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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 119

Tampering with the Tramway Award Railway Commissioners Play With Fire--Men are Disconcerted--Mr. Warton Gives a Warning

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 3

The manner in which the Railway Commissioners are administering the award for tram-men is causing discontent amongst the members of the…

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Suspicious Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 4

Shortly after 6 p.m. on Thursday, last week, the Auburn Fire Station received a call to an outbreak of fire in Prince street, away in the back-blocks, past the…

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Mine of Fire Shovel as Fire Engine

Evening News · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 3

All known efforts to extinguish an underground fire which has been raging for twelve months in a seam of coal in Pennsylvania, have failed; but…

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Fire at Queanbeyan

The Sun · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 6

Queanbeyan, Saturday.--A fire occurred yesterday in a seven roomed weatherboard dwelling. The house was gutted. The property was…

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Engine Turns Over On the Way to Fire BRISBANE

The Sun · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 2

While two motor engines were on their way to extinguish a fire which broke out on the promises of Mr. S. Carse, a draper, of Flinders-street…

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Tenders Inquiry Still Hangs Fire Mr. Suttor a Material Witness -- Who Will Pay for Legal Assistance?

The Labor Daily · Saturday 29 March 1924 · page 5

The tenders' inquire committee, consisting of eight aldermen, appointed by the City Council to further probe the Charges against certain electrical…

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Spectacular Fire at Hurstville Large Crowd Sees Home Completely Destroyed -- Flames Observed by Kogarah Lookout. Building Burnt Out

The Labor Daily · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 1

When the [?] Hurstville were employment at 1917 on Saturday night a big [?] was seen to be lighting she [?]…

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Fire in Theatre Lessees Suspicious

Evening News · Monday 31 March 1924 · page 5

A fire occurred at the Ciym[?] Theatre, parramatta-road, early yesterday morning. On the Previous night M[?]ddells…

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Clovelly' Blaze Shop Damaged

Evening News · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 8

Awakened in the early hours of to-day by smoke and the cracking of flames Albert Smith, the occupant of a stationer's shop in Burnie-street…

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Melbourne Blaze £20,000 Damage Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 7

The Extension Free Stores in Flinders Street were completely gutted by a fire this afternoon. The building was valued at £10,500…

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Two Melbourne Fires Yesterday Afternoon

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 1

MELBOURNE: Monday-- The strenuous efforts of 40 firemen were required to quell a fire that broke out at that Extension Grain Stores, a…

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City Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 12

A fire occurred at half-past 6 o'clock last Light in premisses owned and occupied by F. Dickinson at O'Connor and Buckland streets. The outbreak, which occurred in the roof, was…

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Fire at Kogarah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 6

A seven-roomed house and contents, the property of B. W. Shelles, situated in Gnllipoli-street, Kogarah, were destroyed by fire ou Saturday night. The Kogarah and…

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Interstate Fire Brigade Match

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 12

The fourth annual cricket match between the New South Wales and Victorian fire brigades was played on the Prince's Park ground, Melbourne. The N.S.W. team retained the ashes in winning by 37 runs on the…

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N.S.W. Fire Brigades Beat Vic. at Cricket

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 2

The New South Wales Fire Brigades Cricket Team defeated Victoria in Melbourne on Friday and Saturday last, by 37 runs on the first innings…

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Melbourne Fire. a City Store. Loss Over £100,000. Narrow Escapes. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 9

Damage estimated at from £100,000 to £200,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in a large store of the Flinders-street Extension Free Stores, in…

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Devastating Fire Causes Heavy Loss Firemen have Narrow Escapes-- Newspress and Newsprint Destroyed Damaged Estimated at £200,000

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 1 April 1924 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--A fire which broke out in Flinders Street this morning at 3 o'clock, caused damage estimated at between £150,000 and…

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Dare the Workers Blaze the Trail?

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 15

IT is hardly likely that every reader of "The Worker" will accept the position, taken up by the Ramsay MacDonald Government, as voiced by "Mr…

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Fire at Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 14

Through the ignition of a quantity of petrol a Dodge motor car and the shed in which it was housed, at the rear of premises at 18 Hunter-street, Parramatta, were badly…

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Fire at Little Coogee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 April 1924 · page 14

A fire broke out at No. 38 Burnle-street, Little Coogee, at an early hour yesterday morning, and completely destroyed two rooms, one of which was occupied as a stationer's…

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