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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1929

2,964 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 149

BUSHFIRES. 12 Sleeper Cutters. Reported Missing Magazine Blows Up. BOMBALA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 17

It is reported that 12 Greeks, who were employed as sleeper cutters in the vicinity of the Whipstick Mines, where the buildings were all demolished, are missing…

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Bena Wheat Condemned Taxation for Man on the Land Country News and Personal Notes Lacks Fixity of Type to Be Withdrawn Points the Farmer Should Know Station Property Swept by Fire Heavy Damage in Singleton District

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 21

The Bena variety of. wheat, bred at Cowra Experiment Farm, although giving excellent results as regards yield in eastern. Riverina, has been showing, In regard to the furnishing of Supplementary Form C, under the new Act relating to income tax, the man on the land is given the SINGLETON, Friday.--A bush fire, which has swept the property of Mr. William Foden, of Miiiembah, is at present being held in check. More than…

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No Longer So Wild But Still Woolly Tirranna's Ancient Glories Dimmed by Bush-fires' Clouds of Smoke

Truth · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 17

TIRRANNA this year was a very small affair. Unfortunately, during the last few years Tirranna and Bong have been fast becoming young Randwicks and Warwick Farms, with Sydney's smart set giving it an air of "Let's play races in the bush."…

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On Fire Melb. Limited Express Midnight Scare Dash in Night Attire Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 13 January 1929 · page 5

"Put on some clothes quickly, and get out on to the platform! The train is on fire!" This shout of alarm at…

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Bush Fire Losses Aid for Sufferers

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

A FUND is being [?] in the Campbelltown [?] help the victims of last week's [?] fires. It has been suggested that a [?] should be held…

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Homes in Peril Wowagin Blaze Fire-fighter Hurt Goulburn

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 10

FURTHER outbreaks of bush fires in the [?] district have destroyed hundreds of acres. One thousand acres of grass went up…

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Factory Burnt Paddington Blaze Thousands Damage

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 5

DAMAGE to the extent of thousands of paints was caused by a are which destroyed the [?]paint and Duco Works. 152…

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Ruin at Dundas Aldermen Fight Fires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

The Dundas aldermen had a busy day yesterday, is they were all engaged fighting fires. Several intended to rejoin the volunteers after the council…

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District Fires Outbreaks at Carlingford Constable's Narrow Escape

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

Residents of Carlingford and neighbouring districts, who fought throughout out Wednesday to stem the bush fire which swept miles of country, had an…

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Fires Rage in Valley Volunteers Called to Leave Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 3

Bush fires advancing from the foot of Barrengarry Mountain and across Bunker's Hill, in the Kangaroo Valley district, threatened a…

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Fresh Fires Currandooley Menaced Taralga Has Bad Time Goulburn

The Sun · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 13

By working, strenuously throughput Sunday and Sunday night, volunteers kept the outbreak of fire oh Mr. Harry Osborne's Currandooley Estate, near…

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Country News. Fire at Tumut. Tumut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 12

A are occurred on Mr. Arthur Sturt's farm[?] Tumut Plains, when a shed containing all last year's maize crop, several tons of hav, machinery, harness, and sundries wer[?]…

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Big Fire Averted Brigade's Promptness Outbreak in Shop

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

The prompt arrival of the Auburn Fire Brigade prevented thousands of pounds' worth of damage in Auburn last week. Fire broke out in Winter's "The Vogue"…

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Express on Fire Passengers Alarmed at Goulburn Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

The limited express from Sydney arrived on Saturday ten minutes late owing to a carriage catching fire when the train reached Goulburn at midnight…

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Fire Bug's Work? Blaze at Boorowa Boorowa

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 13

INCENDIARISM is suspected in the case of a bush fire, which started on J. Watson's property, at Rugby, near Boorowa, on Sunday. It is stated that…

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Automatic Fire Alarms

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 8

Wormald Bros., Ltd., fire protection engineers, complain in a letter that a reference to false calls being received on automatic fire alarms in the "Labor…

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Cartridge Explodes in Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 17

JUNEE, Monday.--Mrs. C. Anderson, of Broadway, Junee, was throwing rubbish into a fire when a cartridge exploded, the bullet striking her on the…

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Cartridge in Fire June[?]

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 9

Mr. A[?] on free[?] is shock when she thr[?] cardboard b[?] into the fire at her home. A [?] left in the box, [?]ploded and injured the woman's hand…

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Fire Art Union Queen Competition

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 8

A MEETING was held at St. Vincents Hospital to form a committee to raise funds in support of the hospital queen in connection with the forthcoming…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 12

A cottage owned and occupied by Hr. Thos. Russell Mark, a gardener, was totally destroyed by fire. Russell was working in his orchard when he first noticed the fire. It is…

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