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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 75 of 119

Glebe Fire. Occupants' Escape. Trapped by Flames. Two Shops Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 13

A woman and her five children had narrow escapes from death at Glebe early yesterday morning, when a fire broke out in a lock-up shop at 93A Broadway, adjoining that in…

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Fire Alarm Proves False Sprinklers at Clifford Love's--Act Unnecessarily—An Exited Crowd Cheers the Firemen

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

Automatic fare extinguishers stationed in Clifford Love's warehouse, at. 77 Clarence Street. City. registered a false alarm of fire at Brigade Head-…

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Thrilling Rescue From Burning Shop George Street West FiRE-- Women and Children Nearly Trapped. Good Samaritans

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 1

Under circumstances sufficiently exciting for a thrilling movie stunt, a woman and four children were rescued from burning…

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Ducks' Warning Fire on Launch Neutral Bay Blaze

Evening News · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 6

The cackling of gases once saved Rome. To-day the quacking of ducks almost saved a motor launch…

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Fire at Warren

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 10

WARREN.--A cordial factory, managed by Mr. E. George, was destroyed by fire. The building was owned by Mr. William Drew, of Lake Macquarie. The…

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Fire at Warren. Warren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 10

A cordial factory, conducted by Mr. Ernest George was completely destroyed by fire, the cause of the outbreak being a mystery. A good save of the adjoining buildings was…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 12

Damage estimated at about £15,000 was caused by a fire which broke out in a threestory building occupied by A. Kozminsky, at the corner of King and Bourke streets, early…

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Newcastle. Fire at Stockton. Three Cottages Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 10

Fire destroyed three eight-roomed cottages in Monmouth-street, North Stockton. The occupants escaped without injury. The total damage is estimated at several hundred…

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Fire at Stockton Three Houses Burned Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 8

A fire which broke out at Stockton early this morning destroyed three cottages, and the damage is estimated at £2500…

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Is the Bush To-day Fire-fighting Ants

Evening News · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 8

Buli-dog and soldier ants are remarkably tenacious of life and are the most fearless fighters of our bush insects. In fact, they will fight to the death. I have frequently witnessed…

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Aldermen Quarrel Compensation to a Tenant. Manning-chambers Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 9

A quarrel took place at the meeting of the finance committee of the City Council yesterday between the Lord Mayor and Alderman Courtenay…

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Fire Alarms

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 7

The Board of Fire Commissioners have installed fire alarms at the intersection of Mill-road and Nagle-street; Atkinson-street and Campbelltown-road;…

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North Sydney Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 4

The North Sydney and Crow's Neat brigades received a call yesterday afternoon to a fire at Danslow Brothers' fibro-plaster works in Lane Cove Road, North…

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Fire at North Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 13

A fire occurred yesterday at the fibrous plaster factory of Danslow Bros., situated at 45-47 Lane Cove-road, North Sydney, yesterday. The outbreak occurred in a workshop…

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Burnt to Death Five Tragedies Woman's Dress on Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 4

A Young married woman, Mrs. Kate Caylor, residing at Naremburn (N.S.W.), died on Saturday last us the [?] of burns…

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Chaos Worse Confounded Sequel to a Fire City Council's Way Rights of Lessees

Evening News · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 8

The manner in which the City aldermen have dealt with the manning Chamber lease since the fire partially destroyed the…

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Burnt Out Botany Tannery Brigade's Good Work

Evening News · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 1

A tannery, occupied by Bast and Butler in Daniel-street, Botany. was destroyed by firs early to-day. The firs brigades made a good…

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Pambula Fire

Evening News · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 6

J. Kennedy's hairdreaser'a shop was gutted, and S. Mahoney 's fruit and confectionery shop was damaged. in a fine in Mann-street, Pambula, last night…

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Fire in a Stable

The World's News · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 33

This picture, although depicting a fire in the military stables in Rome, has an added interest from the fact that a fire occurred at Camperdown, N.S.W., on Wednesday, July…

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Fire Prevented. Woman's Timely Discovery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 18

Its timely discovery by a woman, and the prompt summons of the fire brigade, prevented a serious conflagration at Kent House, 88 Liverpool-street, last night…

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