Fire at Petersham
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 10
At about 2 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred in a weatherboard cottage situated at the corner of Frederick and Summer Hill streets, Petersham, the occupier of which was Mr. Joseph Marks. The brigade employed two…
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The Sun · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 3
A fire broke out in a six-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. Joseph Marks, at the corner of Summer Hill and Fred streets, Summer…
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The Sun · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 5
While Constable Williams (Glebe) was on beat duty about 3 o'clock this morning he saw smoke coming from the confectionery shop of John Siddons,…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 2
The Lidcombe Fire Brigade had a call on Friday morning last, to the residence of Mr. James Wheeler, Francis-street, where a fire broke out in the kitchen…
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Evening News · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 4
In the "Government Gazette" issued yesterday announcement is made of several awards offered by the Government for information leading to the…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 14
Owing to a furnace becoming overheated, a fire broke out at the premises of John Siddons, manufacturing confectioner, in Glebe-road, Glebe, early yesterday morning. The contents of the shop were…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 1
The Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) held an inquest on Tuesday touching the fire at Anschan's beet store in Phillip-street, Parramatta, early on on the morning of Sunday, 11th July. Mr. R. B…
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Nepean Times · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 5
A smoulder that probably would have developed into a big fire was discovered on Saturday night in the shop in High-street in which Mr. George…
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Evening News · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 4
An inquiry was held by the coroner, Mr. A. W. N. Judges, yesterday, into the fire at George Michael's drapery shop in High-street on July 24…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Devil=may=care Visitor's View of Sydney Surf, Turf, Camp-fire, and Wool
The Sun · Sunday 1 August 1920 · page 3
Racy impressions of Sydney have a chapter in a book published recently by a Danish writer, Ebbe Korncrupp,…
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The Sun · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 7
Also in Evening News
A motor hearse caught fire in Oxford-street, near the [?]ictoria Barracks, this morning. The cause of the outbreak is not…
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Evening News · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 4
Fire damaged the front bedroom of a housed in Lighthoner-street. North Sydney, to-day. North Sydney and Crow's Nest Brigades Presented flames from…
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Evening News · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 1
Lightning [?]. The building [?]…
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The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 5
Shortly before 12 o'clock last night the fire brigade was called to an outbreak in a three-story building used as a furniture factory in Quay Street, Ultimo. The root and the contents…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 7
A fire occurred in the city late last night, and gutted a three-storied brick building in an alley off Quay-street, immediately behind the outpatients' department of the Children's…
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The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2
It is fully recorded in the annals of the fire brigade that fires aree caused in many odd ways. There was a case once of a chemist's shop being set on…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 14
Shortly before midnight on Monday a fire broke out in the premises occupied by A. Schultz, in Quay-street, city, as a furniture factory, The building was of three floors, and the fire brigade succeeded…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 1
Mr. H. Richardson Clark, the Parramatta Coroner, held an inquiry on Friday morning touching the circumstances surrounding a file which occurred at Meakia-street, Laftus Park, Merrylands,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →I.w.w. Men. Why Fires Ceased. Effect of Punishment. Premier Replies to Criticism
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 4
"Anyone would think, to read the comments of Sir George Fuller, that crime was going unpunished," said the Premier last night. "One man is remaining in gaol for the full…
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