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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1928

2,408 stories in Sydney's papers · page 79 of 121

Two Arrests Fire at Castle Lascelles's Seat London

The Sun · Sunday 7 October 1928 · page 1

Two arrests have been made at Loughrea, 20 miles southeast of Galway, in connection with the fire in the stables and…

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Suburban Bush Fires

The Sun · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 11

Firemen received calls this afternoon to bush fires at Roseville, Chats wood, Eastwood, Sans Souci, and Randwick. In each outbreak only a…

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An Inferno. on North Coast. Bush Fires Raging. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 11

Bush fires have bean raging all day along the coast from the Hawkesbury River to Newcastle. Several houses along the shores of Lake…

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Bush Fires Hold Up Trains Flaming Debris Carried on to Rails

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 4

Up to a late hour last night reports were pouring in to the traffic trouble office at Central Railway Station telling of the disorganisation of train…

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Constable Injured Blaze at Seaforth

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 8

A fire which broke out at the Bluff Seaforth. spread rapidly. and before very long the whole point was ablaze A small unoccupied weatherboard cottage…

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Cottage Burned Castle Hill Blaze Another Mysterious Affair

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 1

On September 7, while Larkin Giles, a farmer of Pennant Hills-road, Castle Hill, was at work on his property, he noticed heavy smoke issuing from an…

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More Fires Today Brigades Kept Busy

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 8

Bush fires continued to rage to-day, and fireman in many suburbs were kept busy At Sans, fireman had a severe…

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Fires on Mountains. Motorists' Exciting Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 11

Bush fires broke out at various points on the Blue Mountains yesterday, and residents experienced many anxious moments. A sensational accident occurred near…

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Woy Fire

The Sun · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 11

Special photographs of the fires, near Woy Woy, together with a fine flight study, of the great fire at the Cumberland…

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Fire Was Accidental

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 4

"Usually a lire which damages motor car Is highly auspicious, one Is disposed to think a lot more than one says, but, in this case, I am quite satisfied that…

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Fire at Liverpool Cottage Destroyed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 2

On Sunday, September 16, a four roomed weatherboard cottage in Castle-reagh-street, Liverpool, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire…

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Water Shortage Helps Destructive Fire

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 1

through shortage of water firemen were hampered tn dealing with a fire that caused several thousand sounds worth of damage at Cremorne Junction, Miliary-road, to-day. A garage, glass store, flat and school of arts suffered…

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Fires in Many Suburbs Factory Gutted at Surry Hills

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 4

Another serious fire occurred at the corner of Goulburn and Brisbane Sts., Surry Hills, where a two-storey factory temporarily out of use -- was completely…

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Fires' Ravages in North Rail Sleepers Afire Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 1

Owing to the bushtires, 30 weekend houses were destroyed at Ettalong and Booker Bay Six were destroyed at Toronto. There are fires…

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Chain of Fires Woman's Panic Nearly Fatal Rescue by Constable

The Sun · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 13

In Manly and "Warringah Shire, the residents had an exciting time yesterday, beating out fires which threatencd their homes…

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Fire in Grocery Store. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 12

Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning an outbreak of fire was discovered in Fred Bickle's grocery store. The rear portion was gutted. The damage is estimated to be £100…

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Fire Brigades Busy. Nearly 100 Calls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 12

Up to yesterday the record number of calls received by the Fire Brigade in any one day was 106. More than 80 calls reporting bush fires and other outbreaks had been received…

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Many Workless Fire at Paper Mills

Evening News · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 8

It is estimated that damage exceeding [?] was caused by the disastrous fire at the Cumberland Paper Mills, and a Large number of men will be thrown out…

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Destroyed by Fire Furniture and Fittings

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 2

On Thursday morning, a fire broke out in a building adjoining Cannon and Jackson's furniture factory in Pennant. streets Parramatta…

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Fire Brigade Save the Ormiston Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 8 October 1928 · page 4

The steamer Ormiston sprans a leak and the water entered fairly rapidly. The [?] brigade pumped the water out, and the vessel is now safe…

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