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Fires & bushfires, 1937

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Film House Fire £12,000 Damage SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 1

A fire broke out this morning on the 8th floor of Film House, Pitt street, containing Sidney Riley's Photographic Studios. Firemen succeeded in…

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'Plane Destroyed by Fire Before Taking Off at Mascot Occupants Crawl Through Window SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 8

Three passengers and a pilot crawled through the window of a burning 'plane at Kingsford Smith Aerodrome, Mascot, this afternoon. The 'plane…

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Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 5

A serious outbreak of fire was narrowly averted at Mr. Ern. Sucking’s residence on Tuesday last. Mrs. suckling was in the kitchen in the act…

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Big City Fire

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

File to-day gutted the [?]ighth floor of Film House, Pitt Street, damage being estimated at £12000. Thousands of people on their way to work…

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Fire in Film House Damage Totals £12,000 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 6

A fire broke out this morning on the eighth floor of Film House, Pitt-street, containing Sidney Riley's photographic studio. Firemen succeeded in…

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Sydney Fire That Caused Two Deaths Coroner's Findings Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 5

The City Coroner (Mr. Oram) to-day inquired into a fire which practically destroyed the Halom's Phonograph Co's factory at Waterloo and…

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Motor Car on Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 17 May 1937 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call about 7 o'clock on Saturday night to the residence of Mr. A. Hodges, Best-street, Wagga, where Mr. Hodges'…

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Russian Watchman Opens Fire on Friends MOSCOW

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

An 18-year-old watchman, forgetting to demand the password when a squad of Red Army soldiers entered the flying field, where the crack…

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Russian Watchman Opens Fire on Friends Noted Parachutist Killed Moscow

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

An 18-year-old watchman, forgetting to demand the password when squad of Red Army Soldiers entered the flying field, where the crack…

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Bilbao Set on Fire by Incendiary Air Bombs! Material Damage Suffered Bilbao

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 1

Bilbao was set on fire by incendiary Rebel bombs and then machine-gunned. The towns of Amoreberta and Lemona suffered material damage comparable with that at Durango, Eibar, and…

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Destructive Fire at Narrabeen Club House Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 3

The Elanore Golf Club House, at Narrabeen, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. All the members' silver cups and other trophies were…

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Of New Southwal Spanish Rebels Press Onward Two Towns Set on Fire by Aerial Desperate Defence by Basques' Mixed Result of Battle 1000 Loyalists Reported Killed and 3000 Wounded BILBAO

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 1

Set on fire by incendiary bombs from rebel aeroplanes, and then machine-gunned, the towns of Amorbieta and Lemona to-day suffered material damage comparable with that of Durango, Eibar and Guernica, but with less loss…

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Majestic Sight at Spithead 1,000,000 Spectators Line Shores Warships Fire Salute Royal Yacht Steams Past In Brilliant Sunshine LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 1

From the shore and heights of the Isle of Wight, from the main-land, and from the decks of liners and pleasure craft of all sorts and…

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Fireman Injured in Orange Hotel Blaze Waitress Rescued From Flames Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 4

Three firemen were injured, and a waitress was rescued on the point of suffocation in a fire which stverely damaged the Central Hotel, Orange,…

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Woman Injured Fire Engine and Cab Collide Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 5

Rushing to a fire at Ryde last night, a fire engine collided with a motor car and three occupants of the car were injured. Mrs. Margaret Johnson, of…

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Balloon Catches Fire Brossels

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 4

After not air burners had inflated Professor Picard's balloon to nine-tenths capacity, in order to enable him to ascend to the stratosphere, it caught…

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Rum Cask on Fire Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 1

When a match was struck in a cellar at Plasto's Ship Hotel, Circular Quay, to-day, a cask of rum caught fire and the blaze threatened a stack of barrels…

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Stratosphere Balloon Destroyed by Fire Professor Piccard's Loss Brussels

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 1

After Professor August Piccard's balloon had been nine-tenths inflated to-day to enable him to ascend into the stratosphere from Zellick, flames…

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Grave Situation Trough German Warship Being Bombed! Deutschland Fires on Loyalist Planes Planes Retaliate; 20 Killed; 13 Wounded LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 1

A grave situation has arisen as a result of the bombing of the German warship Deutschland by two Spanish Government aeroplanes yesterday. Twenty members of the crew were killed…

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Junee Fire Brigade Kept Busy

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 4

The Junee Fire Brigade was called out at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning to a seven-roomed untenanted weatherboard cottage in Hammond-street. The…

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