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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

2,408 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 121

£20,000 Damage. Fire in New Zealand. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 17

A fire at the Government electrical station at Horahora, Upper Waikato, damaged several transformers, the loss being estimated at about £20,000…

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Bush Fires, Gales, and Snow Give Sydney Strange Day Over a Ton of Iron Roofing Carried Away

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 11

After a week of glorious weather, Sydney had a taste of real winter and storm conditions yesterday. It was one of the most…

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Fight Against £10,000 FIRE Big Blaze at Redfern

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 8

Fanned by a strong southerly, fire completely gutted a double storey brick building in Holden Street, Redfern, last night, and seriously threatened…

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£3000 Damage Blaze in Brisbane Brisbane

Evening News · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 14

DAMAGE estimated at more than £3000 was caused early 10-day by a has the origin of which is unknown. The houses in Upper Roma-street…

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Second in Four Days Redfern Blaze Radio Factory Gutted

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 1

Fire totally destroyed Messrs. Grose and Danlell's radio factory, a two storey buliding in Holden Street, Redfirn. shortly before 7 o'clock last…

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Fire Engine in Smash

Evening News · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 13

While proceeding to a small fire at the Cale Francals, Gorge-street, to-day, a are engine was involved in a collision with two motor-cars, at the intersection…

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Factory Fire. Safe Found Open

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 13

Searching among the ruins of the Grodnn Radio Factory, Holden-street, Redfern, after It had been destroyed by fire last night, Mr. Bowron, station officer of the Redforn Fire…

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House Destroyed South Granville Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 4

A six-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned by Mr. Thomas Humphries, of South Granville, was totally destroyed by fire at one o'clock on Monday…

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Vic. Golf House Fire Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 1

Owing to the electric light wirefusing., the Patterson River Golf Link Club House, at Carrum, was destroyed he fire, the damage being assessed a…

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Fire on Jetty Port Kembla

The Sun · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 15

During the height of the gale last night a quantity of new piles for the additions to No. 4 jetty caught alight, and were damaged. It is thought that…

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Brooders on Fire 1000 Chicks Destroyed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 7

Mr. Roy Keats, who conducts a poultry farm at Malton-road, Epping, had an unpleasant surprise at midnight on Monday, when he was awakened by…

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Under Control Fire on Castlemoor Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 17

The Marine Underwriters' and Salvage "Association has received a cable message from London to the effect that the fire on the steamer Castlemoor is…

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Buildings Gutted Big Blaze at Warialda Warialda

The Sun · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 15

A block of business buildings opposite the Royal Hotel was demolished last night by a Are which broke out in the State Cash Trading Company's…

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Fire at Wingham

The Land · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 3

A recent disastrous fire at Wingham destroyed eleven buildings in the shopping centre and required the combined efforts of every available man,…

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Fire at Grafton

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 19

GRAFTON.--A fire at South Grafton on Wednesday night destroyed a weatherboard cottage owned and occupied by Mrs. G. D. Fraser, who is on a…

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Disastrous Fire at Wingham

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 14

Isabella-street after the fire, which destroyed several business establishments…

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£14,000 Fire at Wingham

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 10

Ruins left by the fire which caused £14,000 damage at Wingham. Walled with cement, the two-story building on the right resisted the flames, but eleven shops on the left were completely destroyed…

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Under Control. Fire on Castlemoor

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 4

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association has received a further message from the steamer Castlemoor, stating that the crew appears to have…

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Thirteen Fires in One Day Tas. Woman Acquitted Hobart

The Labor Daily · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 1

The jury in the Criminal Court to-day was confronted with the mystery of thirteen fires occurring in a house in one day…

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Fire at South Grafton. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 14

A fire at South Grafton lnst night destroyed a five-roomed weatherboard cottago in Through-street. The property was owned and occupied by Mrs. G. D. Fraser, a dressmaker,…

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