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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

2,408 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 121

Wireless on Police Launch--guns Fire a Royal Salute

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 May 1928 · page 8

GREATER EFFICIENCY.--Each day the police are making harder the life of the criminal. The latest move is the installation of a wireless set on the launch at Dawes' Point. TWENTY-ONE GUNS fired a salute from the Outer Domain…

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To Fight Oil Fires Apparatus Passes Test

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 12

Members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, headed by Mr. Smith. M.L.C. (chairman) representatives of insurance, shipping and other…

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Fire in Hospital Temora

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 15

Early this morning one of the patients at the Temora District Hospital, hoard a crackling noise, and informed a nurse, who found the matron's room…

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Union Secretary Ignored S.A. Fire Brigade Trouble Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 5

Trouble is threatened by the employers of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who have made repeated requests through their union, the…

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Orgy Ends in Fire Cottage Burned Two Men for Trial Goulburn

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 1

Following the burning of a cottage on the property of Lehane Bros., an inquiry was conducted by the coroner who committed Thomas Alfred…

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Country News in Night Attire Family's Lucky Escape Disastrous Fire Glen Innes

The Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1928 · page 15

Walter Manning, his wife, and their 14-year-old son, had a narrow escape tills morning, when a fire broke out in Manning's second-hand dealer's…

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Fire at Glen Innes. Family's Narrow Escape. Glen Innes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 9

Walter Manning, his wife, and 14-year-old son, had a narrow escape when a fire broke out in Manning's second-hand dealer's shop over which they had their living-rooms…

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Hospital on Fire. Damage at Temora. Patients Removed. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 11

A fire broke out in the Temora District Hospital at 5.30 a m. to-day causing damage estimated at between £400 and £500. The alarm was given by one of the nurses, who…

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State Wants More Money Debate on Estimates Lacks Fire Year Nearly Ended

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1928 · page 3

After dealing with the Loan Bill the Legislative Assembly went right on to the Estimates last night…

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Destructive Fires Petrol Explosion

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 4

While a Yarrowyck (N.S.W.) [?] john Dickson, was taking petrol from the of a motor—car in a shed in order to refill the tank of a second car during the week, the…

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University Pageant Success Blaze of Color in Great Hall

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 5

It is doubtful if the Great Hall of the University has ever witnessed a spectacle to compare with the finale of "The Temple on the Hill," a mask and…

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Anti-Japanese Agitators Attack British Official Police Fire Outrage in Shanghai Chinese Apology Shanghai

The Sun · Friday 11 May 1928 · page 1

Despite official Nationalist declarations, locally, calling for people to maintain a calm attitude, pending the settlement of the Tsi-nan affair, there is reason to suspect that agitators are active, at official instigation, in…

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Fire in Dwelling. Murwillumbah

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 18

A house, owned and occupied by Mrs. R. A. Moflitt, at Duranbah, with its contents, was destroyed by fire. The outbreak occurred during the early hours of the morning, and the…

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Australian Mails Destroyed Fire in Egyptian Mail Van LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 May 1928 · page 4

The mail van on a train en route from Alexandria to Port Said caught fire, and the Continental mails for India and Australia were destroyed…

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Fire Thrills Family Dash to Safety Parramatta Rd. Blaze Weird Midnight Scene

The Sun · Sunday 13 May 1928 · page 2

The thunderous knocks of a policeman on the front door, the noise of flames roaring near at hand, and the room full of…

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Big Store Is Gutted Annandale Blaze Damage at £20,000

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 1

Beard Brothers' drapery establishment, Parramatta Road. Annandale, was totally destroyed by fire, early yesterday morning,…

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Rushed Into Street in Night Attire £15,000 Damage in Leichhardt Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 2

Five brigades were needed to fight a fire which swept through five adjoining shops in Parramatta Road, Leichbardt, early yesterday morning. The…

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Fire at Leichharpt Safeblowers Responsible? Heavy Damage

The Sun · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 10

The police are reporting to the City Corener (Mr. May) that the fire at Beard Bros., Ltd., general providers, of Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, on…

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Fire at Gosford Four Shops Destroyed Gosford. Monda

Evening News · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 10

ORIGINATING in a reiresnment-room early to-day, a fire totally destroyed a two-storey brick building, containing two shops…

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Five Shops Burnt. Fire at Leichhardt. NEARLY £15,000 DAMAGE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 May 1928 · page 11

Five shops occupied by Beard Brothers, drapers and mercers, of Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, were gutted by fire early yesterday morning. The damage is estimated at…

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