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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1924

2,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 81 of 119

Hall Burnt Out Trangie

Evening News · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 8

Hafferman's Public Hall and sample room were totally destroyed by fire early to-day. The property was partly covered by insurance. The picture…

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£25,000 Blaze Brewarrina

Evening News · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 9

A fire which broke out in Rules and Company. Limited, store at Bour[?] last night totally destroyed the building and a row of shops and an office…

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Fire in Milliner's Shop

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

The millinery establishment of Attwood and Compton, occupying Room 3 of 107 Liverpool-street, city, was, together with the fittings and stock contained therein, severely…

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Disastrous Fire Bourke

The Sun · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 3

One of the most disastrous fires that has ever occurred in the history of Bourke destroyed the whole of Hales and Co.'s large commercial stores,…

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Milliners' Rooms Gutted by Fire

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 5

An outbreak of fire occurred in a showroom occupied by R. Attwood and A. Crampton, milliners, in first-floor chambers situated at 107 Liverpool…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 9

Shortly before 10 o'clock to-night a [?]re broke out at the timber mills of Benjamin Davis and Co., Clarke-street, Prahran. The premises and plant were completel[?]…

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Newbold Silica Fire Brick Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 11

Newbold Silica Fire Brick Company, Limited, in its annual report for the year ended July 31, shows a net loss after providing for depreciation of £517. A credit balance of…

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Fire at Trangie Hall Destroyed TRANGIE

The Sun · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 14

Heffernan's Hall was totally destroyed by fire at 1 a.m. to-day. It was partially covered by insurance…

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New Zealand Tannery Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 8

A serious fire occurred at Wool[?] neries last night, large quantities tof stock being destroyed. The insurances amount to £55,000. This is the third fire at the same…

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"Stand or I Fire!" Darlinghurst Revolver Duel Police and Alleged Burglar

The Sun · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 12

The story of a young constable's encounter with an alleged burglar during the early morning of August 10, in the course of which revolver shots…

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Daredevil Leichhardt Lad Has a Narrow Escape Climbs School, Tower--and Has to Be Rescued by Fire Brigade and Ambuklance--sustains Fractured Leg

The Labor Daily · Thursday 21 August 1924 · page 1

A FOOLHARDY attempt by a school boy to scale the tower of the Leichhard Public School yesterday afternoon ended dramatically. The local fire brigade appeared in a new role when the ladders were commissioned to allow ambulance men to ascend to the base of the tower to…

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Coroner Troubled Deliberate Car Fires

Evening News · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 8

"Motor car fires have caused me much trouble and anxiety," said the Paramatta Coroner (Mr. H. Richardson Clark) to-day. "Some…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 3

Through a spark from a defective chipheater, an outbreak of fire occurred at a house occupied by Rev. R. Murray, at 127 Auburn-road, Auburn, on Thursday…

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Fire at Trangie

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 10

TRANGIE.--A fire broke out in a weatherboard building, Heffernan's Public Hall, destroying it and a sample room adjoining…

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Disastrous Fire Stores Gutted Bourke

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 9

One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Bourke occurred on Wednesday night, when Hales and Company's large…

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Fire in Bourke. Caused by Explosion. Store Destroyed. Bourke

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

One of the largest fires in the history of the far west occurred at 6 o'olock last night, when the premises of Hales and Company, Limited, Oxloy-street, Bourke, were…

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Round the Camp-fire Next Jamboree in 1929 LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Friday 22 August 1924 · page 12

At the International Boy Scouts Conference at Copenhagen, it was decided to hold the next jamboree in 1929…

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Soldier Burnt Out

Evening News · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 6

A fire at the residents of T.B. Franklin, a returned soldier. In Greaves-street Belgravia, caused loss to the extent of several hundred…

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Fires. Tenterfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 16

A fire broke out at the Post Office-buildings late on Wednesday atternon. The outbreak was first noticed at 5.30 o'clock, and originated in the offices occupied by the Pastures Protection…

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Fire Extinguisher Equipment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 August 1924 · page 19

Very few Ford users equip their vehicles with any appliance for extinguishing fire, but even without the experience of fire the advisability of…

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