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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

2,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 138

[?]800,000 DAMAGE Manila Business Block Destroyed by Fire Manila

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

A block in the business district was destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at about £800,000…

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Crops and Pastures Crop Insurance No Payment of Full Face Value on Fire Policies the Damage From Hail

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 17

An explanation by the N.S.W. Minister for agriculture (Mr. Dunn) should remove all misconceptions arising out of a resolution of the last…

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Dancer of Grass Fires. Myron Bay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 16

At the last meeting of primary producers at Tyagarah it was decided to send some suggestions to the Bush Fires Commission to minimise the danger of fires. It is suggested…

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Fire at Cundletown Taree

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

Louis Nicholson's general store and residence at Candletown were totally destroyed by fire last night. The Taree fire brigade was on the…

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The Clenbrook Fire Accused Before Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 7

Pereival Hannan, with a bandaged hand, appeared ot Penrith Police Court on Monday, charged with maliciously setting fire to Councillor Skarratt's…

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For Zoo Fire Brigade's New Role

The Sun · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 4

On Monday next, February 28, the fire brigade will go to Taronga Park, with full fire-fighting equipment, to pump 70,000 gallons of water into the…

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Shot Player After His Winning Stroke Billiards Sensation Spectator Fires Point Blank Then Makes His Escape

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

WITH dramatic suddenness, two shots rang out in a crowded billiard saloon in the basement of the Crystal Palace Theatre, George…

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Coals of Fire Chen's Family Worry London

The Sun · Sunday 27 February 1927 · page 1

The Shanghai correspondent of the "Westminster Gazette" states that Mr. Eugene Chen's son and two daughters, who have arrived from…

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Fire Brigade Will Pump Water Into Zoo Aquarium To-morrow

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 February 1927 · page 6

The new fish aquarium at Taronga Park will bn filled with water to-morrow by the N.S.W. Fire Brigades. The fire engine will be operated from the Taronga…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

Under the Amending Fire Brigades Act, which was assented to on January 21 last, insurance companies, who now have one representative, are granted…

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Granville's Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 1

GRANVILLE'S FIRE BRIGADE is one of the most important in the Western Suburbs, but Granville…

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Newtown Fire Markets Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 7

Six stalls at the Newtown markets, King Street, were damaged by a fire which broke out yesterday afternoon. Headquarters brigade was called…

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Destructive Fire LONGREACH

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 7

The Shire Hall and adjoining supper room were completely destroyed at 12.30 this morning by the biggest fire that has occurred at Longreach since 1922…

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Stubble Fire Mishap Griffith

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 11

While burning oft stubble on Mr. T. Pritchard's farm, near Griffith, a young man named Wells was severely burned about the body. He was taken to…

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Fire in Markets Five Stalls Destroyed

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

Five stalls were destroyed by fire at Newtown Markets, King Street, Newtown, about 3.30 yesterday afternoon, when after a stiff fight lasting…

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Fire at Markets Safe Breakers Blamed

The Sun · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 10

The police believe that safe-breakers caused the fire yesterday at the Newtown Markets, five stalls of which were damaged to the extent of close…

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Attempt on Safe Then Markets Fire Newtown Discovery

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 9

FOLLOWING a fire at Newtown Market yesterday afternoon, it was found that a safe in the office had been tampered with. A…

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Fire at Newtown. Markets Damaged. Boys Blamed for Outbreak

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 11

The market building in King-street, Newtown, near the railway Station, was damaged by fire yesterday afternoon. About 2.15 p.m. the Newtown Fire Brigade…

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Longreach Hall Gone Result of Big Fire Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 5

The Shire Hall and adjoining supper-room at Longreach were completely destroyed by the largest fire here since 1922…

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Fire in City Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 8

A fire broke out yesterday morning in the laundry on the roof of the Criterion Hotel at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets. A spark from a copper is believed to have…

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