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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1922

1,908 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 96

Park of Artillery Destroyed by Fire LONDON, April 5

The Sun · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 9

A message received at Paris from Rabat (Morocco) states that a violent explosion destroyed the artillery park at Kenitra. The flames spread to the…

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Hotel Fire Housemaid's Remains Found Two Gallant Men Auckland

The Sun · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 2

The remains of the third victim of the Hamilton Hotel fire, a housemaid, Nellie Wood, have been discovered in the debris in front of the kitchen…

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Information and Help Joint Ownership Liability for Damage The Danger from Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 8

Wauchope's neighbor has eracted half of the boundary fence between properties and has given my correspondent notice to complete the remainder of it…

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Supreme Court. Banco Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and jury.) Crown Studio Fire. Blow v Norwich Union and other Insurance Companies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 6

The jury were asked to determine the amounts due on certain policies of insurance effected by Mark Blow, proprietor of the Crown Studios in George-street, which were…

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Fire Dangers 50 Feet Drop Into Inferno Gallant Rescues Thrilling Scenes at Big Blaze

The Sun · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 4

Within a radius of about 200 yards of where the fire broke out in the National Buildings in Pitt-street, near Park-street, last night, there have…

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Fire Alarm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 11

About 12.30 on Wednesday morning the local fire alarm commenced ringing madly, so madly indeed that it brought nearly nil of the residents in the vicinity outside…

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Lidcombe. Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last the grass on a plot of ground, off Church-street, Lidcombe, in the vicinity of the cemetery, caught fire presumably through…

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A Small Fire

Nepean Times · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 2

The Penrith Five Brigade ih kept busy with small jobs. On Tuesday morning a fire broke out in the laundry of a residence in Henry Street, occupied…

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Fire at Balgowlah Cottage Destroyed

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 1

A weatherboard cottage containing three rooms was destroyed by fire at Balgowlah yesterday. The promises were owned and…

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Interrupted Meal Fire Scenes This Morning

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 6

Memories of shell-shattered Flanders and visions of humans fleeing with terror urging them on. Vague suggestions of an unseen horror, and an air of…

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A Strange Story. Origin of the Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 14

"We were walking along Pitt-street when immediately in front of the National-building we heard the tinkling of falling glass. We looked up the main staircase and saw a…

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City Fire. Building Gutted. Fireman Injured. Remarkable Rescue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 13

A sensational fire occurred in the National Building in Pitt-street, between, Park and Market streets, shortly after seven o'clock last night. The building…

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City Fire Pitt Street Premises. £100,000 Damage Exciting Escapes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 11

A fire, which at the outset presented every; possible prospect of being one of the most disastrous conflagrations in the history of Sydney, broke out shortly after 7 o'clock law evening, in…

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"Worst in Sydney" Pitt Street Building Fire-chief's Indictment "Always Dangerous"

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 6

Chief Officer Jackson, interviewed at the station on her return from the Pitt-street conflagration last night, was to the point:—…

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Where Fire Officer O'Toole, of the Pyrmont Brigade, narrowly escaped death

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 1

The rear portion of Sargents' grill room near to the Apollo Picture Theatre in Pitt-street, after the roof fell in…

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50,000 See Fire Blazing Pitt Street Magnet National Buildings Gutted Fireman's Badfall "Hottest Job on Record"

Evening News · Saturday 8 April 1922 · page 6

A woman's startled cry: boys running, quickly upturned faces, the p[?] of countless feet on the pavements [?] roars of amazement…

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Fire! Fire

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 April 1922 · page 7

Golden Sunset: "I am writing to veil you about the big fire we had at Kiama. At 2.30 one of the largest stores in town caught fire and was well alight…

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At Two Big Fires

Evening News · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 1

During the P. F. A. fire at Kirrlbilli last year Mr. O'Tools at great Personal [?]. a comrade named M'Laughalan from almost…

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Open Verdict Mona=Road Fires Coroner's Inquiry

The Sun · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 8

The Acting Coroner (Mr. Fincham) resumed his inquiry to-day into the cause of the second series of mysterious fires at the borne of Waiter George…

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Fire in Bulk Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 9

A built store at Erski[?]ville, owned and occupied by Biturine Lavers. Ltd., distillers and manufacturers, was, together with a quantity of resin and bi[?] severely damaged…

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