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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

1,908 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 96

Fire at Unoccupied Flat Police Making Inquiries

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 10

Severe damage was done to the unoccupied flats in Musgrave-street, Mosman, leased to Mr. James F. McCullagh, who lives in Musgrave-street, by…

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Police Scale Fire Escape Breaking and Entering Charges

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 7

A [?] and entering the [?] and Company, [?] and Company, [?] streets, with intent [?] preferred against…

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Fire at Mosman Unoccupied Flats Burned Balding and Fanfare Damaged

Evening News · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 6

Fire caused severe damage to [?] Flats an [?] two-storeyed brick and shingle building with a tiled roof in musgrave-street Monsman.last…

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Fire at Racecourse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 10
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About 5.30 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in the Leger stand at the Victoria Park Racecourse. The brigades extinguished the flames with chemicals. A portion of the flooring…

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Fire in Garage

The Sun · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 7

In our report on Tuesday of a fire which occurred in a garage in King-street, Newtown, occupied by Proforts' Motor Body Co., Ltd., it was…

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Grievances of Fire Fighters. Government to Inquire

The Australian Worker · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 8

The N.S.W. Minister for Labor ana Industry (Mr, E. J. Kavanagh) and the Acting Chief Secretary (Mr. Lazzarini) have ordered a special inquiry into a…

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"All Things" Considered" Matrimony No Fire Sale

The Australian Worker · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 15

"So Maude broke her engagement with Jack because the doctor said he had a tobacco heart?" "Yes, and I don't blame her. Who…

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Bush Fires

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 15

Mr. John M. Atkinson writes:— "I have been daily expecting someone to come forward with some suggestion for the benefit of those men on…

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Police ! Fire ! Help !

Arrow · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 13

£3200 is the value of the prizes in the Police and Firemen's Art Union. Call on your way heme to the Police Station and get one.—…

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P. F. A. Fire. Objectionable Aftermath. Long-suffering Residents

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 8

Residents of Kirribilli and Milson's Point are still assailed by unpleasant odours arising from the ruins of the P. F. A. building. The south wind is usually welcome in the heat of…

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Playing with Fire Flirting with the Wedded a Mean Game

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 16

There are girls and men that seem to find a singularly attraction in firing with the married. What is their reasons We will deal first with the motives of…

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The Menace of Fire As It Affects the Man on the Land the Vital Necessity for the Provision of Fire-fighting Equipment, and the Securing of Protection by Insurance

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 1

The "Farmer and Settler" has received this week a letter from a returned soldier settler, that is more than usualy pathetic, He tells something of his…

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Bush Fires Singleton

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 14

The spell of dry weather and the hot w[?] winds have caused outbreaks of fire. A big conflagration occurred in the bush beyond the Redbournberry Bridge. On each side…

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Early Morning Blaze

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

At 1.55 a.m. on Friday morning the Parramatta Fire Brigade received' a call to the corner of Pennant Hills-road and Albert-street, North Parramatta, where a…

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Trains and Fires Commissioners' Precautions

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 14

The Hay local committee of tho Graziers' 'Association recently resolved to request the Railway Commissioners to provide "a better type of locomotive on the Narrandera-Hay…

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Six 'Buses Burnt Fire at Garage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 11

About midnight last night a fire broke out in the garage of William Alfred Hales, motor 'bus proprietor, of Roylston Street, Paddington. It was caused by a carburettor back-firing,…

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Fire at Cabra-Vale. Store and Residence Gutted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 1

A general store and dwelling, occupied by Mr. W. II. Allen and family, In Canley Vale-road, was totally destroyed by fire about 11.45 on Saturday night last. The…

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Garage on Fire £8000 Damage Horse Burnt to Death

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 6

The damage caused by the fire which destroyed seven motor 'buses; and a horse and sulky in the garage of William Albert Hales, in Roylston street,…

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The Ordnance Store Fire At Liverpool Camp. Inquiry Adjourned

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 5

Om Saturday last, the 28th January, M.r. P. S. Poolman, Liverpool District Coroner, opened an inquiry at the Liverpool Court-house, into the cause of the…

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