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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 119

Balmain Fire Police Investigate

Evening News · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 9

The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred in a fancy goods shop in Beat[?]-street,Balmain, yesterday…

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The Moldavia's Fire. Marine Court

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 9

At the Inquiry held at Fremantle into the cause of the fire on the Moldavia, the Court found that the fire originated in No. 3 hold when the…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 14

The Commercial Hotel was burnt yesterday. It contained 56 rooms. The stock, furniture, and fittings were insured with the Liverpool, London, and Globe Company for…

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Fire Insurances Important Decision Settlement Purchases

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 7

An important decision has been made by the Minister for Lands (Mr. Wearne) with regard to the compulsory insurance of buildings…

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Fire at Balmain Police Making Inquiries

The Sun · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 8

A fire broke out in the premises of George Fredericks, of 54 Beattle-street, Balmain, late yesterday afternoon, and considerable damage was done…

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Complicated Case As Sequel to Fire Outbreak at Cinematograph Films Exchange--Hordern Estate Trustees Seek Opinion of Court

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 7

A point of considerable commercial interest was raised in a case before the Full Court Yesterday. In which Sir Samuel Hordern, Anthony Hordern,…

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Topic: Playing with Fire

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 1

When in last issue we took for our Topic “Doctrinal Lectures,” we had no idea of pursuing a controversy, although the remarks of a contemporary had forced from us the argument for courage instead of craven weakness in…

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Fire on Steamer. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 10

Fire broke out in one of the bunkers of the Commonwealth line steamer Booral to-day. After the removal of 60 or 70 tons of Newcastle coal it is hoped that the outbreak…

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Fire Board to Consider Claims

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

The Board of Fire Commissioners will consider the claims of the partially-prid captains and vela[?] are men at its meeting today. It is…

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Fire on the Booral Adelaide

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 5

This afternoon a fire was discovered among the coal in the bunker of the Commonwealth Line steamer Booral at Port Adelaide. The chief engineer slates…

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Girl in Flames Deaths in Factory Fire Pathetic Inquest Scene London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 1

Pathos marked the inquest on the victims of the fireworks explosion at the factory at Erith. The weeping widow of the foreman identified his…

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Aiding Militarists? Japanese Fire-Eaters Welcome Singapore Soviets Seek Peace Restoration to China of Stolen Territory TOKIO, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 10

The Tokio "Asahi" couples the American proposed exclusion legislation and the Singapore base as heaven-sent excuses for Japanese…

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Country Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

WELLINGTON.--A motor-cycle club has been formed here, with a large membership. The club is to be affiliated with, the Auto-Cycle Union. Mr. E. A. Horne…

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Mosman Blaze Cottage Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 8

A two-storied weatherboard cottage at the corner of Wolsey and Beaconsfield Roads, Mosman, occupied by Major Williams, was badly damaged…

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Early Morning Blaze Chippendale Outbreak Furniture Factory Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 7

Many hundreds of pounds worth of damage was done by a fire which swept through the two top floors of an upholstering factory in Wellington Street,…

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Fire at Mosman

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 10

A weatherboard dwelling of two floors, at the corner of Wolsey and Beaconsfield roads, Mosman, was severely damaged by fire last night. Two rooms on the ground floor were…

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Lorry on Fire

The Sun · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 6
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A motor lorry, driven by Sun Tan Seng, along City-road, this morning, overturned and burst into flames. George-street West firemen put out…

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Fire at Redfern

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 9

Shortly before 1 o'clock this morning a serious outbreak of fire occured in a building of three floors used chie[?]y as a furniture and upholstery factory, in Wellington-street,…

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Fire at Sans Souci

The St George Call · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

One cottage was burnt out and two others damaged by a fire which broke out at 3.56 a.m. on Monday, in the residence of Ernest Charles Newman,…

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