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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

2,408 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 121

Fire at Ungarie. Ungarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 12

A fire occurred this morning at the bakery and residence owned and occupied by Mr, William Gaul. The building and contents, which were totally destroyed, are reported…

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Destructive Fires. Store Burnt

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

Fire damaged the grocery store of Mrs. E. M. Thomas, at Albury, last week, and loss of stock and the damage to premises amounts to several hundreds of pounds sterling…

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Fire Among Tobacco Leaf

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 7

A ton of tobacco leaf was destroyed, when the flue barns at S. W. Phillips' farm, at Piallamore, in the Tamworth (N.S.W.) district, was burnt last week-end. The fire was…

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Mysterious Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 21

A large portion of Delaney's Tile Works, on the Prince's Highway, near Sutherland, was destroyed by fire last night. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery, as the building in…

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Fire at Tile Works Much Damage Caused

The Labor Daily · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 6

Some thousands of pounds' damage was caused when fire swept the St. George The Coin works at Prince's Highway. Sutherland, last night…

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A Famous Canadian Church Destroyed by Fire

The Methodist · Saturday 24 March 1928 · page 5

We deeply sympathise with the United Church of Canada in the loss, by fire, of the famous Metropolitan Church in Toronto, Canada. Before the Union it was the Methodist Church' in that city—…

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Early Morn Fire Woman Saves Clothes. LITHGOW

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 March 1928 · page 10

Early this morning a weatherboard cottage owned by D. Davies and occupied by an ironworker named William Gray, in Cook-street, was destroyed by…

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Fire at Lithgow. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 12

A fire which broke out in a kitchen in the residence of Mr. William Gray. Cook-street, early this morning severely damaged the building and destroyed practically the whole…

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Fire-bug in Adelaide Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 1

Two houses at Adelaide were seriously damaged by fire on Saturday morning. In each instance the house had been broken into and jewellery…

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Waverley Blaze Early Morn Alarm

Evening News · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 13

AWAKENED by the smell of smoke early to-day. A. Smith, of Ebley-street, Waverley, found that a fire had broken out in the joinery works of…

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New Fire Engine Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 5

Repeated promised by the New South Walers Board of Fire Commissioners to provide Goulburn with a [?] fire-lighting unit are…

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Fire in Hotel. Warialda

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 16

A serious fire was narrowly averted by the timely discovery of an outbreak in Hanton's Hotel at War[?]da. The damage, estimated at nbout £70, is fully covered by insurance…

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Fire at Walcha. Walcha

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 16

A fire broke out in a br[?] store owned by Mr. A. W. Steel, and occupied by Mr. M. Joseph Willing helpers confined the flames to the store, thus saving the residence of Mr. J…

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None This Year Fire Brigade Art Union Past Successes

The Sun · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 10

"There will be no Fire Brigades' Art Union this year." That information was given by the chairman of the Fire Brigades Board…

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"Set Fire to House" Man to Stand Trial Murwillumbah

The Labor Daily · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 6

At Murwillumbah Police Court to-day. Edward George Paxton was charged with having at Terranora set fire to a house, his wife being in the…

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Fine Building Guildford's Fire Station

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

The erection of Guildford's new firestation station is now proceeding rapidly. Through not being able to obtain a certain class of bricks necessary for the…

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Small Fire At Dressmaker's Shop

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

The dressmaking establishment of Miss Sutton at 25 South-street Granville was the scene of a small fire shortly afternoon on Friday last…

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Fire at Dentist's Electric Iron Dangers

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 3

Auburn Fire Brigade turned out in response to a call received at 1.15 a.m. on Friday, to the home of Mr. Meddlicott, at 19 Park-road, Auburn…

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Fire Brigades. No Art Union This Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 14

"In the light of an enllrely new system of working the fire brigades, it is necessary that the services of the men and the officers should be concentrated upon their work," said the…

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No Fire Brigades' Art Union This Year Board Places Embargo Consternation Is Caused Among Hospital Authorities "Must Concentrate on Job"

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 1

AN announcement by the chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners. Mr. T. J. Smith, M.L.C., that there would be no Fire Brigades' Art Union this year, was received with consternation at the luncheon tendered members of the Fire Brigades' Art Union Committee at the Hotel Australia…

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