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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1927

2,755 stories in Sydney's papers · page 68 of 138

"Red Steer" Fire Threat to Owners Poison Baits Valuable Mare Lost Walla Walla

The Sun · Thursday 2 June 1927 · page 13

Mr. A. B. Paech, of Walla Park, has lost his valuable thoroughbred Mare Mona, dam of Maid of Honor, winner of the Widglewa Cup…

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Another Fire

The Cronulla-Sutherland Advocate · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 3

A fire broke out at Mr. George Bull’s, in Lugarno Avenue, at 3.15 p.m. on Monday last. No one was on the premises at the time and the building was…

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Early Morning Fires. Outbreak in Residential

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 15

A fire occurred early yesterday morning in a residential house at Elizabeth-street, city, occupied by William Lang. The building consists of three floors, and the fire broke…

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Wheat Harvest Toll of Storm and Fire Estimates Reduced

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 June 1927 · page 12

Final returns of the N.S.W. wheat harvest for the Benson 1926-27 have been received by the Government Statistician (Mr. T. Waltes)…

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Biggest Fire Engine

The World's News · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 2

Able to throw a jet over the biggest block of buildings in England, and equipped with its own pump, water-tower, searchlight, and telephone, the biggest fire-fighting machine…

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Sky-scraper on Fire

The World's News · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 2

A skyscraper blazed like a lighthouse, throwing its beams for miles, when the whole of the soaffolding on the top of a new forty-story hotel under construction in Fifth…

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Home-made Fire Extinguisher

The World's News · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 21

A thoroughly dependable fire extinguisher can be made at little cost. Get a small acetylene-gas tank, such as is used to supply illumination for motor-cycles. Remove…

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Cow Damages Fire Alarm. Singleton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 16

One of the recently erected fire alarms, situated in Kelso-street, painted red, was reported to the captain of Singleton Fire Brigade as having been dislodged from its…

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Doctor's Leap to Death 'Plane on Fire in Mid-air on Way to Hospital Paris

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 June 1927 · page 5

Professor Picquee, chief doctor at the military hospital at Talence, deciding that the wife of an air officer must be operated upon immediately, placed her…

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Burnt Out 10 Business Firms! Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 5 June 1927 · page 5

Two men had narrow escapes and £5000 damage was done when 10 business premises and contents were destroyed at Belgrave to-day. Four…

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Fire at Manly Couple's Lucky Escape

The Sun · Sunday 5 June 1927 · page 5

Awakened from sleep by dense smoke, Mr. and Mrs. Rich, of Maretime-street, Balgowlah, rushed from their bedroom late last night to find…

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Ablaze After Collision Woman Loses Valuable Armlet in Car Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 June 1927 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Following a collision with a tram in Hunter Street, Newcastle, to-night, a motor car, owned by Mrs. M'Dougall, of…

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Thames on Fire No Metaphor Either Wedding Eve Escapade London

The Sun · Sunday 5 June 1927 · page 1

How the bachelor friends of Lord Kylsant's son-in-law set the Thames afire on the latter's wedding eve is being much discussed at Henley…

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Fire Does £15,000 DAMAGE Jeweller Loses Gold When Roof Falls In

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 June 1927 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--So suddenly did a fire spread in a business block at Belgrave early this morning that a jeweller, who had money and all…

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Early Morning Blaze Destruction of Ten Business Houses Jeweller's Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--So suddenly did a fire spread in the business block at Belgrave early yesterday morning that a jeweller, who had his…

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Woman Loses Valuables in Car Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 June 1927 · page 21

NEWCASTLE, Saturday.--Following a collision with a tram in Hunter Street, Newcastle, to-night, a motor car, owned by Mrs. M'Dougall, of…

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Benzine Blaze Laborer Badly Burned

Evening News · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 14

TACK HUDSON, 21, laborer, of Riley-st., Surry Hills was severely burned to-day when a quantity of benzine was thrown on a fire which had…

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Suburban Fires Botany and Bondi

Evening News · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 10

A FIRE early to-day destroyed a four-rounded weather[?] cottage and shop in Botany-road Botany occupied by [?]…

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Burned Down Seven Country Shops Early Morning Blaze Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 10

Seven residential shops, comprising practically the whole main street of the thriving town of Nagamble, were totally destroyed by fire early this…

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Fire at Bondi Dash From Building

The Sun · Tuesday 7 June 1927 · page 10

A shop and dwelling, occupied by John McGarry, Dudley-street, "Bond!, was considerably damaged by fire at 2,30 a.m. to-day…

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