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Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 119

Fire at Newtown Big Building Saved

The Sun · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 8

Newtown and George-street West firemen, under Station Officer Shaw, made a good save to-day when a fire broke out at the rear of the promises…

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Flats Damaged Fire at North Sydney

The Sun · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 9

A building tenanted by Mrs. Sarah Munro, of Hipwood-street, North Sydney, was badly damaged by fire at 2 a.m. to-day…

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Fire on Steamer. the Hobsons Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 8

A wireless message was received by the Australian Commonwealth Line on Saturday morning from the Hobsons bay, homeward bound from Australian ports to London,…

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Country News. Destroyed by Fire. Byron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 8

The fine cottage residence of Mr. Bradney, dairy farmer, of Ewingsdale, was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday. The fire took place while the residents were in the…

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S.s. Hobson's Bay Has Fire in Bunkers

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 6

A radio from the liner Hohson's Bay to the Australian Commonwealth Line offices states that a fire occurred in the vessel's cross bunker shortlyafter…

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Preselection Will Be Abolished If Industrialists Have Their Way They Favor Mr. Garden's Scheme of an Electorai, College--single Electorates Wanted--"discruntled Members"--"labor Daily" Comes Under Fire. Saturday's and Sunday's Conference

The Labor Daily · Monday 23 June 1924 · page 5

WHAT I can see of the authoring this afternoon is that it is a conference of disgruntled members of the A.L.P. "I believe that if your remarks to-day, Mr. President, are confirmed by this conference, It will create more of that which we are trying to suppress…

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Suburban Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 10

A building of two floors, at Hipwood—street, North Sydney, occupied as flats by Mrs. Munro, was severely damaged by fire early yesterday morning. The fire was possibly…

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Mystery Fires At Toowoomba Inquiry Opened Toowoomba

Evening News · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 5

An echo of the sensational series of fires on the night of June 18 at Toowoomba was heard yesterday, when a magisterial inquiry was…

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Children Cause Fire at Motor Body Works

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 6

A fire occurred at Trobert's Metal Body Works at Alice Street, Newtown, at 11.30 a.m. yesterday, and did serious damage to the rear portion of the…

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Not Much Harm Hobson's Bay Fire LONDON, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 5

The fire among some hales of wool in the cross bunkers of the steamer Hobson's Bay has been extinguished. Some cases of dried fruit were…

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Fire at Toowoomba Boarders Get a Scare TOOWOOMBA

The Sun · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 11

Stuart's bootshop was damaged by fire yesterday to the extent of several thousands of pounds. The danger to the Western and…

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Latest Cables Fire on Hobson's Bay London June 23

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 5

A are occurred among bales of wool in the cross bunkers of the steamer Hobson's Bay. It was extinguished after some cases of dried fruit had…

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Dash Into Fire How Publican Saved £50 TOOWOOMBA

Evening News · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 10

When the Farmers' Arm Hotel, at Crow's Nest caught fire yesterday morning, the licensee, Mr. Fegan, his wife and children, and a woman lodger…

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Newcastle Fire. Bulk Store. Streams of Molten Lead. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 June 1924 · page 9

Shortly after 4 o'clock this morning the Newcastle fire headquarters received a call, from the Perkin-street alarm, that Messrs. Sorby's ironmongery and paint store in…

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Fire on Ruahine

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 12

A small fire broke out aboard the Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Ruahine shortly after hen arrival in London. from Wellington (N.Z.), via…

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A Blaze of Color. Wentworthville's Work For the School Children

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 1

Wentworthville Parents and Citizens' Association, like most of the kindred bodies in Cumberland district, is keenly alive to the facilities required by the children attending the local public school, and the ladies and gentlemen who compose the executive and working committee are continuously energetic in their…

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Fire on Steamer Ruahine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 15

It was reported by cable to the Sydney Marine Under-writers' and Salvage Association yesterday that a slight fire had occurred on the New Zealand Shipping Company's passenger liner, Ru[?]hine, which has arrived in…

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Fire at Gulgong. Buildings Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 13

At 9.45 last night a fire broke out at Gulgong in the premises of the Gulgong Co-operative Society. Being a wooden building, the fire soon had a good hold, and spread to the…

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Fire at Bathurst. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 14

The roof of a boarding-house at 219 George-street caught fire early this afternoon. The house was a brick one, with a shingle roof, and it is believed that the shingles were…

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Marine Mishap Fire on Ruahine

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 25 June 1924 · page 4

A slight fire occurred on the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Ruah[?]ne, which arrived at London on June 21 from Wellington, via Panama…

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