control, in regard to the prevention, control and extinguishing of bush fires…

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Child's Resource Fire Prevented Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 June 1930 · page 1

During the absence of Mrs. A. Lawson from her home near Liverpool a piece of wood fell from the [?]ire and set alight some clothing, hear where…

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Child Puts Out Fire Acts in Absence of Mother

The Daily Express · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 2

Remarkable presence of mind was shown at Liverpool on Wednesday by a child aged three years. Mrs.(Arthur Lawson, who was called…

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T[?]ll Tale Lamp Globe Finger Prints Put Him Away "Fire the Questions Out, Sergeant!"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 June 1930 · page 1

A smudged lamp globe and finger prints figured largely in the evidence given before Mr. Parker at the Leeton. Court on Wednesday, when four…

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Nurses Fight Fire Blaze in Parramatta Hospital Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 June 1930 · page 1

The combined efforts of eight, nurses were successful in quelling a fire, which occurred in the women's ward of the paramatta Hospital…

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Pithy Pars From the "Fire-side Club"

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 5

Sunday's performance in beating Junee, 31—11, pleased the club immensely. Junee fielded probably the strongest team that has visited…

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Where There's Smoke Theres Fire But It Was Only a Councillor Burning Rubbish

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 3

When a fireman sees smoke he guesses fire—and he is always right, but he is sometimes mistaken about the nature of the conflagration,…

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Trapped by Fire Girl Killed in Jumping 100 Feet to Pavement Horror-stricken Crowd Helpless Spectators Girl's Mother and Two Men Bravely Rescued by Firemen Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 1 July 1930 · page 1

Trapped by fames in a fire which broke out on the fourth floor in Vauxhall House,'Bathurst Street, [?] this afternoon, a 19-year-old girl…

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Fire in Sydney Speedily Extinguished Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 July 1930 · page 4

A fire broke out this morning on the first floor of the building of Clifford Love Pty. Ltd., Kent street, city. The fire was speedily extinguished…

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