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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 119

Factory Alight Early Morning Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 7

A fire broke out in Hudson's Soap Factory, Wells Street, Redfern, at 1 o'clock this morning, and the ground Moor was considerably damaged…

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Plumber's Shop Damaged by Fire

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 5

A [?] building comprising a plumber's shop and dwelling [?] Road. Chatswood was [?] yesterday at 3.50 p.m. when the…

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Camp Fire Cooking Ends in Fatal Burns

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 7

LITHGOW, Wednesday.--Clarice Maude Bell (36), wife of a miner and mother of nine children, died in Lithgow Hospital from burns received at…

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City Fire. Brandt Bros.' Premises. DAMAGE, £30,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 9

A fire which broke out in the shop and factory of Messrs. Brandt Bros., Ltd., in Pitt-street, early yesterday morning, caused damage estimated at £30,000. The alarm was…

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Alleged Perjury Claim Over a Fire PARKES

Evening News · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 9

When in June a brick cottage. belonging to Mr. p.m. N'girr. M.L.A.. and occupied by two families named Lyong. was burned down. T.C. Smallest. who had…

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Church of the Little Flower. Destroyed by Fire

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 23

Kedron Park suffered the full brunt of the cyclonic blow (writes the Brisbane "Daily Mail"). The recently erected Catholic…

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Pitt Street Fire Early Morning Outbreak £30,000 DAMAGE

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 8

A fire curly yesterday morning did damage estimated at £30.000 at the shop and factory of Brandt Bros., Ltd., lamp makers, of 236 Pitt Street, city…

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Fire at Brandt & Co's. Causes Heavy Loss Damage to Stock and Building Estimated at £30,000--Good Work by Firemen

The Labor Daily · Thursday 7 February 1924 · page 3

The premises of Brandt and Co., lamp makers, together with a [?] portion of the stock. at [?] Street were badly damaged by…

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FIRE & Water Tenants' Losses Early Morning Blaze

Evening News · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

The water that was poured on to the blaze at Rawson-chambers early to-day did almost as much damage as the fire itself…

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State Farm Fires. Supposed Incendiarism

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

Mysterious fires have occurred lately at the Mittagong (N.S.W.) State farm homes. On saturday, 20th January, a fire occurred in a large shod, two tons…

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Danger of Grass Fires Railway Precautions Spark Retainer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

Owing to the frequency with which bush fires have been caused in the western districts by sparks from railway engines, a deputation from Molong…

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General News Fire Destroys House Geurie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 4

J. Porton's residence at Geurie was destroyed by fire last night. The origin of the fire is unknown. The damage amounts to £1000…

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A Terrigal Fire. Fisherman Charged. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 10

The district, coroner (Mr. W. E. Kirkness) held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding a [?]re at Terrigal in August, 1929, [?]hen the shor promises owned and occupied…

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Big Blaze in City Rawson Chambers Alight Very Heavy Damage Feared Splendid Save by Firemen

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

A fire, which for a time threatened to be one of the most disastrous in the history of Sydney, broke out on the top floor of Rawson Chambers, Rawson Place, this morning…

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Fire in City Rawson Chambers Alight Brilliant Save

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 8

A brilliant save was effected by the firemen at Rawson Chambers. Railway Square, shortly after 2 a.m. to-day, when a fire, which broke out in this…

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Big City Fire. at Rawson-chambers. Upper Floors Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 9

A serious outbreak of fire completely destroyed the top floor of Hawson-chambers. On Rawson-avenue and Pitt-street, city, early this morning…

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Fencing Law Clearing a Fire Break the Rabbit-proof Fence

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 14

Ungarie inquires what steps are necessary in order to compel a neighbor to erect half his share of a rabbit proof boundary fence…

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Are There Firebugs? Special Police Precautions in Future Agents in Underworld? Fire and Police Chiefs Meet in Conference To=day

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 7

The large number of recent fires in Sydney, and the big proportion of those in which the damage was serious, is causing considerable concern to the authorities. Mr. Jackson, chief officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade,…

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Bucket Brigade Quells a Blaze

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 1

A spark from a copper fi[?]e is thought to have started a fire in a grocer's shop coupled by John Lillye. in Oatley-road,…

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Special Precautions to Prevent Fires Police and Fire Brigades Will Co-operate More Closely-- Suspicious Outbreaks

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1924 · page 1

The numerous and serious outbreaks of fire in the city recently have caused considerable concern to the authorities and to the insurance…

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