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Fires & bushfires, 1928

2,408 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 121

Work on Hawkesbury Bridge Second Fire in Five Days on Birriwa

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1928 · page 14

LYING SOLID ON THE MUD off Spectacle Island at Iron Cove, the Birriwa is used as a playground and swimming pool by boys. THE AFTER PART OF THE SHIP, where the fire occurred at 1.30 this morning…

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Trues Hall Threatened When Sussex St. Fire Raged £40,000 damage North Coast Butter Co. Burnt Out

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 5

THREATENED by a raging fire in the adjoining premises, the Trades Hall was saved last night only by the efforts of a volunteer fire brigade of…

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Two Fires in a Week

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 6

Mysterious outbreaks of are have occurred twice v[?] a week on the [?] Dirriwa, which is lying near Spectacle Island…

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City Blaze Sussex-st. Store Firemen's Good Save

Evening News · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 12

FIREMEN made a good save last night, when they succeeded in confining a fire, which had broken out in Sussex-street, to the Noree…

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Big Fire Guts City Produce Store; 130,000 Damage Fierce Blaze Endangers Trades Hall Butter and Bacon Go Up In Smoke; SKY'S Escape What Caused It?

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 2

Damage estimated at £30,000 was done by a fire which broke out last night at Norco, Ltd.'s, dairy produce store and head office in…

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City Fire. Extensive Damage. Firemen's Brave Fight

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 11

Damage, estimated at about £20,000. was caused last night by a tiro which broke out In promises occupied by Norco Co-op., Ltd., 379 Sussex-street, and adjoining the Trades…

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Boy "Pirates" Blamed for Second Fire on Ship--world's Finest Military Pageant

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 July 1928 · page 14

SPEED AND CERTAINTY for the new telegraph operating room nearly completed at the G.P.O.--Above: Murray multiplex telegraph instrument. Right: Used to balance two-way traffic. 100 MILES an hour is expected…

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Port Nicholson Fire

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 8

A cable received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association yesterday stated that the C. and D. vessel. Port Nicholson arrived at Gibraltar with a fire in No…

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Woolloomooloo Fire Grocer's Shop Ablaze

Evening News · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 4

A GROCER'S shop in Nicholson-street, Woolloomooloo. conducted by Mrs. Katherine Brown, was severely damaged by fire and water early this morning…

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Played Fireman at Real Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 19

Playing at firemen is an exciting game for children, and may also entertain adults, but it should be confined to the nursery…

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Home Destroyed by Fire Hay

The Sun · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 15

A fire, the origin of which is unknown, totally destroyed last night a six-roomed weatherboard house, the property of Mr. V. B. Sullivan, and its…

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6000 Bombs for London! A Well-Prepared Air Raid. to Start 1000 FIRES

The World's News · Wednesday 25 July 1928 · page 3

Startling facts concerning the German air raids on London during the War are now revealed by Captain Ernst Lehmann, the director of these…

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Destructive Fire. Victorian Township. Damage Exceeds £5000. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1928 · page 10

Damage estimated at more than £5000 was was caused by a fire which destroyed six buildings in the heart of the shopping centre at Belgrave, near Melbourne, early this…

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Belgrave Blaze Early Arrest Likely Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 7

AN ARREST in connection with the destruction, by fire, of six shops at Belgrave, on Tuesday night, is imminent…

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Fire at Carlton

The Propeller · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 3

A fire broke out in the drapery shop of Clarence Stephens, Andover Street, Carlton, about 7.45 on Wednesday morning. A small quantity of drapery was…

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Fire on Hauraki

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 8

According to a cable received yesterday. afternoon. The Union S.S. [?]…

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Fire Brigade Qualifications

The Land · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 16

"Landite": Candidates for the New South Wales Fire Brigades must be between the age of 21 and 30 years, 5ft. 7 ins. in height without boots,…

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Naval Steward Fires First Shot London

Evening News · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 7

AN officers steward in H.M.A.B. Canberra, Sidney Robinson, was charged at Portsmouth to-day with having assaulted a tram conductor, after…

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Fire on Hauraki. Sugar Cargo Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 11

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association was informed yesterday that a fire had occurred on the motor ship Haurakl, which is owned by the Union S.S. Company, Ltd…

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Fire on Hauraki. Some Sugar Damaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 4

A cable received by the Sydney Marine Underwriters' & Salvage Association states that the Union Company's motor ship Hauraki was afire…

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