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Fires & bushfires, 1920

1,096 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 55

Fire at Newtown Draper's Shop Burnt

Evening News · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 4

A fire broke out from an unknown cause in the drapery shop of Mrs Eva Malouf in Knight-street St. Peters last night Mrs. Malouf was away but Miss…

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Narromine Fire Two Buildings Burned Another Pulled Down NARROMINE

The Sun · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 7

Two shops occupied by Mrs. Kearney in Main-street as refreshment and dressmaking business, and Mr. (W. Dolan, a tailor, were destroyed by fire…

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Building Pulled Down To Save Town From Big Fire NARROUINE

Evening News · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 5

The premium occupied by Miss Kearney as refreshment rooms and dress-marker's shop, in the main street, were destroyed by fire, [?] all their contents…

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Blaze at Narromine Fighting Fire Without Water NARROMINE

The Sun · Sunday 5 December 1920 · page 4

Two shops occupied by Mrs. Kearney in Main-street as refreshment and dressmaking business, and Mr. W. Dolan, a tailor, were destroyed by fire…

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Burnt Out. Four Storey City Building

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 6

A fire which was discovered at about 2.30 a.m. yesterday completely destroyed the four-storey building of Messrs. Simmonds, Ltd., printers and lithographers, of Druitt and Kent…

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City Fire. Printing Premises Gutted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 9

The premises of Simmonds, Limited, printers and lithographers, consisting of four floors, at the corner of Kent and Druitt streets, were gutted by fire at an early hour…

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Fire in Kent-street Printing Works Destroyed

Evening News · Monday 6 December 1920 · page 3

The printing and lithographing works of Limited, at the corner of kent and [?] streets were gutted by the early on Sunday morning…

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Fire Blight. in Pome and Stone Fruits

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 7

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn, M.L.A.) stated yesterday that the biologist of the department (Dr. Parnell-Smith) has been investigating the above disease for some little time past. As a…

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Fire in the City

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 16

Premises in Buckland-street, off Georgestreet West, occupied by the M.B. Manufacturing Co., makers of furniture and cricket bats, were slightly damaged by fire last night…

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Fire in the City. Bat Factory Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 10

A. fire broke out shortly after 7 o'clock last night at promises on the corner of Buckland and Blackfriars Streets, city. The building is of two floors, the ground floor being occupied by…

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Mysterious Message Timber Yards Fire "Come Home at Once"

The Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 7

The fire which occurred at the State Timber Yards, Uhr's Point, Parramal'a River, on November 13, when damage totalling £60,000, formed the…

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ARSON ! Fire at Pyrmont Kerosene and Shavings Verdict of Coroner

The Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 8

An outbreak of Are at Dawson's toy factory in Pyrmont Bridge-road, Pyrmont, on the night of November 19, did damage to the extent of £569…

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£50,000 Fire at State Timber Yards Who Called the Foreman Away?

Evening News · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 7

The fire which [?] about £[?]000 [?] at [?] Point, on Saturday, November 13, was the subject of inquiry at…

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Peeps at the Ponies. As Seen by "Argus." Rosebery. Run Thursday, December 2. St. Urslila Arrives Again: Loud Report Goes Bang: Persian Fire Finds the Front: Salvini Successful. Starting Prices of Winners

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 3

3 to 1 v. St. Ursula 12 to 1 — Loud Report 8 to 1 — Flaverst. 1¼ to 1 — Glady Hatan…

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Fire Blight Menace

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 3

Mr. F. Fuggle, orchardist, Kenthurst, writes in advocacy of the most stringent precautions against the introduction of the fire blight disease to Australia. "It seems," he says,…

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Incendiarism. Toy Factory Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 6

Recently a fire occurred at Dawson's toy factory, Pyrmont Bridge-road, Pyrmont, resulting in damage to the amount of about £500. The City Coroner (Mr. Jamieson) yesterday…

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Culcairn Bush Brigade Preparing for Fires CULCAIRN

The Sun · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

The organisation of a District Bush Fire Brigade is proceeding. Officers have been appointed, and fire-carts are being overhauled. Owing to the…

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An Open Verdict State Timber Yards Fire

The Sun · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 2

At the inquiry into the Are at the State Timber Yards, Uhr's Point, on November 13, when damage to the extent of £50,000 was done, the District…

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Picture Show Blaze Film Catches Fire TOOWOOMBA

The Sun · Friday 10 December 1920 · page 3

At the National Theatre, Dalby, last night, a film caught fire towards the end of the programme, and the operator's room was quickly enveloped in…

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