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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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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →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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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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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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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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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…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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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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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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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The Labor Daily · Friday 27 July 1928 · page 8
According to a cable received yesterday. afternoon. The Union S.S. [?]…
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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,…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →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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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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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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