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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

2,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 138

Cause of Bush Fire Spark From Engine Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 5

The inquiry to-day into he cause of the disastrous bush fires at Tarago on December 10, places the blame on a spark from a locomotive…

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Fire-fighting Truck [?]Monday

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 6

It has been decided to purchase a [?]for [?]…

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Train Delayed Sleepers on Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 2

As the 1.5 train from Sydney to Newcastle was in sight of the Ryde bridge spanning the Parramatta River on Saturday afternoon the engine driver noticed…

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Fire Destroys Shops Dubbo

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 18

Four shops in Talbragar-street, Dubbo, were gutted, and two others badly damaged by fire on Sunday morning. The shops destroyed were Moore's…

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Engine Blamed for £10,000 Fire Goulburn

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 3

A VERDICT that the property of Messrs J.J. and [?] was destroyed by a fire which was started by a speak from a railway [?] was…

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RISE Of £450 Fire Bd. Chairman New Representation

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 9

THE Fire Brigades Amending Bill Will come into feres on march as the result of which the salary of the shar[?]man of the Fire…

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"Fiddling" with Fire Dubbo Is Incensed Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 5

Firamen to-day "fiddled while Dubbo burned. For some time after the arrival of the brigade, the engine was not in proper working order, and when a…

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Disastrous Fire. Spark From an Engine. Coroner's Finding. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 11

At his inquiry this afternoon into the Tarago fire on December 10. the coroner (Mr. G. A. Stevenson) found that the properly of Messrs. J. J. and B. Lebane was destroyed…

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Fire at Dubbo. Four Shops Destroyed. Other Premises Damaged. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 12

About 2.30 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out on the northern side of Talbragarstreet, near Darling-street. It is said to have originated at T. Moore's butcher's shop. The…

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Coals of Fire Bathurst Wants Them Memory of Melba Got Their Money Back Bathurst

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1927 · page 14

A memorable visit of Dame Nellie Melba to Bathurst in the eighties was recalled when a letter was received from Henry Daly, of the Commercial…

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Callous Motorists Caused Bush Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 12

The extensive damage by fire to many properties in the Wagga district last week, Was, it is alleged, caused through the callousness of a…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 12

The Fire Brigades Amending Act is to come into force on March 8. The Governor-in-Council is to fix the salary of the chairman, estimated…

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Fire at Sherwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 19

A nine-roomed weatherboard cottage in Chetwynd-road. Sherwood, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire shortly after midday yesterday. When firemen from…

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Inquiry Demanded Dubbo Fire Brigade Dubbo

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 2

The Dubbo Council has decided to ask the Fire Board to hold "a thorough and searching inquiry into the management of the Dubbo Fire Brigade, more…

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Cruiser Fires on Lisbon Shore Battery Replies Portuguese Revolt Heavy Fighting in the Streets London

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 1

LATE despatches received to-night confirm the news that the Oborto revolution has extended to Lisbon…

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The Dubbo Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 10

The Town Clerk of Dubbo (Mr. Healy), in a telegram to the "Herald" yesterday, regarding the recent fire at Dubbo, states that the water supply was not inadequate, the…

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Called to Account Dubbo Fire Brigade Dubbo

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 7

Last night's meeting of the Dubbo Municipal Council resolved that the coun it request the Board of Fire Commissioners to immediately hold a…

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Might Make a Fire Ratepayer's Language Wellington

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council attempayer wrote complaining of the state of a road complaning of the state of a road near his property he stated he had…

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Night Fires Search for Prospector Three Days Lost Notices on Trees Grafton

The Sun · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 2

All efforts of the search parties which for there days and nights have been scouring the wild scrub country in the Whitervale Range for the…

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"Playing with Fire " Policy in China Baldwin Explains Parliament Is Opened London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 February 1927 · page 1

THE possibility of war with China, coupled with Mt. Ramsay .lac Donald's warning that the Government was playing with Are. gave…

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