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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

2,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 138

Evacuated Under Fire Nanking British Warships' Guns Blaze Cantonese Are Shelled Shanghai Martial Law SHANCHAl

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 1

FACED by the worst exhibition of Anti-forcignism since the Boxer Rebellion, British and American warships fired their heavy guns at…

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£20,000 Blaze Tannery Destroyed Adelaide

Evening News · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 10

Peacock's Tannery, at Hind-marsh, the oldest in the State was totally destroyed by fire at 8 a.m. to-day…

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Early Morning Fire

The Sun · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 2

A fire broke out shortly after [?] a.m. to-day in a double storey brick and wooden shed at the rear of the residence of Harry Schweikert…

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Fire on Lighter

The Sun · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 3

The lighter The Lucy, owned by L. Clark and Son, Havilah-street, Chatswood, caught fire at Geary's wharf, Pyrmont, at 3 a.m. to-day…

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Two Little Boys. Wanted a Bonfire. Factory Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 20

Interviewed by Constable Hamilton on January 12, two nine-year-old buys said that they had set fire to the building of the Standard insulating Co., Lid., Mullens and Roberts…

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Eyes Above Arrival As Seen From 'Plane Story at 2000Ft. Haze Gives Way to Blaze of Color

The Sun · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 7

This is being written 2000 feet over the Renown, as she steams through the Heads. It is a glorious morning in the air, like swimming in wine and crystals…

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£20,000 Fire Tannery Destroyed Wire Fused ? ADELAIDE

The Sun · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 3

The oldest tannery in South Australia was destroyed this morning, when the two-storey premises of Peacock and Co., Ltd., Thebarton, was…

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Fire Brigades Wireless Would Help Boon to Country Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 7

The advisability of extending the use of wireless to fire brigades, so as to get quicker information, was raised by Mr. Harrie B. Lee, Chief Officer of…

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£200,000 Fire Big Motor Works Go London, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 5

The Douglas motor works at Bristol have been destroyed by fire, the property lost including 4000 completed motor cycles. The damage is estimated…

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Renown Arrives To-day. Sydney a Blaze of Colour. Duke's Message to State Premier. "We are Looking Forward to Meeting you all."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 March 1927 · page 15

H.M.S. Renown, with their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York on board, will arrive at Sydney Heads at 8.45 o'clock this morning. Sydney has been lavishly decorated in honour of the Royal visit,…

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He Didn't Know Gent. Who Was Perplexed Was It a Fire?

Truth · Sunday 27 March 1927 · page 1

OBVIOUSLY, the gentleman was of a different world. He might have been a hermit or a [?] comber, only his face was…

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Country News. Bush Fire Relief. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 18

The total amount of the collections towards the local Bush-Fire Relief Fund reached £286. of which £211 was distribued among nine local applicants for assistance, —50 remttied…

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Watchman Fires Shots at Newspaper Thieves

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 1

When Night-watchman Leslie White saw a number of men pick up bundles of newspapers from the front of Anderson and Sons' newsagency, Glebe…

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Fire on a Lighter

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 3

The engine and boiler rooms of the lighter The Lucy were badly damaged by fire at 3 a.m. on Saturday. Firemen from Headquarters. George…

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Fire at Blacktown Blacktown

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 5

The promises owned and occupied by Mr. Peter Keogan. J.P. Sunnyholt Rd Blacktown. was totally destroyed by fire about 2.30 a.m. on Saturday march…

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Canberra Fire Equipment. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 18

As the result of a visit of Mr. F. Jackson chief New South Wales fire officer it is proposed to provide adequate fire- fighting equipment to cope with possible outbreaks of fire…

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Fire on Hulk. Firemen's Difficult Task

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 13

Fire, which badly damaged the hulk Lindstol (400 tons), lying at anchor in Long Covo, brightly illumlnated the neighbouring foroshores of the harbour last night…

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City by Night a Fairyland of Myriad Glittering Lamps Nights Glory The Illuminations Blaze of Splendor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 20

The Harbor, soon from Fort Macquarie, presented an enchanting spectacle. A million lights seemed to be dancing along the foreshores in…

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Almost Trapped Fierce Hotel Fire Rescues From Flamed Auckland

The Sun · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 2

A sensational Ore occurred at Ellerslie, when the old Harp or Erin Hotel was burned. The occupants were almost trapped…

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Tannery Fire £20,000 Damage in S.A. ADELAIDE

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 March 1927 · page 9

Peacock and Co.'s tannery at The barton, one of the oldest businesses of its kind in Adelaide, was completely destroyed by fire early on Saturday…

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