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Fires & bushfires, 1920

1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 55

Disastrous Fire. Large Buildings Destroyed Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

A disastrous blaze, which occurred at Port Pirie last evening, completely destroyed Dalpety and Co's premises, W. R. Cave and Co's. huge storage shed, and the large furniture…

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A Woman Severely Burnt. Bad Clothes Catch Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

Mrs. Lucy O'Donnell, of Annandale (Sydney), was badly burned about the client, legs, and body last week. She had gone to sleep, and had a candle…

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CONFLAGRATIONS. Man Burnt While Boating Out a Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 4

A [?] or fire occurred on a work-bench at the Leichhardt (Sydney) Glass Bottle Works on Tuesday last. A man named Arthur Harrington, who was working near,…

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No Panic Fire Above Picture Show Spirit Stove Explodes

The Sun · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

Though a film studio occupied by Mr. Bert Segerberg, cinematograph operator, situated in a dome on the roof of the Australian Picture Palace,…

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Studio Alight. Fire Over Picture Show. Audience Quietly Files Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

A fire occurred over the Australian Picture Show, Liverpool-street, yesterday afternoon, and damage was done to a picture studio and portion of the main building…

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Fire in Timber Mill. Between £12,000 and £20,000 Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 9

PERTH, Thursday.-- Details of the fire which destroyed the Murrinup timber mill show that the outbreak occured at midnight, and the whole mill was was ablaze half an hour. No…

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Motor on Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 10

At the intersection of Sydney-road and John-street, Lidcombe, on Sunday, shortly after noon, as the result of back-firing, flames broke out on a motor lorry owned…

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Fire Brigade Hours of Work

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 March 1920 · page 3

The Fire Brigade Employees' Union is agitating for an eight hours' day at present (states Mr. W. Murphy, secretary). The men are required to work 24 hours…

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Fight for Life. Surrounded by Bush Fires. Survey Party's Terrible Ordeal. Escape From Starvation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

ZEEHAN, Sunday.--Mr. Paton and party, who were surveying the track route from Lake St. Clair to Gormanston, and whose non-arrival at Gormanston caused anxiety, have reached the…

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Fire at Confectioner's

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 6

A confectioner's shop occupied by A. Bellhouse, in the Strand Areade, City, was damaged by fire early yesterday morning. The outbreak for which no…

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Fire at Kensington Grocer's Shop Damaged

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 7

Samuel Goodman's grocer's shop on Anzac Parade, Kensington, was damaged by fire at 1 o'clock this morning. The Randwick Fire Brigade put out the…

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Dangerous Fire Section Shop Alight in the Strand

The Sun · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 5

In the most dangerous section of the city from a fire point of view, a confectionery shop in the Strand Arcade, occupied by A. Bellhouse, caught alight…

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Fire in a Mine Fumes Overcome Workers Auckland

The Sun · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 5

A fire broke out in the Grand Junction gold mine at Walhi. The employees subdued the outbreak, but in doing so several men were…

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Surrounded by Fire a Fight Fob Life In Dense Tasmanian Bush

Evening News · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

A survey party which left Lake St. Clair, Tasmania, to survey the track route from that town to Gormastou, reached its destination after one of the…

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Fire at Kensington

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 3

Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning Samuel Goodmnn discovered a fire in a storeroom at the rear of his grocery premises at 121 Anzac Parade, Kensington. He was…

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Fire on Steamer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 7

A fire broke out last night on the steamer Talyuan, lying at Mort's Dock, but the timely arrival of fire-flghting appliances prevented serious damage…

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Fire in Grocer's Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 5

A fire occurred in the grocery premises of Mr. S. Goodman, 121 Anzac-parade, Kensington, early yesterday morning About 12.5 a.m. Mr. Goodman discovered an outbreak in his storeroom, and before…

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£2500 Fire Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 5

The southern portion of the Working Men's College was damaged by fire to the extent of £2600 this morning…

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Refreshment Rooms Destroyed by Fire. Manilla

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 12

A 14-roomed weatherboard building, known as a railway shop nnd refreshment rooms, was destroyed by fire at midnight. The building was unoccupled, and was insured in the…

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Shots In The Night City Burglar Chase Fire Escape and Cab Well-Planned Robbery Spoiled

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 1

A well-planned and daringly executed attempt to rob Rose's Tailoring Factory, in George-street West, was frustrated by a number of…

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